The Virginia Mercury online newspaper tells me that the legislature of Virginia has debated a ban on cat declawing under House Bill 1354: Prohibiting declawing cats. This is very welcome news to people like me as anybody who reads this website will know. The bill is before the governor for signing off as I …
To anyone who cares anything about animal welfare this is great news. Great credit must be given to the politician who is introducing the proposed legislation (see infographic). The declawing of cats, for non-therapeutic reasons, in America and to a lesser extent in Canada is one of the world’s greatest examples of violence against …
Provided you have a permit it is legal to own a serval in Virginia. The state rules on exotic animal ownership including servals are found at 4VAC15-30-40 of the administrative code. This section of the statute concerns “Importation requirements, possession, and sale of nonnative (exotic) animals.”. This page is about citizens of Virginia who …
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT) LEESBURG, VIRGINIA USA: the story caught my eye because of the effort by the authorities to catch either a single shooter or shooters who have been taking pot shots at outside cats around Leesburg in Virginia, USA and primarily in the area of Ashburn, which is to the south-east of …
If you know of a person living in or around Pulaski, Virginia, USA who gets fun out of shooting at outdoor cats with what appears to be a sport hunting crossbow then please contact the Pulaski Police Department at 540-994-8609 and speak to Detective Rick Riddle. PETA are putting up the $5,000 reward for …
