#Act4 Pets Six cultural and demographic trends could reduce the demand for pets. Is America really raining cats and dogs? 2 October 2020
#Act4 Pets Our Scottish member OneKind, has called on the Scottish Government to put an end to the breeding of flat-faced dogs, cats and rabbits, such as French bulldogs, amongst other welfare calls, ahead of the 2021 Scottish elections. OneKind launches 2021 manifesto calling on the Scottish Government to prioritise animal welfare 21 September 2020 One Kind
#Act4 Pets On National No Pet Store Puppies Day, New York State moved one step closer to shutting down the puppy mill pipeline for good. NY Senate passes bill to end retail pet sales 26 July 2020
#Act4 Pets Animal businesses that breed dogs for profit like to sell the public on the idea of small breeders and family-owned pet stores—but don’t be fooled. This is a multimillion-dollar industry that stays afloat by exploiting animals. The US commercial puppy industry doesn’t need a bailout 26 July 2020
#Act4 Pets The USDA is responsible for licensing certain animal businesses, such as puppy mills and zoos, and enforcing federal animal welfare care standards. USDA must stop issuing new licenses to puppy mills during coronavirus 12 May 2020
#Act4 Pets Designed for veterinarians and pet owners alike, the new web-based telehealth application is expanding access to science-based insights from certified behavior experts. New telehealth platform expands access to leading pet behavior expertise 12 May 2020
#Act4 Pets Of all the shortages created by the coronavirus pandemic—the toilet paper and the hand sanitizer and the bottled water—the oddest of them all has to be dogs. Oh, and cats too. Newest shortage in New York: The city is running out of dogs to adopt 6 April 2020
#Act4 Pets A pet dog in Hong Kong has a “low-level” infection of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in people, in what may be the first known human-to-animal transmission of the novel coronavirus that has sickened more than 90,000 people worldwide. Dog has ‘low-level’ coronavirus infection in first known human-to-animal transmission 9 March 2020
#Act4 Pets Good news! In many parts of the country, animal shelters are morphing into places that are able to do more to benefit the communities they serve. 10 Ways animal shelters are upping their game 29 January 2020
#Act4 Pets Americans' love for their pets is apparent in dog parks and grooming parlors, on cat videos and pet food price tags. But just how many pets we love is less clear. How many Americans have pets? An investigation of fuzzy statistics 21 December 2019
#Act4 Pets Felines that are declawed are usually declawed in an attempt to protect furniture. New York cat owners, however, will have to tolerate ruined property. New York is the first US state to ban declawing 23 July 2019
#Act4 Pets It is entirely possible that no one dreads the dog days of summer more than dogs themselves. Is your dog scared by thunder and fireworks? Help is at hand 18 July 2019
