In our highly partisan world, it’s not often that the evenly-split US Senate can fully agree on something. But that’s what happened this week, as the chamber unanimously passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act, ...
Buying animals from pet stores has fallen out of fashion over the years, as more and more people have become aware of the unethical ways these stores get their cats and dogs. Pets sold in ...
It’s important to have laws that protect animals from harm and neglect. Lawmakers have the power to ban cruel practices and set guidelines for how pets should be treated. Recently, Maryland passed a number of ...
Declawing cats was once a common practice across the United States, with cat owners opting to remove their pet’s claws in order to prevent skin cuts and furniture damage. But in recent years the practice ...
Pets are like family, and deserve to be treated as such. They deserve many of the same protections under the law that humans have: laws that make it a punishable crime to neglect or abuse ...
K9 police dogs are an invaluable part of any police department. They perform many crucial task that only a dog could do, like tracking people by scent or taking down fleeing suspects. Like their human ...
Some dog breeds get an unfair reputation for being particularly aggressive or vicious, and are the subject of bans in some areas. Pit bulls, in particular, have been the target of many of these breed-specific ...
Leaving your dog improperly chained up can leave them with great pain and discomfort. Chains that are too tight can become embedded in the dog’s skin, and tied-up dogs can be exposed to hazardous weather conditions. It’s a ...
Leaving your dog improperly chained up can leave them with great pain and discomfort. Chains that are too tight can become embedded in the dog’s skin, and tied-up dogs can be exposed to hazardous weather conditions. It’s ...
It’s the duty of government officials to enact laws that make things fair and safe for everyone in their communities — whether they be human or animal. It’s important to keep animal laws updated to ...