by mhessenberger | Feb 27, 2021 | Paws Up/Paws Down
February 20, 2021 To Iowa Senator Chris Cournoyer (R-District 49) for introducing a bill to keep cities and counties from passing breed-specific laws. In many animal shelters throughout the United States, an abundance of pit bulls are waiting for their forever homes....
by mhessenberger | Jan 29, 2021 | Paws Up/Paws Down
Update (5/25/2021): Governor Murphy signed S975 into law. Please show your support by thanking Governor Murphy today! January 27, 2021 To the New Jersey Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee for showing unanimous favor in the passage of the 2nd reading of S975 to...
by ctaylor | May 15, 2019 | Paws Up/Paws Down
Paws Up! To New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy for signing S2674 and S1923 into law, improving the lives of animals in the Garden State. May 15, 2019 Last week, Governor Phil Murphy signed Bill S2674 which will allow enforcement officers to more easily seize dogs from...
by mhessenberger | Dec 7, 2019 | Paws Up/Paws Down
December 7, 2019 The same week that President Trump signed into law the PACT Act, a landmark bill that will now allow prosecutors to pursue federal and felony charges against animal abusers, the NFL named Michael Vick as one of the 2020 Pro Bowl “Legends Captains.”...
by mhessenberger | May 25, 2021 | Paws Up/Paws Down
May 25, 2021 Paws Up! According to a recent news article, Governor Murphy signed S975 to penalize those convicted of the egregious act of trunk fighting.
