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timsdat
Pembroke Pines Fl wants to ban vicious dogs (BSL)
Under Fl law cities or counties can't pass BSL legislation but the tactic that they are using appears new. Pembroke Pines commissioners last week unanimously agreed to take steps to win the right to restrict dogs by breed. They want Gov. Charlie Crist to appoint a panel of experts to study the...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Jul 4 2007 7:20 AM
polarexpress
Are people who love pitties actually helping BSL spread?
  eople who do not properly train, control and take care of their pitties and people who encourage human aggression are giving pits a bad reputation....but so is defending a dog with the "blame the victim" response when a dog has clearly gone way beyond self defense. JQP hearing...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Jul 3 2007 7:29 AM
sandra_slayton
"Cruelty by Breeders"
Was a very interesting article in yesterday Corpus Chrisit Caller Times titled STATES CONSIDER TIGHTENING LAWS ON CRUELTY BY BREEDERS "Mill" animals often sickly, can be aggressive. Is to long to copy the entire thing, but will hit on the high lits. Bob Baker has seen the worse of the...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jul 1 2007 8:57 PM
Thalie
9/11 SAR Dog in NJ shelter
PERMISSION GIVEN TO CROSSPOST Here is a dog who was SEARCH AND RESCUE for 9/11 and she's in a shelter in New Jersey because of a DIVORCE!! Spread the word in case someone YOU know can help her PLEASE!!!! [link http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=8673927]http://search...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Jun 29 2007 10:39 PM
calliecritturs
cross post or move as needed-- CH Kitty
Hi -- this isn't my area, altho most of you know I tend to work with "sick dogs". My vet's tech called me this afternoon and they've got a special needs kitty who is just so darned adorable. I am mega allergic to cats. But I have this HUGE soft spot for anything handicapped and...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Jun 28 2007 6:52 PM
timsdat
Baton Rouge tougher Pittie rule proposed.
See it is a plague. Tough pit bull rules pushed [link http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/suburban/8219102.html?showAll=y&c=y]http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/suburban/8219102.html?showAll=y&c=y[/link] Despite concerns from the parish attorney, Metro Councilman Mike Walker is moving ahead...
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LAST POST: ON: 6/28/2007 2:40:12 PM
Bobsk8
Why AB 1634 is needed.
I went to the shelter where I volunteer, this afternoon, to train a couple of dogs. As I was walking one of the dogs through the lobby area, to say high to some of the office staff, a older women was filling out a release form for the dog she was dropping off. It was a really cute Rottweiler puppy, about...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Jun 27 2007 5:51 AM
Linda Unapplicable
New AB1634 website
Interesting info about the opponents of AB1634. Particularly worth reading, IMO, is the page about the AKC. [link http://www.petpacnonsense.com/index.htm]http://www.petpacnonsense.com/index.htm[/link]
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Jun 26 2007 8:58 PM
timsdat
AB1634 COULD DENY CALIFORNIA PETS MADDIE'S FUND GRANTS
From: [link http://www.maddiesfund.org/grant/index.html]http://www.maddiesfund.org/grant/index.html[/link] A release circulating on the internet states that if AB 1634 becomes law, no California community will be able to benefit from Maddie's Fund grants. If AB 1634 does pass, it could impact...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Jun 26 2007 8:39 PM
cakana
AB 1634 Hearing Date Set
I guess we'll get to see what the Senate thinks of the bill now: CURRENT BILL STATUS MEASURE : A.B. No. 1634 AUTHOR(S) : Levine (Principal coauthor: Senator Padilla) (Coauthors: Nava and Solorio). TOPIC : California Healthy Pets Act. HOUSE LOCATION : SEN +LAST AMENDED DATE : 05/31/2007 ...
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LAST POST: ON: 6/26/2007 2:09:32 PM
dyan
What about the others?
Reading all about the different bill about S/N,,,and breeders,,and puppy mills and knowing some people are trying to do something to change things, makes me feel kind of good. Except that I keep reading the arguments on all sides. But driving home from work at my veterinarian clinic today, I was so bummed...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Jun 25 2007 6:39 PM
Linda Unapplicable
AB1634 Pup/Kitten statistics
Someone (sorry, I don't remember who) was asking about the numbers of puppies and kittens that go through the shelter system. Ed Boks, manager of the Los Angeles Animal Services department, posted this message on his blog. Note that he says that a third of the 46,000 animals they intake are puppies...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Jun 25 2007 6:23 PM
rwbeagles
Interesting new title on dogs/biting/PB's
[link http://www.fataldogattacks.com/#PP] http://www.fataldogattacks.com/#PP [/link] Haven't ordered it or read it....just wanted to share the link.
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Jun 25 2007 3:43 PM
cakana
Input on S/N sought for those in the L.A. area
6 p.m. INPUT FROM DOG AND CAT OWNERS _ Input about a proposed ordinance requiring all dog and cat owners to spay or neuter their pets, will be obtained at a public meeting held by the Los Angeles Animal Services Department. Location: East Valley Animal Shelter, 14409 Vanowen St. , Van Nuys. ...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Jun 25 2007 1:36 PM
timsdat
How to place hard to place animals.
From Winograd's No Kill Solutions. Good read but long and some good ideas on how to place bully breeds. [link http://nokillsolutions.com/pdf/hardtoplace.pdf]http://nokillsolutions.com/pdf/hardtoplace.pdf[/link]
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LAST POST: ON: 6/24/2007 5:27:49 PM
janet_rose
California breeder's license details
Just what does it take to get a breeder's license in California. I know that there is no statewide standard, but can anyone point to web sites with examples?
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jun 24 2007 2:55 PM
Linda Unapplicable
Thanks to CVMA outgoing prez
For Immediate Release Contact: Alex Traverso June 21, 2007 Assemblymembers Lloyd Levine, Pedro Nava Thank Outgoing CVMA President, Welcome President-Elect SACRAMENTO – Assemblymembers Lloyd Levine (D-Van Nuys) and Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara) today announced their gratitude to Ron Faoro, DVM...
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LAST POST: ON: 6/24/2007 12:12:29 PM
Rebecca Mallory
Need Help with Spay/Neuter Law
There is a lot of debate on this subject, and I know there are flaws with some of the laws trying to be passed. I am very involved in local politics and have an anti-chaining ordinance going through council right now. After that is finished (and hopefully passed) I want to focus on mandatory spay/neuter...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jun 24 2007 11:10 AM
rwbeagles
CVMA proposes amendments
Interesting....lol. They are picking away and away at this bill they so staunchly supported? I wonder why that is....might it be because their memebership did not appreciate themselves being spoken FOR instead of spoken to, when the org was deciding what they'd do about the bill? It will also be...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jun 24 2007 5:01 AM
timsdat
Santa Cruz Shelter expenses up 93% since S/N Law.
News release. [link http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070621006072&newsLang=en]http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070621006072&newsLang=en[/link] Claiming taxpayer savings as...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Jun 23 2007 7:00 PM