Animal Advocates
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1.9KIllinois to Become 5th State to Ban Retail Sale of Puppies, Kittens in Pet Stores
Under a newly passed Senate bill, Illinois may join 4 other states and hundreds of localities across the nation to ban the...
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1.6KBodycam Video Shows Sarasota Police Smashing Window to Rescue Dog Locked in 115° Hot Car
Police officers in Sarasota, Florida responding to reports of a dog locked inside a parked car discovered a pit bull showing signs...
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1.7KNew York Senate Passes Bill to End Retail Sale of Puppies, Kittens, Rabbits Statewide
Under a newly passed Senate bill, New York may join other states and hundreds of localities across the nation to ban the...
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1.6KAre Your Products Truly Cruelty-Free? Find Out Here!
Unfortunately, a lot of major brands are still testing on animals despite claiming that they exercise cruelty-free practices. That’s why it’s important...
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1.7KMaryland to Become the 5th State to Ban Cosmetics Testing on Animals
Maryland will soon become the 5th state in the nation to ban cosmetics testing on animals and initiate a statewide ban on...
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1.6KVirginia Becomes 4th State to Ban Cosmetics Testing on Animals
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed a bill this month banning cosmetics testing on animals, including a statewide ban on the sale of cosmetics that...
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1.5KNASCAR driver Alex Bowman and Best Friends Animal Society team up to help local shelters
Alex Bowman, driver of the Ally Financial-sponsored Number 48 Chevrolet Camaro and Best Friends Animal Society are teaming up to improve animal welfare across...
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1.5K1Los Angeles Animal Shelters Officially Become No-Kill
The city of Los Angeles, California has made its animal shelters no-kill thanks to the efforts of Best Friends Animal Society, the...
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63.8K165 Phone Numbers Every Dog Owner Should Have Handy
If you’ve got a dog (or, is it that the dog has you?) this is one list you’ll want to print out...
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1.9KLandmark Pet Store Consumer Protection Bill Passes Colorado House Committee
On Thursday, February 25, HB21-1102, The Consumer Protection for Dog and Cat Purchasers, passed the Colorado House Agriculture, Livestock, & Water Committee,...
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Surge Of Pet Deaths Linked To The Most Common Pet Food Ingredient
Truth About Pet Food.com reports that since late December 2020, hundreds of pets have died due to contaminated pet food; the deaths could have...
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He Saved a Dog’s Life Once, Now a U.S. Soldier Hopes to Save Her Again
While serving overseas, a U.S. soldier stumbled upon several dogs being sold for dogfighting. With just one look at an emaciated, injured...
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Over 200 Dogs Saved From Chinese Slaughterhouses Arriving in U.S. in Search of Forever Homes
China Rescue Dogs, an organization committed to rescuing and saving dogs from China and adopting them into homes in the U.S., is calling on...
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Florida Bill Seeks to End Dog Tethering, Impose Fines for Leaving Pets Outside in Severe Weather
Florida lawmakers have introduced legislation that would ban continuous, unsupervised cat and dog tethering and impose increasing fines for pet owners that...
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Vacaville Police Defend Officer Caught Repeatedly Punching his K9 Partner
Video of an unnamed Vacaville, California police officer repeatedly punching his canine partner in the head was posted to social media on...
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Petition: Amazon, Stop Selling ‘Barbaric’ DIY Puppy Ear Cropping Kits
Dog lovers around the world are petitioning online retail giant Amazon.com to discontinue and ban the sale of do-it-yourself puppy ear cropping...
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Undercover Footage Reveals Grim Reality for Dogs at USDA-Licensed Breeders that Sell to Pet Stores
New undercover footage released by the Humane Society of the United States shows distressed dogs circling in cramped, barren cages and others...
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Paws Across the Pacific: 600 Shelter Pets Airlifted Out of Hawaii in the Largest Pet Rescue Flight in History
Over 600 adoptable dogs and cats were flown from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland, making Paws Across the Pacific the largest pet rescue flight in history....
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San Antonio Bans Retail Sales of Puppies & Kittens
In an effort to target puppy mills, backyard breeders, and to reduce the vast number of animals euthanized in San Antonio shelters...
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Dogs Change Our Lives, Grooming Can Change Theirs: Top 10 Shelter Dog Makeovers of 2020
Need someone to hug? They’re there. Need a workout buddy? They jump at the chance. Need a sympathetic ear? They keep all...
