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Massachusetts: Ensure that dogs and their families can stay together
An Act to Protect Animals From Convicted Animal Abusers (H.1703/S.1076) would prohibit a person convicted of certain animal cruelty crimes — including torture, mutilation, and dogfighting — from possessing, adopting, or fostering an animal for at least five years. -
Argentine Court Recognizes Visitation Agreement for Dogs in Divorce Settlement
This decision is significant because it handled the care of companion animals within a divorce framework with recognition they are sentient beings who are members of a multispecies family, rather than mere property.August 24, 2023 Animal Law Update -
Massachusetts: Ask your legislators to support Ollie’s Law
Ask your legislators to support An Act to Increase Kennel Safety, or Ollie’s Law (S. 1309/H. 2019) -
How to Help a Neighbor’s Neglected Animal
It can be heartbreaking to see a neighbor’s animal suffering in a situation of neglect. Depending on the situation, there are various ways you can help the animal or animals involved. -
An Act to Increase Kennel Safety (Massachusetts)
This bill, also known as Ollie’s Law, would require the state to promulgate minimum standards for certain types of kennels such as daycares, boarding facilities, and breeding kennels. -
Washington Supreme Court Urged to Consider the True Value of Humans’ Relationship with Companion Animals
Animal Legal Defense Fund’s amicus brief urges the court to review a case regarding the negligent death of a dog and the resulting emotional damagesJune 5, 2023 Press Release -
An Act to Prohibit Wagering On Simulcast Greyhound Races (Colorado)
Protects greyhounds from racing by ending off-track betting on greyhound races that are conducted at, and simulcast from, a track outside of Colorado. -
Federal Lawmakers Reintroduced Goldie’s Act to Protect Dogs in Puppy Mills
Goldie’s Act would ensure the USDA does its job to protect dogs in federally licensed puppy millsMarch 24, 2023 Press Release -
Kate Mara to Pay Adoption Fees for All Canine CellMates Dog Graduates in Need of Immediate Homes
Alternative sentencing program in Fulton County, Georgia pairs shelter dogs with criminal defendants to offer both training and a second chanceMarch 16, 2023 Press Release -
Michigan Dogfighting Bust
The Animal Legal Defense Fund aid in bust of dogfighting ring, rescuing 133 dogs