Providing for Pets In the Event of Your Death or Severe Disability

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It’s among every pet owner’s worst fears: You die, acquire a severe disability, or are hospitalized in a coma, and your pets are bounced around between family members until someone gives up and drops them off at … Read More

What to Do About Animal Hoarders

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Have you ever seen a news story about hundreds of animals rescued from a single person? Frequently, these horrifying stories come with graphic details of pets that starved to death or attacked each other because of … Read More

Finding A Pet-Friendly Rental

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In many areas, pet parents struggle to find a rental home that will accomodate their entire family, both humans and pets. The current rental market has forced more apartment complexes and private property owners to open … Read More

Keeping Dogs Safe from Coyotes

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Have coyotes moved into your neighborhood recently? Many urban and suburban residents are seeing coyotes enter their neighborhoods due to habitat destruction, habituation to human contact, and the easy availability of prey. Now, it might be … Read More

HR 669 and How It Might Affect You and Your Pets

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Regular readers know that I tend to avoid political topics in this blog. They’re too contentious, and there are many sides to every issue. However, there is a bill currently being considered by the United States … Read More

What to Do If You See a Dog in a Hot Car

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Warmer weather is coming, and with it will come the inevitable reports of dogs dying from heat prostration when left unattended in hot cars. But alongside those reports will be the stories of a dog owner … Read More

Touchy Situation: When a Friend or Family Member Mistreats a Pet

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Sadly, most people have been in a situation in which they’ve witnessed someone close to them mistreating a pet. Whether it’s your college roommate giving alcohol to the fraternity cat, or your aging mother beginning to … Read More

The High Cost of Cheap Puppies

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I’m tipping my hat to the movie “WAL-MART: The High Cost of Low Price” in the title of this blog post, because in a way, pet stores and puppy mills are the  Wal-Mart of the dog world. Of … Read More

Why Breed Bans Don't Work

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Breed bans, also known as Breed-Specific Legislation (BSL) are ineffectual and at best serve only to temporarily reassure a community afraid of dog attacks. At worst, they result in the needless killing of family dogs with loving … Read More

Service Animal Myths and Facts

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Almost everyone knows what a guide dog is, and most people even understand it’s not appropriate to pet them while they’re working. For many people, that’s as far as their service animal knowledge goes. There’s nothing wrong with that– … Read More

Writing A Letter To The Editor Of Your Local Newspaper About Upcoming Pet Related Legislation In Your Area

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If you’re worried about upcoming pet-related legislation in your area, like a breed ban or pet limit law, one great way to make your voice heard is to write a letter to the Editor of your … Read More

What Might an Obama Presidency Mean for Pet Owners?

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Barack Obama and his family will be moving into the White House soon, with a puppy in tow. But what could an Obama presidency change about dog ownership in America? Shortly before the election I received … Read More

It's Election Day Tomorrow! Does Your Dog Vote?

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Does your dog vote? No, I’m not asking if he’ll be going to the polls and marking a ballot. But will your status as a pet owner influence your vote? Mandatory vaccination, dangerous dog laws, dogfighting … Read More

PetLvr Mailbag: Liability and Renting as a Dog Owner

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Dear PetLvr Mailbag … What can a renter do when owning a dog to prevent the landlord from having any liability with regards to the dog’s behavior? Essentially, the law states that a landlord can be … Read More

Provide for Pets in the Event of Your Death

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Nobody wants to think about dying, especially when they’re young and in good health; but, as a responsible pet owner, it’s your duty to ensure that if you were to pass away, your pets would be … Read More

PetLvr Mailbag: Stung by a Bad Breeder

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Dear PetLvr Mailbag, I recently bought a registered Yorkie from a breeder and after 3 weeks and about $1,000.00 vet bill, we have found out that the puppy died of liver failure he was born with. The … Read More

Help, There's a Feral Cat Colony in My Yard!

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If you’ve been glimpsing the yellow-green glint of cat eyes when you step outside at night, or a flash of tabby bolting out of your yard when you go out in the morning, you may have … Read More

Ferrets and the Law

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When thinking about ferrets and the law, few have to think about what trouble their ferret got into. Though there has been a lawsuit or two involving bites and yard or toy damage. But when considering … Read More

Why Exotic Pets Should Not Be Banned

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By Jessi Clark-White We all know how special interest groups can blow things out of proportion – like the nonexistent “Exotic Pet Crisis.” If you listened to some animal rights groups, you’d think keeping exotic pets … Read More

Horse Vote September 7, 2006

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From The Gonzo blog from a heads up from Bridalpath blog .. It seems the House will vote on H.R. 503, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, on or around Sept. 7. After the July 27 … Read More

Pet Deposit is now Part of Security Deposit

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Pet Deposit is now Part of Security Deposit By Michael Louis In leasing property, there is such a thing called security deposits. In general, these are collected by the landlord at the beginning of the lease … Read More

New county ordinance scheduled to take effect for Topanga dog owners

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Fix and Chips: New County Law for Dogs By Lee Michaelson … Under a new county ordinance scheduled to take effect on June 3, Topanga dog owners will be required to have their animals spayed or … Read More

New standards for dog breeding industry in Ireland

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Govt sets new standards for dog breeding industry 30/05/2006 – 18:00:27 Strict standards will be introduced to regulate Ireland’s dog breeding industry, it emerged today. Environment Minister Dick Roche today revealed plans to implement recommendations by … Read More

Pit bull safe, loving pets, lawyer says in attacking ban

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Photograph by : Jana Chytilova, The Ottawa Citizen Pit bull safe, loving pets, lawyer says in attacking ban TORONTO – Dangerous dogs and not just pit bulls should be the target of efforts to protect the … Read More

Dog Breeder Bill Creates Stir

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Supporters Say Measure Gives Breeders Tax Breaks … “There are some tax implications that would be beneficial to us. One of them is, currently, we pay sales tax on … dog food, vet supplies,” Hurd said. … Read More

Pug Could Become Official State Dog

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From the DoggieNews Blog .. Lawmakers in the State of Delaware are considering a bill that would make the Pug the official state dog. Apparently, the pug’s intelligence and small stature best reflect’s the nation’s second … Read More

Dog Livestock?

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Dogs Could Be Classified as Livestock Des Moines, May 9, 2006 – Dairy, poultry, grains all common farm products in Iowa. Now a new controversial product could be added to the list. Is your family pet … Read More

Can I Put My Pet in My Will?

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Can I Put My Pet in My Will? By Pete Glocker Have you ever wondered what to do with your pet if you suddenly passed away? Who is going to take care of it? What if … Read More

Breed Specific Legislation

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Should we ban the breeds that we don’t understand?

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