The following letter by Becky Robinson was given in response to legislation being considered by the Hawaiian House Committee on Agriculture on a bill to create a fund for the Spaying and Neutering of Animals. The Honorable Mark J. Hashem, Chair House Committee on Agriculture Hawaii State Capitol Room 424 415 South Beretania St. Honolulu, HI 96813 Dear Chairman […]
**UPDATE: There is less than two weeks left for the Alabama Senate to conduct business in 2014. If the Senate is going to approve the Spay/Neuter Protection Act, it must do so soon. Take Action TODAY!** An Alabama bill that will protect spay/neuter clinics has now passed the state’s House of Representatives, and is poised […]
Alley Cat Allies and Texas Coalition for Animal Protection are celebrating the new feral cat ordinance passed by the Fort Worth City Council by hosting two spay days in January 2013. In August 2012, code enforcement officials in Fort Worth, Texas, proposed an ordinance that would have placed heavy fines and restrictions on caring citizens […]
Alley Cat Allies and Texas Coalition for Animal Protection are celebrating the new feral cat ordinance passed by the Fort Worth City Council by hosting two spay days in January 2013. In August 2012, code enforcement officials in Fort Worth, Texas, proposed an ordinance that would have placed heavy fines and restrictions on caring citizens […]
On Monday, November 12, the Fort Worth City Council will again consider a Trap-Neuter-Return ordinance that will affect the right to care for feral cats. Over and over, code enforcement officials have proposed an ordinance that discourages people from doing TNR by imposing fines and penalties and interferes with caregivers’ privacy by requiring them to […]
This Election Day, residents of Miami-Dade, Florida have a chance to make a difference for thousands of cats and dogs by voting for the Pets’ Trust Ballot Measure for affordable spay/neuter and veterinary care. This funding would pay for two new, affordable spay/neuter clinics that would neuter 60,000-80,000 animals each year and offer low-cost veterinary […]
This just in: The lifesaving bill introduced by Prince George’s County Council Member Mary Lehman to protect cats in Trap-Neuter-Return programs just unanimously passed the Transportation, Health and Environment Committee! Under Council Member Lehman’s proposed law, most eartipped cats trapped by animal control will be immediately returned to their home outdoorsnot impounded in shelters where […]
A change in Cecil County’s Animal Care and Control ordinance has mistakenly put cats’ lives at risk. We need you to speak up to correct this error at tomorrow’s public hearing of the Cecil County Board of Commissioners. Until now, animal control left outdoor cats alone to live out their lives. But a new lawa […]
Today we’re celebrating with Alabama residents, veterinarians, and legislators who stood up to save their state’s nonprofit spay/neuter clinics. A proposed rule before the Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners would have banned nonprofit groups from owning and operating spay/neuter clinics or veterinary equipment, and also would have prevented veterinarians from working with such […]
