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HB 3450: Companion Animal Protection Act: Be careful what you wish for

April 6, 2011

My mother used to say, "Be careful what you wish for." Experience had taught her that even the best of intentions sometimes resulted in unexpected consequences. That’s the case with the Companion Animal Protection Act introduced in the Texas Legislature last month. In Dallas alone, 30,000 homeless animals were admitted to the City shelter last year. Each day, between 75 and 100 new animals arrive. There are 700 dog kennels, 90 cat kennels, and 135 employees. Dallas Animal Services is open for adoption 7 days a week and they do off-site adoptions on weekends as well. The City of Dallas even has a free spay/neuter fund for low-income residents. Strays and impounded animals with no identification are held three days. Animals with identification are held 7- 10 days. Even so, over 23,000 dogs and cats were euthanized last year because there are too many irresponsible pet owners, not enough...

MAC to host Mayoral Candidates forum April 10th

March 31, 2011

Think you don’t have a say in animal welfare issues in the City of Dallas? You can, and here’s how: Sunday, April 10th, Metroplex Animal Coalition will play host to Dallas’ four mayoral candidates as they participate in a forum on animal issues in the City of Dallas. The forum will take place at 2 p.m. at the Central (downtown) Dallas Library. Local journalist Larry Powell (www.ReadLarryPowell.com, Urban Animal magazine) will moderate the forum. Admission is free. Dallas’ four mayoral candidates are former Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle, Councilman Ron Natinsky, real estate consultant Edward Okpa, and Mike Rawlings, former Pizza Hut CEO and Dallas Homeless Czar. If you love animals and you live in Dallas, this is a do-not-miss event. With four candidates in the running, some with overlapping platforms, you need to know which ones support animal welfare and which will make Dallas Animal Services a priority. ...

Dallas Loves Animals Saturday at Preston Hollow Park

March 30, 2011

Dallas City Council Members Ann Margolin and Linda Koop are hosting a Dallas Loves Animals event at Preston Hollow Park on Saturday, April 2nd. The fun starts at 11 a.m. with adoptable dogs, low-cost microchipping, free wristbands and trading cards (while they last) and more. Dallas Animal Services and local rescue groups will be on hand with adorable, adoptable animals. Preston Hollow Park is located at 6600 Park Lane, on the SE corner of Thackery and Park Lane in Dallas. Dallas Loves Animals is an advisory committee of concerned citizens and City of Dallas employees who want to focus on the positive aspects of the City of Dallas and Dallas Animal Services by promoting education and awareness of responsible pet ownership to all residents. For more information, visit the Dallas Loves Animals website. Photo: Major, available for adoption from Dallas Animal Services. Subscribe via email to find out when...

Help stop puppy mills in Texas. Dine out on Wednesday at iFratelli in Las Colinas and THLN benefits.

March 28, 2011

This Wednesday, March 30th, iFratelli Restaurant in Las Colinas will donate 20% of all food and drink orders after 6 p.m. (even takeout orders!) to the Texas Humane Legislation Network. All you have to do is mention THLN to your server. Texas Humane Legislation Network is raising money to help with their efforts to get HB 1451 passed. Introduced in February by Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, HB 1451, also known as the “Large Scale Commercial Breeder Bill” – or the “Puppy Mill Bill” – would establish animal welfare standards for commercial breeders with 11 or more adult female dogs or cats bred for the purpose of selling their offspring. Texas currently has no laws regulating commercial breeding operations. According to the THLN website, “The pet overpopulation problem will only get worse if puppy mills thrive. While thousands of dogs are destroyed in animal control facilities throughout Texas each year,...

Hostage situation continues in Texas legislature: Much needed spay/neuter money still not released

March 24, 2011

Do you have one of Texas’ pet-friendly license plates? The ones with the cute puppy & kitty. The ones that cost you $30 extra each year? According to the Texas Department of Transportation website, “From the $30 specialty plate fee, $22 goes to the Texas Department of State Health Services to make grants to eligible organizations that sterilize animals owned by the general public at minimal or no cost.” Good cause, cute plate, what could possibly be wrong with that? The money raised is specifically designated for spay/neuter, right? Well, yes, that’s what the Department of Motor Vehicles website says, and there’s an estimated $1.6 million in the animal friendly fund- all from animal lovers like you who bought the plates in an effort to support spaying and neutering of pets and reduce the number of homeless, unwanted animals in our communities. According to the law, that money cannot...

Makeover videos transform once-neglected shelter pets into film stars

March 11, 2011

Jaime Anderson has volunteered for different rescues over the years, and has seen many homeless dogs get overlooked for adoption just because they were scruffy and in need of a haircut. She’s got a dog of her own with high maintenance fur – one she says would look like he had suffered from years of neglect if he was "out on the street" for more than a few minutes. So Jaime created Shelter Chic - an on-going series of videos designed to show people that just because a homeless dog is shaggy is no reason not to give them a chance. Shelter Chic takes overlooked shelter dogs and transforms them. Jaime and her camera crew visit local shelters and rescue groups looking for the perfect candidate. Professional groomers donate their time bathing, trimming, and primping. The lucky pups get a complete makeover designed to let their outer beauty shine...

Finally an alternative to Canton’s Dog Alley

March 1, 2011

For years, animal rescuers have pressured Canton, Texas city officials to stop the sale of live animals at First Monday Trade Days. Reports of substandard conditions and unscrupulous vendors in “Dog Alley” abound on the Internet – even USA Today did a feature story on animal advocates’ concerns in 2009. But money talks and the City of Canton makes a lot of money on Dog Alley and First Monday. So now rescue groups and shelters are trying something different. They’re coming together for Petapalooza! Cheri Fults of Recylced Poms & Schipperkes describes the event as “an alternative to buying expensive and often unhealthy puppy mill puppies”. Petapalooza! will take place in downtown Ben Wheeler, located off Highway 64 about 15 miles southeast of Canton, and will feature hundreds of adoptable mixed and purebred puppies, kittens, dogs, and cats. It runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March...

Good Samaritan, TXDOT and Arlington shelter team up to save German Shepherd mix hit by car

February 22, 2011

No one knows how darling Dot ended up getting hit by a car at 360 and Pioneer Parkway in Arlington last month, but it was there she first caught the eye of a couple of Guardian Angels who are on a mission to change her life – for the better. Two calls came in to Arlington’s shelter that morning – one from a Good Samaritan named Lori, and the other from Paula at the Texas Department of Transportation. Both women reported a pretty German Shepherd mix had been hit by a car. It took a bit of teamwork, but eventually a TxDOT crew and an Arlington Animal Services officer were able to find the injured dog and get her to the safety of the shelter. There it was determined that Dot’s hip was out of place and a complicated surgery would be required. City shelters do the best they...

Super Bowl Sunday means it’s time for Puppy Bowl!

February 5, 2011

Don’t forget to tune it to Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl, the canine cool, rescue-friendly alternative to the Super Bowl, tomorrow starting at 2 p.m. (CST). Puppy Bowl, billed as “a winning combination of terrier tackles, touchdowns, puppy penalties, fumbles and Fido first downs” is in it 7th year and isn’t slowing down. Returning this year, fan favorites like the Water Bowl Cam, tail-gating fans, and even the Ice Breakers blimp and its hamster crew. Also returning this year, the super popular Bissell Kitten Halftime Show. There are plenty of new plays for 2011 as well from chick cheerleaders on the sidelines to a 3-D version of Puppy Bowl that will premiere on "3net”, Disney’s new all 3-D channel. These are just a few of the players that make up the starting lineup for tomorrow’s event, all of which are former Petfinder adoptable pets: Amy, an 18-week old golden retriever/corgi...

Dallas Loves Animals kicks off February 12th at Dallas shelter

February 2, 2011

Dallas City Councilmember Delia Jasso and Dallas Animal Services are teaming up for the kick-off of a new campaign designed to promote animal adoptions and responsible pet ownership. The Dallas Loves Animals campaign launches Saturday, February 12th with a day of fun an festivities for everyone at Dallas Animal Services. Stop by for a free Valentine’s photo of you and your pet, take advantage of special low-cost dog & cat vaccinations, and meet Amazing Grace, the Dallas Loves Animals spokesdog. Plus the first 200 guests receive goody bags full of fun pet-friendly information and give-aways. And if you’re looking for a new companion for Valentine’s Day this is the perfect time. Everyone who adopts a pet from Dallas Animal Services on Saturday gets a free Dallas Loves Animals t-shirt, a free grooming certificate courtesy of The Petropolitan, and a for large dogs – a free dog bed (while they...

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