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Pit bulls & public safety

December 23, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Pit bulls & public safety •  Does the Second Amendment protect a “right” to shoot a pit bull? • No-kill drive leaves TN county with no shelter & as many strays as ever • Pit bull attack death streak reaches nine in nine days •  Pit bull fatality streak reaches seven in eight days •  Five […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Breeding, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Albuquerque Animal Services, Asheville Humane Society, ASPCA, J. Thomas Beasley, Merritt Clifton, SAFER test, San Antonio Animal Services, Stamford Animal Shelter

Pit bull liability

December 23, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Pit bull liability • Courts reject suing landlords for attacks by dogs kept by indigent tenants • “Stand your ground” fails in both iguana case & pit bull attacks • Dog Bite Prevention Week: payouts for dog attacks up 21% in three years • Hero of pit bull attack paid much higher price than convicted […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dog health, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: ASPCA, Dog Bite Prevention Week, Merritt Clifton, PetSmart Charities, SAFER test

Did ASPCA discover certifying SAFER dog screening might be dangerous?

December 4, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Or at least cost them a lot of money?          NEW YORK CITY–– “Effective immediately,  the ASPCA will be discontinuing the certification process for SAFER (Safety Assessment to Evaluate Re-homing),”  the American SPCA announced on December 2,  2015 via the ASPCApro blog distributed to shelter workers. The abrupt end to certifying SAFER test-givers appears to […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA Tagged With: ASPCA, Emily Weiss, Matt Bershadker, Merritt Clifton, SAFER test

Albuquerque pound broke city’s own dangerous dog law

July 28, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

City withholds details about consequences          ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico––A City of Albuquerque internal investigation has found the city’s Animal Welfare Department to be “only partially in compliance” with the city dangerous dog ordinance, including in rehoming dogs who should have been classified as dangerous. What the cost has been to public safety remains unclear, since […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Population control, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Albuquerque Animal Welfare, ASPCA, Barbara Bruin, Colleen Heild, Jim Ludwick, SAFER test

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