Tenants and shelters in England hail bill allowing private renters to keep pets
Renters, pet owners and animal shelters have praised a long-awaited law that will allow tenants to keep pets in rented accommodation, after the government unveiled legislative changes to the private rented sector earlier this week.Under the renters' reform bill, tenants will have the legal right to request a pet in their home, which landlords cannot unreasonably refuse.
London is dog theft capital of UK with 400 pooches stolen in a year
D og owners in London are most likely to have their pet stolen, with the capital recording the most thefts in the UK for the eighth year in a row.Metropolitan Police recorded 396 dog thefts in 2022, analysis of police data by Direct Line Pet Insurance has revealed.That's 219 more than Kent, the region with the second highest thefts.
Rouge National Urban Park says abandoned pets are a growing problem
Rouge National Urban Park seems increasingly to be a place where people rid themselves of unwanted dogs, cats and other animals.Parks Canada staff say one dog's remains were found, along with a mat, food and other personal effects on Nov. 10 near Lower Reesor Pond, north of the Toronto Zoo in Scarborough.
New York Bans Pet Stores From Selling Dogs, Cats and Rabbits
Pet stores in New York State will soon be prohibited from selling dogs, cats and rabbits under a legislative ban meant to stem the sale of animals from breeding facilities that animal rights groups say subject pets to inhumane conditions.The legislation signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday means that New York will join a handful of other states, including California and Illinois, that have enacted similar bans designed to crack down on commercial breeders, sometimes called puppy or kitten mills.
Parents Who Raise Charitable Kids Do These 6 Things
Kids get a lot of gifts, from birthdays to Christmas to doting grandparents dropping by with a new toy just because.So how can parents help their kids translate the joy they get from getting gifts into a sense of satisfaction from giving them to people in need - whether those gifts be physical donations or volunteer time?
Fishtopher, the 'very sad and depressed' cat, is adopted after viral fame
(Zbynek Pospisil/Getty Images/iStock)Cats, as the myth goes, have nine lives.But Fishtopher the cat was wasting his away.The " very sad and depressed " 5-year-old feline, a New Jersey shelter said, was waiting for someone to adopt him.The call-out that went viral - possibly thanks to Fishtopher's decidedly unimpressed expression - has been answered: A Maryland couple drove to pick up the "big cheeky boy" at the shelter this weekend.
Tenants and shelters in England hail bill allowing private renters to keep pets
Renters, pet owners and animal shelters have praised a long-awaited law that will allow tenants to keep pets in rented accommodation, after the government unveiled legislative changes to the private rented sector earlier this week.Under the renters' reform bill, tenants will have the legal right to request a pet in their home, which landlords cannot unreasonably refuse.
London is dog theft capital of UK with 400 pooches stolen in a year
D og owners in London are most likely to have their pet stolen, with the capital recording the most thefts in the UK for the eighth year in a row.Metropolitan Police recorded 396 dog thefts in 2022, analysis of police data by Direct Line Pet Insurance has revealed.That's 219 more than Kent, the region with the second highest thefts.
Rouge National Urban Park says abandoned pets are a growing problem
Rouge National Urban Park seems increasingly to be a place where people rid themselves of unwanted dogs, cats and other animals.Parks Canada staff say one dog's remains were found, along with a mat, food and other personal effects on Nov. 10 near Lower Reesor Pond, north of the Toronto Zoo in Scarborough.
New York Bans Pet Stores From Selling Dogs, Cats and Rabbits
Pet stores in New York State will soon be prohibited from selling dogs, cats and rabbits under a legislative ban meant to stem the sale of animals from breeding facilities that animal rights groups say subject pets to inhumane conditions.The legislation signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday means that New York will join a handful of other states, including California and Illinois, that have enacted similar bans designed to crack down on commercial breeders, sometimes called puppy or kitten mills.
Parents Who Raise Charitable Kids Do These 6 Things
Kids get a lot of gifts, from birthdays to Christmas to doting grandparents dropping by with a new toy just because.So how can parents help their kids translate the joy they get from getting gifts into a sense of satisfaction from giving them to people in need - whether those gifts be physical donations or volunteer time?
Fishtopher, the 'very sad and depressed' cat, is adopted after viral fame
(Zbynek Pospisil/Getty Images/iStock)Cats, as the myth goes, have nine lives.But Fishtopher the cat was wasting his away.The " very sad and depressed " 5-year-old feline, a New Jersey shelter said, was waiting for someone to adopt him.The call-out that went viral - possibly thanks to Fishtopher's decidedly unimpressed expression - has been answered: A Maryland couple drove to pick up the "big cheeky boy" at the shelter this weekend.
Polycarbonate-wrapped rescue shelter by Garrison Architects maximises light for animals
NYC-based firm Garrison Architects has completed an animal shelter in Staten Island, which is wrapped in full-height glass walls that provide even lighting conditions throughout the day.The Staten Island Animal Rescue Center is located in Charleston, a neighbourhood in the New York City borough of Staten Island.
L.A. City Councilman seeks funding for troubled Animal Services department
Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz on Tuesday asked city analysts to propose new funding sources, including a sales or parcel tax, to bring in money for the troubled Animal Services department.