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Pets
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Woman in California Imprisoned for Abandonment of Seven Puppies
Coachella resident Deborah Sue Culwell was sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty to the charges against her. She had placed the three-day-old puppies in a plastic bag and dumped them in a garbage bin. One of the puppies did not survive.
August 17, 2019
Delaware Declared the First 'No-Kill' State in the United States
The Best Friends Animal Society recently made the declaration in response to animal shelters throughout the state saving virtually all of the cats and dogs taken in by them.
August 14, 2019
New York State Government Makes Declawing of Cats Illegal
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed into law a measure that makes anyone who performs the procedure unless it is medically necessary subject to a $1,000 fine.
July 29, 2019
Judges in Rhode Island Authorized to Include Pets in Domestic Violence Protective Orders
Legislation recently enacted by the government of the state expands the Family Court's jurisdiction to allow it to enter protective orders to provide for the safety and welfare of household pets in domestic abuse situations.
July 20, 2019
Case of Police Killing a Pet Dog Settled for $750,000 in Missouri
Police officers stated that Kiya was charging at them when they shot her but a police-shooting expert testified during the trial that led to the settlement that evidence showed she was not.
July 19, 2019
Government of Regency in Indonesia to End Dog-Meat Trade
A plan recently announced by the Karanganyar government calls for closing of all 21 of the stalls at which dog meat is sold in the regency and creation of alternative livelihoods for people currently reliant on the trade.
July 13, 2019
Louisiana Government Bans Most Sales of Animals to Laboratories by Shelters
The government has enacted legislation that prohibits shelters from selling live animals to laboratories and bans shelters from taking in animals who will be killed and then sold to laboratories.
July 5, 2019
'Grain-Free' Dog Food Linked to Canine Heart Disease
The United States Food and Drug Administration is currently investigating more than 500 reports indicating that there is a link between "grain-free" dog foods and canine dilated cardiomyopathy.
July 3, 2019
Major Dog-Meat Market in South Korea to Close
All 19 dog-meat vendors who operate at the Gupo market in Busan will cease operations in July. The space afterward will be turned into a public park.
June 17, 2019
Numerous Dogs in Iowa Found to Have Contracted Canine Brucellosis
The outbreak of the bacterial disease is believed to have originated in a breeding facility that has been quarantined.
May 17, 2019
