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Stasi-style cat curfew in Adelaide slammed by Brian May

PoC avatarPosted on February 27, 2020 by Michael BroadFebruary 27, 2020

Adelaide, South Australia, has introduced a cat curfew law which requires cat owners to keep their cats inside between 9pm and 7am the next morning. The idea is to stop domestic cats preying on Aussie wildlife. For the Australia authorities … Continue reading →

Posted in indoor outdoor cats, restrictions on cat ownership | Tagged animal law, australia, australia feral cat, australia law | 2 Replies

Business beats animal welfare in Colorado

PoC avatarPosted on February 10, 2020 by Michael BroadFebruary 10, 2020

COLORADO, USA – DENVER POST REPORTS: A law designed to stop puppy and kitten mills supplying pet stores has been dropped because ‘we cannot be anti-business’ in the words of Republican Richard Holtorf, who sits on the Colorado House Rural … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal welfare, animal welfare laws, Colorado, pet shops, puppy and kitten mills | 2 Replies

Maryland, USA: pet stores complain unsuccessfully about ban on selling cats and dogs

PoC avatarPosted on February 8, 2020 by Michael BroadFebruary 8, 2020

MARYLAND, USA – OPINION AND NEWS: There is a sensible trend in the USA which might snowball. State legislatures have decided that it is time to stop unethical cat and dog breeders (unlicensed puppy and kitten mills) supplying pet stores … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged adopting rescue cats, animal law, animal welfare, cat rescue, cat welfare, cat welfare protection, cats for sale, dog rescue, puppy and kitten mills, puppy mills | Leave a reply

To stop treating companion animals like commodities

PoC avatarPosted on February 6, 2020 by Michael BroadFebruary 6, 2020

NEW YORK STATE – opinion/news story: Deputy Senate Majority Leader Mike Gianaris, a Democrat from Queens, summed up the reason why New York state is heading towards a situation where the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits at retail stores … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal law, breeders, cats for sale, new york state, Petsmart, puppy and kitten mills, puppy mills, rescue cats, USA animal laws | Leave a reply

Granting animals legal personalities would allow them to sue humans via a guardian

PoC avatarPosted on January 30, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 30, 2020

It would be a gargantuan step for humans to grant animals legal personalities. It would allow them to sue humans with the assistance of a human guardian – an animal advocate and lawyer who would represent the animal or animals … Continue reading →

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Airlines should differentiate between emotional support animals and service animals and ban the former

PoC avatarPosted on January 24, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 24, 2020

Proposal are afoot in America to limit animals allowed in the cabin of aircraft, out of carriers, to professionally trained service animal dogs. Domestic cats will be excluded from proposed new rules on what animals are allowed into the cabin … Continue reading →

Posted in airline travel | Tagged air travel, aircraft travel, animal law | Leave a reply

In Arkansas, USA a lost pet can be seized and sold by the authorities even if it is tagged, ID tattooed and chipped

PoC avatarPosted on January 1, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 1, 2020

A civil compensation case concerning a lost purebred dog, Bibi, going through the Arkansas courts has resulted in a judgement by the state’s Court of Appeals that a lost pet can be picked up by animal control and adopted out … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal law, cat collars, Cat News, cat tattoos, identification tags, microchipping, pet microchip

Serval owner faces 21 criminal charges after cat escapes and attacks dog

PoC avatarPosted on January 1, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 1, 2020

This is another example of failed serval cat ownership. A complete disaster. Ezekiel Elliott is an American football star and his father, Stacy Elliott, allegedly bought a serval without a permit. Servals have to be confined with the owner’s property … Continue reading →

Posted in keeping wild cat species | Tagged african serval, animal law, serval cat escapes, USA animal laws | Leave a reply

Florida’s veterinarians will have to report animal abuse under a new proposed law

PoC avatarPosted on December 28, 2019 by Michael BroadDecember 28, 2019

A proposed new law in Florida would make it obligatory for the state’s veterinarians to report animal abuse. It is called Allie’s Law. The bill is specified as HB 621: Animal Cruelty. It has gained bipartisan support in the House … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal law, USA animal laws | Leave a reply

3 steps to reducing feral cat numbers in the USA

PoC avatarPosted on December 27, 2019 by Michael BroadDecember 27, 2019

The harsh reality is that the only way to reduce feral cat numbers in the US is through properly enforced legislation. No one wants it. People don’t like their freedoms curtailed. And state and federal governments in the US are … Continue reading →

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