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READER SUBMITTED: Historic Bill Prohibiting The Sale Of Puppy Mill Dogs In CT Pet Stores Awaits Vote In Hartford
StatewideConnecticut Votes for Animals (CVA), a Connecticut-based legislative animal advocacy organization, along with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), and Connecticut...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Wilton, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Can you watch Spot? Pet-sitting etiquette tips
For pet owners, it's great having a friend or relative watch Fluffy or Scamp while you're on vacation. But extra consideration is in order. This setup may be cheaper than hiring a pet sitter, but you can't put a price on a good — or strained —...
Tags: Pets
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A new breed of pet-friendly rentals
When John and Sara Kanive wanted to find a way to make their Chicago apartment stand out in order to sublet it in March, their solution was right in front of them, wagging his tail. Otis, their Great Dane-German shepherd mix, very obligingly parked...
Tags: Chicago Apartments, Pets, Animals, Rentals, Apartments
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Assembly votes to ban lead ammunition for hunting
SACRAMENTO -- The California Assembly voted Thursday to ban the use of lead ammunition when hunting wildlife. The ban would be the first of its kind in the country, said Jennifer Fearing, senior state director for the Humane Society of the United...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Jerry Brown, Hunting
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California bills on firearms, violence clear hurdles
SACRAMENTO — State lawmakers advanced measures related to firearms and violence Thursday, including two introduced after the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. One would require gun owners to keep their firearms locked...
Tags: Firearms, Interior Policy, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Jerry Brown
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Getting the lead out of ammo
A bill before the California Assembly would outlaw the use of lead ammunition by hunters. There is already a federal prohibition on its use in hunting waterfowl, and in 2007 the state banned it in the range of the endangered California condor. AB 711,...
Tags: Richard Pan, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hunting
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Man creates peace with horse rescue
MIAMI - These days, when Victor Cutino puts his hand under 6-year-old Dreamer's stomach, he no longer grips both of the thoroughbred's sides at once. A former racehorse who had competed under the name Remainstobeseen, Dreamer was 300 to 400 pounds...Tags: Pets, Aventura
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Michigan governor signs bill blocking wolf hunt repeal attempt
Staff Writer -- bhubbard@petoskeynews.comMichigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill Wednesday shifting the power to designate a game species to the state Natural Resources Commission and potentially solidifying a future wolf hunt in Michigan. The bill has the secondary effect of blocking a...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Lifestyle and Leisure, Science and Technology, Politics, Rick Snyder
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Footage from the farm
Daily American Staff Writer, @damichellegA bill in the Pennsylvania House is designed to deter people from trespassing on farms and filming video, according to one of its sponsors. State Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar, R-Allegheny Township, said House Bill 683 is a good starting point to talk the...Tags: Politics, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Lancaster County (Pennsylvania), Freedom of the Press, Carl Walker Metzgar
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UPDATE: Michigan House OKs bill that could allow hunting of recently-endangered wolves
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led state House passed legislation Thursday that could block voters from deciding whether to halt wolf hunting in Michigan. The measure, which passed on a 72-38 vote with bipartisan support, would give the...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Science and Technology, Politics, Rick Snyder, Rentals
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