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February 2009 Paws Up! To county officials in The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners of North Carolina recently passed an anti-tethering ordinance which will take effect August 1, 2009. The ordinance allows for limited exceptions, but in whole seeks to end inhumane tethering of dogs through strict regulations. The new law begins with the statement, “No pet shall be tethered outdoors unless the keeper or owner of the pet is holding the tether.” On the same subject, the Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations of the Hawaii State Legislature is considering SB 30, which seeks to ban tethering dogs for more than three hours in a 24-hour period with some exceptions. The measure has already been approved by the Water, Land, Agriculture and Hawaiian Affairs Committee. Board of Commissioners Phone: 910678-7771 Fax: 910-678-7770 Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations Sources: http://sandspuronline.com/article?id=317551 #
Paws Up! To Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe for supporting anti-cruelty legislation. Governor Beebe signed into law SB 77, which makes aggravated cruelty to cats, dogs, and horses a felony on the first offense. The law also makes animal fighting—to include fighting roosters, dogs, and bears—a penalty as well. A first offense is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 and up to six years in prison. Stiffer penalties apply for anyone convicted of torturing an animal in the presence of a child. According to Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, who also supported SB 77, "It was the people of The Honorable Mike Beebe Governor Phone: 501-682-2345 Source: www.nwaonline.net/articles/2009/02/04/legislature/020509azlegcruelty.txt www.arkleg.state.ar.us/acts/2009/public/Act33.pdf # |