Madison became the 11th city in Alabama to ban the sale of commercially-bred animals in pet stores. Mutts are the most popular dogs in America. Greyhound racing comes to an end in Florida. The first Denver dog classified as a “pit bull” goes up for adoption in more than 30 years. The Los Angeles Times endorses TNR. 1,003,056 animals were adopted during the 2020 Home for the Holidays campaign. Hamilton County, IN, had a placement rate of 98% for dogs and 94% for cats in 2019; 2020 was even better. For the first time in history, lab-grown meat goes on sale. Airlines are restricting dogs on flights; they should be expanding them instead. Veganuary is a campaign that encourages people to go vegan for the first month of the year. Oswald was saved by a law that makes it illegal for pounds to kill animals when rescue groups are willing to save them. And, finally, “A monumental day occurred at Rock Springs [WY] Animal Control… as the gas chamber, once used to euthanize animals was removed for good.”
In case you missed it:
- Madison became the 11th city in Alabama to ban the sale of commercially-bred animals in pet stores.
- The Labrador Retriever was named the “most popular” dog for the 30th year in a row. But it isn’t really true. Mixed breed dogs always take the top spot. And it isn’t even close, outnumbering the top 10+ “breeds” on the list combined.
- Greyhound racing comes to an end in Florida. The final operating track closed its doors after nearly a century of exploitation.
- The first Denver dog classified as a “pit bull” goes up for adoption in more than 30 years after residents voted to repeal the ban.
- The Los Angeles Times endorses TNR, writing that the alternative, “Rounding up tens of thousands of outdoor healthy cats to either kill them or put them in shelters — where they would almost certainly be euthanized — would be barbaric.” Yes it would. And yes it is.
- 1,003,056 animals were adopted during the 2020 Home for the Holidays campaign.
- Hamilton County, IN, had a placement rate of 98% for dogs and 94% for cats in 2019. And 2020 was even better. The shelter announced that “adoption rose 8% over last year and the number of people fostering animals has soared.”
- A turning point toward ending the single greatest source of suffering on the planet. On December 19, four school kids walked into a restaurant in Singapore and for the first time in history, ordered lab-grown meat.
- Following new Department of Transportation regulations, airlines are restricting dogs on flights. They should be expanding them instead.
- Veganuary is a campaign that encourages people to go vegan for the first month of the year. There are a lot of good reasons to do so — your health, the health of the planet, and the reason I went vegan over 30 years ago, the animals.
- Oswald celebrates his Gotcha Day. He was adopted him six years ago, saved by a law that makes it illegal for pounds to kill animals when rescue groups are willing to save them. The law is needed in all 50 states.
And, finally, “A monumental day occurred at Rock Springs [WY] Animal Control… as the gas chamber, once used to euthanize animals was removed for good. In the past the gas chamber was a tool to assist Animal Control Officers with euthanizing animals, however, with changing times Rock Springs Animal Control has found more humane ways to tackle animal population problems and can do so without the use of carbon monoxide…
“Rock Springs Animal Control’s focus is to manage animal populations through adoption, education, enforcement, and the ongoing spay and neuter program.”
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