Governor Deval Patrick was at MSPCA Headquarters this morning to sign a bill requiriing a bittering agent be added to all antifreeze in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This bill will save countless lives, as thousands of dogs, cats, children and wildlife are killed by the sweet tasting anti-freeze left behind by our vehicles. This bill [...]
Call it a right to free speech — for dogs and cats.
Beginning Wednesday, dogs and cats across Massachusetts will be protected by a new law banning surgical devocalization, the cutting of the animals’ vocal cords, animal welfare activists said.
Governor Deval Patrick signed the bill into law April 22.
“This is so remarkable, the passage of this [...]
MACUNGIE, Pa.—A veterinarian said a dog trapped in a car on a 90-degree day in eastern Pennsylvania honked the horn until he was rescued. Nancy Soares said the chocolate Labrador was brought to her Macungie Animal Hospital last month after he had been in the car for about an hour.
She said Max’s owner had gone [...]
Great news! The Massachusetts Senate just passed the bill requiring a bittering agent to be added to antifreeze to reduce poisonings of both pets and people. The bill will shortly head to Governor Patrick for his signature.
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) supports legislation to require the addition of [...]
