Dog Law
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5.5K9NJ Bill Proposes: Seatbelt Your Dog or Face Animal Cruelty Charges
New Jersey lawmakers are considering a new bill which would require pet owners to restrain their un-crated pets or face a $20...
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5.8K7Three Dogs Tied to Ohio Railroad Tracks, One Survives
Over $10,000 is being offered to anyone providing information that leads to an arrest and conviction of the heartless, terrible human being...
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7.0K11UPDATE: Miami-Dade Residents May Repeal Pit Bull Ban
UPDATE: On August 14, 2012, Miami-Dade voters chose to continue their 23-years long history of breed discrimination by upholding the ban that...
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6.6K14Des Plaines Man Sentenced in Dog Beating Case
A Des Plaines man is sentenced to 30 months in jail and is barred from owning another dog for at least 20...
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20.0K94Dog Forced to Ride in Back of Moving Truck Dies
A Georgia man is being charged with animal cruelty after his dog died of heat exhaustion on Monday. Jerry Mason, 50, of...
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4.9K6Veterinarian Arrested After Dog Dies in Hot Car
As dog owners, we rely on our veterinarians’ knowledge and expertise in raising healthy, happy dogs. That’s why it’s so shocking that...
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8.7K22VIDEO: Fed-Up Neighbor Slits Barking Dog’s Throat
In a shocking story out of Rome, Georgia, a sweet, loving, and very handsome 1-year old mixed breed pup was in critical...
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6.9K16Texas Animal Control Accidently Euthanizes a Family Dog
Last week, animal control officials in Deer Park, Texas, picked up a loose dog after he allegedly chased after the mailman. When...
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Vick is Sick: Keep This Man Away From Dogs!
Five years ago, almost to the day, Michael Vick was the most hated man in America. Today, he’s getting standing ovations in...
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10.2K13Warden Who Testified Against Lennox Gets a Promotion
In the midst of worldwide outrage over the execution of Lennox the dog, Alexandra Lightfoot, the dog warden who testified that Lennox...
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21.5K140Police Charge Pre-Teen With Animal Abuse For Killing a Puppy
In a troubling turn of events out of Saratoga Springs, New York, an 11-year-old girl was charged with two felonies for allegedly...
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7.6K12Humane Society vs. American Kennel Club: HSUS Accuses AKC of Protecting Puppy Mills
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) yesterday released a report titled “The American Kennel Club: No Longer ‘The Dog’s Champion?’,”...
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6.4K3Simon Cowell Delivers Message About Dogs in Hot Cars
Simon Cowell is famous for being hot under the collar – but there’s one thing that makes him reaaaally mad – when...
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Massive Lawsuit Filed Against Online Puppy Broker ‘Purebred Breeders’
Purebred Breeders, one of the country’s largest online seller of puppies is being sued by more than 60 dog owners from 20...
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Dognapper Leaves Note After Stealing Dog
When Jose Perez, of Benton Harbor, Indiana, went outside to find his family’s 5-year old Siberian Husky, Aspen, on June 11, he...
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11.0K29Woman Fined For Calling 911 When Dog Collapses
A Missouri woman is accused of misusing 911 when she called to report that her dog had collapsed. Oreo, the woman’s 140-pound...
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5.4K7USDA Proposal Will Close the Internet Puppy Mill Loophole
Last week, the USDA proposed changes to their definition of a retail pet store in hopes of closing the internet puppy mill...
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13.3K42Maryland Court Ruling: All Pit Bulls Are “Inherently Vicious”
A Maryland Court of Appeals decision regarding pit bulls has many dog owners and rescue groups outraged. The ruling states that pit...
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Facebook Marketplace Bans Puppy Mill Ads
In a new partnership with the ASPCA, the world’s largest social media network is becoming the world’s largest socially-responsible media network. The...
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3.2K1Sorry Toto, You Won’t Be the Kansas State Dog Anymore
Last month, we reported that state officials were proposing that the Cairn Terrier (played by Toto, of Wizard of Oz fame) be...
