by mhessenberger | Jun 13, 2022 | Paws Up/Paws Down
June 9, 2022 To Governor Larry Hogan for signing Senate Bill 0067 banning the painful practice of declawing cats. Kaleesi rescued by NHES’ animal care facility Did you know that only two states in the United States protect cats from being declawed? Until...
by mhessenberger | Sep 29, 2021 | Paws Up/Paws Down
September 25, 2021 Paws Up! The Pittsburgh City Council unanimously passed an ordinance to ban the painful practice of declawing cats. In the past, choosing to declaw a cat to preserve the beauty of furniture or walls was accepted. Thankfully, that mindset is changing...
by mhessenberger | Sep 28, 2019 | Paws Up/Paws Down, Uncategorized
September 28, 2019 This month, a major step was taken for animals in laboratory testing. On September 10th, the Chief Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, stated that he will phase out laboratory testing of chemicals and pesticides on...
by mhessenberger | Jan 25, 2020 | Paws Up/Paws Down
Paws Up!January 24, 2020 To Colorado Representative Monica Duran and Senator Mike Foote for introducing a bill to ban the sale of cats and dogs by commercial breeders. Update (3/20/2020): HB20-1084 did not pass the House Rural Affairs and Agriculture Committee. Today,...
by mhessenberger | May 29, 2021 | Paws Up/Paws Down
May 25, 2021 Paws Up! To Governor Jared Polis for protecting wild animals from being used in traveling animal acts by signing the “Traveling Animal Protection Act.” Wild animals used for human entertainment, bears riding bikes, tigers jumping through rings...
