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Animal Advocacy & Law

Make your voice heard for Ohio's companion animals

The second annual Companion Animal Lobby Day is right about the corner, and companion animals across Ohio are counting on your support.The event...
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Is a no-kill Philadelphia too much to ask?

  • No-Kill Philadelphia
  • June 30, 2011
The statistics are staggering. Each year, Philadelphia Animal Control (PAC) receives over 30,000 stray or owner-surrendered pets. Sadly, fifty...
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The pigeon that made a man

They took my friends son away one day, promising to return him “a man”. Her son, Ryan, was in fourth grade. It was a cold, drizzly fall...
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Austin City Council unanimously bans retail pet sales

In a unanimous vote, the Austin City Council adopted an ordinance today which will ban retail pet sales within the city limits. Austin’s...
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How to be an animal advocate seminar this December in Novato

While there are many different views on animal welfare, given it's a politically charged topic of conversation, it's always good to know...
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MA Animal Control Officers, shelters and rescues collaborate on one mission - to protect animals

  • Pets
  • December 14, 2009
It is the mission of the Animal Control Officer’s Association of Massachusetts to promote and improve through education, and training, the...
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There is a connection between domestic abuse and animal abuse

History demonstrates that where there is domestic violence there is frequently child abuse and, even less recognized, there is animal abuse. Recent...
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Ex-conVICK wants to right his wrongs

So the Humane Society of the United States is considering allowing Michael Vick to get involved in an anti-dog fighting outreach program now that...
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Ontario SPCA Act - now the strongest animal welfare act in the country

Since March 2009, Ontario now has the strongest animal protection law in all of Canada. The Provincial Animal Welfare Act, which amends the Ontario...
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