NEWS AND VIEWS: Florida’s lawmakers are set to ban the tethering of pets and leaving them unsupervised. A bill is currently being debated: Senate Bill 650. There is full support on both sides of the house. An influential group voiced … Continue reading →
I’m prompted to write this article because of a well publicised story in The Times newspaper today about a QC’s dog savaging a beloved local seal who the local residents called Freddie Mercury. You may know this but a QC … Continue reading →
The Kennel Club, who run the world-famous Crufts dog show, have criticised the government and the new rules regarding travelling with dogs between the UK and the European Union and between England and Northern Ireland. In certain regards Northern Ireland … Continue reading →
It is always useful to know the most pet-friendly states in the USA. This chart relates to 2020. Safewise.com produced the data in the image. They rank states based on the following information: percentage of pet-friendly apartments, pets-left in-car laws, … Continue reading →
It is perfectly legal to own or have custody of a raccoon in Texas. There is no law preventing a person from owning a raccoon as a pet in Texas as at the date of this article.
Continue reading →Is it legal to own a hyena in Texas? The answer depends upon who you are and whether you are an individual, a specified non-profit organisation or a specified commercial enterprise. But if you are just a standard individual you … Continue reading →
The UK is going through the last phases of Brexit negotiations. On 1 January 2021 the country leaves the European Union. It’s a complex process and one of the negotiation points is the pet travel passport scheme, which UK citizens … Continue reading →
Recently it was in the news that the UK would ban the keeping of primates as exotic pets which is great news although long overdue. However, it has prompted a wider ban and there are calls now to ban the … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS: The county of Weixin, Yunnan province, had laid down the law on dog-walking because of complaints of dog bites. They had ruled that dogs in urban areas could not roam free but had to be kept tied … Continue reading →
Under new UK regulations called Tuk’s Law veterinarians must scan a dog for a microchip before euthanising the animal.
Continue reading →A law is being introduced in the UK to prevent landlords from stopping renters living with their cats and dogs.
Continue reading →The RSPCA and the City Of London Corporation are two organisations calling for dog walkers to be regulated because it’s getting out of hand. Some dog walkers are perhaps unsuited to the job and some walk up to 10 dogs … Continue reading →
Yesterday, the French government announced plans to ban the breeding of mink in France and the outlawing of wild animals in travelling circuses under improved animal welfare measures. There are four surviving mink farms in France and they will be … Continue reading →
In the UK in 2019 there was a change in the law regarding animals in entertainment which means that actors cannot handle animals like a true veterinarian because to do so would be to do something to an animal that … Continue reading →
