In the last few years, Alabama’s spay/neuter clinics have been under attack. Alabama House Bill 141 would protect the spay/neuter clinics and ensure they can keep providing vital services that improve the lives of cats and dogs. Alabama has only four spay/neuter clinics that provide much-needed services including high-quality, low-cost spay and neuter procedures and […]
Virginia’s spay/neuter bill, which would create a statewide spay/neuter fund for Virginia’s cats and dogs, has been continued to next year. This means that it won’t be voted on this year, but it will be reconsidered in 2015. This bill would fund spay/neuter surgeries for feral cats, animals in pounds and shelters, and pets of […]
Today we’re asking the Virginia Senate to support S.B. 622, legislation that would establish a commonwealth-wide spay/neuter fund for dogs and cats. Spay/neuter surgeries for pets in low-income households, feral cats and animals currently in pounds and shelters would be eligible for funding under the bill’s provisions. Our researchpublished in the Journal of the American […]
Today we’re asking the Virginia Senate to support S.B. 622, legislation that would establish a commonwealth-wide spay/neuter fund for dogs and cats. Spay/neuter surgeries for pets in low-income households, feral cats and animals currently in pounds and shelters would be eligible for funding under the bill’s provisions. Our researchpublished in the Journal of the American […]
Virginia state senators will soon consider a groundbreaking bill that would save the lives of countless animals across the state. The proposed law would create a fund that would greatly increase the availability of spay/neuter where it is needed most. This bill would fund spay/neuter surgeries for community cats, animals adopted from pounds and shelters, […]
Winter is prime breeding season for outdoor cats; Trap-Neuter-Return ends the breeding cycle For Immediate Release: January 2, 2014 Contact: JOHNNIE SIMPSON, [email protected] or (240) 482-3895 or FRANCIE ISRAELI, [email protected] or (202) 207-1134 BETHESDA, MDSpaying and neutering outdoor cats as part of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programs becomes even more important during mid-winter, when communities can get […]
Despite all the calls and emails, last week Miami-Dade County Commissioners voted to reject funding for Pets’ Trust. Unfortunately, without funding, this plan that would have saved thousands of animals’ lives every year will not move forward. Until recently, Miami-Dade officials strongly supported this measure. This June, the Miami-Dade County Commissioners voted 12-0 in support […]
On election day last fall, two-thirds of Miami residents voted for the Pets’ Trust Ballot Measure, an innovative plan that would save the lives of thousands of cats and dogs in Miami every year and implement humane and effective programs for community cats. Now Mayor Carlos Gimenez is threatening to cut the program’s funding and […]
Last month, we alerted you about two Alabama state bills affecting cats and dogs, and asked you to contact your state legislators about them. The Alabama state legislative session ended earlier this week, and we have mixed news to report on those two bills. HB 238 would have required animal pounds and shelters receiving government […]
Alabama’s spay/neuter clinics are under attack again! Alabama Senate Bill 25 would impose excessive and unnecessary regulations on the state’s low-cost spay/neuter clinics that could force them to shut down. Alabama only has four spay/neuter clinics that provide much-needed services including high-quality, low-cost spay and neuter procedures and basic care like vaccinations and deworming. The […]
