Pit Bull adoption near Mobile, Alabama, leads to battle over custody and claims of threats. Officials claim man with current custody presented false documents to obtain the pet. A man who says he legally adopted the dog is debating a family who claims the animal is...
Dog owners in Salt Lake County, Utah, are claiming that utility workers from Qwest Communications are spray painting their pets while the dogs are on the owner’s private property. Qwest says that workers are permitted to use a company-provided non-toxic paint to...
Los Angeles County Supervisors have voted unanimously in a first hearing to approve an ordinance they say is intended to control strays. If it becomes law, the regulation will require residents in unincorporated portions of the County to spay or neuter, as well as...
A new tax break may aid in the battle to reduce the number of unwanted dogs in San Francisco if it becomes law. The idea, currently in the hands of the city animal welfare commission, would offer a reduction in tax of either 5 percent of the monthly rent or $200 per...
Maine is leading the United States in progressive animal welfare legislation with a new law that allows judges to include pets in domestic abuse protection orders. Citing the link between partner or spousal abuse and the mistreatment of dogs and other loved pets,...
