Lawmakers approve ban on debark, declawing
California lawmakers have approved a bill that would prohibit landlords from requiring tenants to declaw or devocalize their pets in order to move in.
California lawmakers have approved a bill that would prohibit landlords from requiring tenants to declaw or devocalize their pets in order to move in.
County supervisors on Tuesday delayed deciding what do about the Animal Care and Control Department in the wake of a controversial firing, but they balked at hiring a consultant to help with that analysis.
Sonoma County supervisors are likely to weigh in next week on the future of the county’s Animal Care and Control Department, a month after the abrupt firing of the department’s director ignited a storm of protest.
A visually impaired kitten that was abducted from the San Francisco SPCA last year is back home after it was found wandering the streets of New York City.
A government report is warning that Fido’s pet foods could be sickening children with the dangerous, sometimes deadly, Salmonella pathogen.
Supporters of Sonoma County’s deposed Animal Care and Control director showed up in force at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting to denounce her firing and urge county officials to bring her back.
Supporters of Sonoma County’s deposed Animal Care and Control director showed up in force at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting to denounce her firing and urge county officials to bring her back.
By DEREK MOORE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT The ouster of Sonoma County’s animal care and control director has mushroomed into a drawn-out public fight that has moved the issue well beyond the fate of one middle manager. County officials say the public outcry over Amy Cooper’s dismissal will fast-track discussions over whether the division she once [...]
Sonoma County’s top executive is reviewing the dismissal of the county animal care and control director whose abrupt departure last week sparked a staff revolt and outcry among other animal welfare officials.
The former director of Sonoma County’s animal care and control division said Tuesday that she was given no reason for being removed from her job only 48 hours before her year-long probationary status was to expire.
