More info here – will keep updating this as it comes to light:
http://bit.ly/cP8ZQC
Need Garland residents to contact their city council members NOW (contact info below). ***I do not recommend e-mails*** Please call and write snail mail. PLEASE be RESPECTFUL, brief and courteous. Better yet, set up a meeting and bring your family dog pictures, ribbons [...]
Posts under ‘Legislation’
Garland enacts illegal breed-specific legislation
Quick links to AVMA, other anti-BSL studies
Instead of having to hunt for this every time you need it, here are a few quick links to reputable sources of studies that debunk BSL
Coalition for Living Safely with Dogs
http://www.livingsafelywithdogs.org/
This group of animal control professionals and shelters has probably put more into collecting data than anyone recently, and concludes: “The existence of dangerous [...]
Fort Worth residents: What you need to know.
For those of you who live in the City of Fort Worth, I wanted to pass on info about the new animal control ordinance. I have written a complete article here.
Bulldog people – please pay particular attention to:
1) Fence requirements are now 4 feet high and constructed of solid materials — seriously, people with Bulldogs [...]
It’s Over!
The Texas Legislature has adjourned and our dogs are still legal!
I started out making a list of everyone who deserves credit, but there are too many I would leave out. The important thing is that pet owners and sportsmen of various registries and interests were united and we accomplished most of what we set [...]
HB 2310 – Breeder Bill – ACTION NEEDED
The Texas Veterinary Medical Association has written a statement opposing HB 3180, which is a longer version HB 2310. Read the TVMA statement.
==========FROM RPOA=============
Re: HB 2310, Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Licensing
and Regulation, including the power to issue emergency orders and temporary and emergency licenses, has been sent to [...]
