On Wednesday February 15, Assembly Bill A05449A will be introduced in the NY state Ag Committee. This quick kill bill is expected to pass and we need to make our voices heard tonight to keep that from happening. This quick kill bill is of immediate concern to NYers because it affects their community pets but … Continue reading 11th Hour Social Media Blitz to Fight for Shelter Pets’ Lives
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Dear Dog Pounds, It’s Not ‘Euthanasia’ and You Aren’t Being ‘Forced’ to Do It
Euthanasia is a kindness we are able to offer medically hopeless pets so that they do not have to suffer at the end of their lives. It is an act of love, an attempt to offer relief and dignity to a noble companion. When so-called shelters end the lives of healthy pets or those with … Continue reading Dear Dog Pounds, It’s Not ‘Euthanasia’ and You Aren’t Being ‘Forced’ to Do It
This blog will be going dark tomorrow to protest SOPA/PIPA
You may already be familiar with the proposed legislation (SOPA in the House, PIPA in the Senate) that would, in effect, shut down this blog and a host of other internet sites if enacted. I want the internet to remain a place of free exchange of uncensored information and ideas. I want to continue my … Continue reading This blog will be going dark tomorrow to protest SOPA/PIPA
Legislating the Better Angels of Our Nature
Tonight I, like many of you, have someone special sharing my Christmas Eve. I have a sweet and beautiful pet, whom a shelter threatened to kill. Surrey's "crime" was being pregnant and about to give birth. The day the volunteers at the Tipton Co shelter sent out the plea about Surrey, there were two other … Continue reading Legislating the Better Angels of Our Nature
Weigh In on MI Dog Mauling Case
An interesting case in MI: A couple engaged to be married, who between them owned three dogs, kept the dogs in their fenced yard with warning signs posted. A 6 year old neighbor girl and her friend wanted to come in the yard one day while the man's niece (also a resident) was home. The … Continue reading Weigh In on MI Dog Mauling Case
The Legal Hypocrisy of Killing Pets
When taxpayer funded shelters kill pets because those pets are their property and the shelter can dispose of them as they see fit, what kind of an example does it set for the community? What legal hypocrisy is exposed? In April 2011, William Richerson of Oneida Co, NY took the family pet, a Jack Russell … Continue reading The Legal Hypocrisy of Killing Pets
Why I Love CAPA – Reason 547
The Companion Animal Protection Act (CAPA) mandates shelters to make the killing of healthy/treatable pets a last resort. I'm not talking about saying the words "We only kill as a last resort", I'm saying shelters would literally have to exhaust all reasonable alternatives to save a healthy/treatable pet before killing. One of my (many) favorite … Continue reading Why I Love CAPA – Reason 547
Where Will The Big Three Fall on TX CAPA?
I am so excited about the bill introduced in TX to protect shelter pets. It's such a great piece of legislation and I really hope it gets passed. But the 6 o'clock news doesn't care what my opinion is on TX CAPA. Typically, mainstream media outlets will contact the well known animal organizations who have … Continue reading Where Will The Big Three Fall on TX CAPA?
Texans: Would You Like to Mandate Your Shelters to Work Hard to Save Pets’ Lives?
The Companion Animal Protection Act of 2011 has been introduced in Texas. Provisions include: Shelters can no longer kill pets when an adopter or rescue group is willing to take them. Shelters can no longer kill savable pets at the owner's request. Shelters can no longer kill owner surrendered pets immediately upon intake. Shelters can … Continue reading Texans: Would You Like to Mandate Your Shelters to Work Hard to Save Pets’ Lives?
What is your State’s Law Regarding Animal Shelter Use of Succinylcholine Chloride?
Succinylcholine chloride is a drug described as "a skeletal muscle relaxant used as an adjunct to anesthesia, to reduce muscle contractions during surgery or mechanical ventilation and to facilitate endotracheal intubation". I interpret this to mean that, in the proper dosage, the drug will relax the patient enough to allow an anesthetic breathing tube to … Continue reading What is your State’s Law Regarding Animal Shelter Use of Succinylcholine Chloride?
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