Dog Law
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6.8K16Texas Animal Control Accidently Euthanizes a Family Dog
Last week, animal control officials in Deer Park, Texas, picked up a loose dog after he allegedly chased after the mailman. When...
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Vick is Sick: Keep This Man Away From Dogs!
Five years ago, almost to the day, Michael Vick was the most hated man in America. Today, he’s getting standing ovations in...
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10.1K13Warden Who Testified Against Lennox Gets a Promotion
In the midst of worldwide outrage over the execution of Lennox the dog, Alexandra Lightfoot, the dog warden who testified that Lennox...
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21.2K140Police Charge Pre-Teen With Animal Abuse For Killing a Puppy
In a troubling turn of events out of Saratoga Springs, New York, an 11-year-old girl was charged with two felonies for allegedly...
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7.5K12Humane Society vs. American Kennel Club: HSUS Accuses AKC of Protecting Puppy Mills
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) yesterday released a report titled “The American Kennel Club: No Longer ‘The Dog’s Champion?’,”...
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6.3K3Simon Cowell Delivers Message About Dogs in Hot Cars
Simon Cowell is famous for being hot under the collar – but there’s one thing that makes him reaaaally mad – when...
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9.4K7Massive Lawsuit Filed Against Online Puppy Broker ‘Purebred Breeders’
Purebred Breeders, one of the country’s largest online seller of puppies is being sued by more than 60 dog owners from 20...
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Dognapper Leaves Note After Stealing Dog
When Jose Perez, of Benton Harbor, Indiana, went outside to find his family’s 5-year old Siberian Husky, Aspen, on June 11, he...
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10.8K29Woman Fined For Calling 911 When Dog Collapses
A Missouri woman is accused of misusing 911 when she called to report that her dog had collapsed. Oreo, the woman’s 140-pound...
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5.2K7USDA Proposal Will Close the Internet Puppy Mill Loophole
Last week, the USDA proposed changes to their definition of a retail pet store in hopes of closing the internet puppy mill...
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13.2K42Maryland Court Ruling: All Pit Bulls Are “Inherently Vicious”
A Maryland Court of Appeals decision regarding pit bulls has many dog owners and rescue groups outraged. The ruling states that pit...
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4.3K3Facebook Marketplace Bans Puppy Mill Ads
In a new partnership with the ASPCA, the world’s largest social media network is becoming the world’s largest socially-responsible media network. The...
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3.1K1Sorry Toto, You Won’t Be the Kansas State Dog Anymore
Last month, we reported that state officials were proposing that the Cairn Terrier (played by Toto, of Wizard of Oz fame) be...
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Breed Specific Legislation and Breed Identification
The Dogington Post believes breed specific legislation is a bad idea even for purebreds. It becomes downright impractical for mixed breeds. Breed...
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3.1K2Dog Pack is the Cause of 25-yr Old Murder Case
A woman is thankful that police and the FBI finally concluded that a Dog Pack Caused Death 25 Years Ago of her...
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4.9K4McDonald’s against Pits?!
Just as quickly as fans of pitbulls rejoiced in recent political support against labeling pitbulls as “vicious,” fast food giant, McDonald’s rolled...
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4.5K1Dogs Rescued from Living in Squalor
Here is some animal cruelty news: in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, there were 13 Dogs Rescued from Living in Squalor. What is squalor,...
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Senate Bill Proposes ‘Toto’ as State Dog of Kansas
Many states in the US have designated “state dogs.” For example, Alaska has the Alaskan Malamute, Maryland the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Massachusetts...
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Breed Specific Legislation
Breed specific legislation is an ill-guided attempt by communities to reduce serious problems such as dogs attacking people or livestock. Unfortunately, there...
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Proposed Florida Law Will Protect Guide Dog Owners And Trainers
It’s been a long, hard road for guide dog owners and their trainers in the state of Florida. Mostly, a lack of...
