Meet Shannon, an advocate in Delaware, Ohio who successfully lobbied her city council to change the city’s laws to protect dogs from the worst aspects of tethering. Thanks to her diligent work, the city made it illegal to tether dogs between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM – a change that will go a long way to helping dogs lead happier…
Category: Attorney at Paw
To declaw or not to declaw? That is no longer a question.
The veterinary lobby, both national and state associations, is working hard to stop activists from making declawing against the law.
The Only Dangerous Blockheads in Montreal Aren’t Canine
Something I often tell animal advocates working with legislators is to root their arguments in facts and not appeal to emotion because factual arguments are usually more compelling to policy makers. But the issue of breed-discriminatory legislation (BDL) flips the usual script. When it comes to BDL, instead of animal advocates telling sob stories, it’s the people who want to…
Fighting Puppy Mills Together
There was a big win for dogs last week when a Pennsylvania court struck down regulations that weakened the state’s Dog Law. The lawsuit was the culmination of years of hard work by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, a national group dedicated to protecting animals using the legal system. The 2008 Pennsylvania Dog Law increased care requirements in commercial kennels…