Animal-Friendly Legislation Stories

The Ohio Senate will vote on HB14 that will change state's ill-conceived vicious dog law and replace it with a dangerous dog and reckless owner bill.

As public awareness grows regarding the cruelty inherent in puppy mills, commercial breeding operations are feeling the squeeze.

Your action needed now for Companion Animal Access and Rescue Act legislation coming up for a vote as early as June 6 in New York State.

Disasters are part of life, and animals are inevitably caught up in the turmoil. We have come a long way in how animals in disasters are treated.

Spearheaded by Best Friends Animal Society, SB 722 will result in dogs rescued from fighting scenarios being evaluated for placement.

Now municipal or community animal control officers in Utah can bypass a holding period before returning cats who are part of a TNR program.

SB 113, a Missouri Senate bill that effectively guts Prop B (Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act), passed the state Senate yesterday.

Proposed Washoe County code changes cover a range of issues from shelter access to TNR. The recommended changes would greatly help homeless pets.

Best Friends Animal Society secures freedom of speech for the animals in California.

Under current Ohio law, pitbull puppies are deemed to be vicious as soon as they are born. Please lend your support for change: Help pass Ohio HB 14.

Los Angeles is looking to raise its animal limit laws. Read about five reasons why pet limits are a bad idea in the first place.

Ledy VanKavage is nominated by the readers of American Dog magazine for Animal Welfare Lobbyist of the Year.

Thanks to you Proposition B passed in Missouri, learn how every day is an opportunity to help stop puppy mills no matter where you live!

Prop B in Missouri will raise the bar on commercial breeders in the state that is home to an estimated 40% of the nation's puppy mills.

Missouri puppy mills keep dogs in breeding facilities that usually provide substandard care and deplorable conditions.