Last day to spay if you live in L.A.
Effective tomorrow, if you own an unaltered dog or cat in Los Angeles, you’re technically an outlaw. As the website of L.A. Animal Services has been telling citizens – via a digital countdown of the...
View ArticleChicago reconsiders mandatory sterilization
Mandatory pet sterilization is back on the table in Chicago, and this time the City Council sponsor says he expects his proposal, revised to lessen the fines, to win approval. Under the new proposal...
View ArticleL.A. to halt low-cost spay-neuter program
Citing a budget shortfall, Los Angeles animal control officials say they will end a voucher program that enabled residents to get low cost spaying and neutering for their dogs. The program started last...
View ArticleAnd now, the downside of doggy DNA tests
The board of a ritzy Manhattan co-op is requiring some residents undergo testing of their blood and spit to determine if they are pure enough — and of the proper type — to live there. As of last month,...
View ArticlePolice officer shoots two dogs in family’s back yard, one of whom was wagging...
Minneapolis police say they are helping a local family with their veterinary bills and will institute a mandatory training program after an officer shot two dogs Saturday in the family’s fenced back...
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