News
7/23/10 - Delaware signs in landmark legislation
The
Delaware Companion Animal Protection
Act mandates collaboration between shelters and
rescue groups. A shelter cannot kill an animal if a rescue
group is willing to save that animal's life. But that is
just the beginning. It also makes convenience killing
illegal—shelters can no longer kill an animal when there are
available cages or the animals can share a cage or kennel
with another one. Specifically, the Delaware
CAPA states:
Animal shelters shall ensure that the following
conditions are met before an animal is euthanized:
(i) The holding period for the animal required by this
chapter is expired;
(ii) There are no empty cages, kennels, or other living
environments in the shelter that are suitable for the
animal;
(iii) The animal cannot share a cage or kennel with
appropriately sized primary living space with another
animal;
(iv) A foster home is not available;
(v) Organizations on the registry developed pursuant to
§8003(d) are not willing to accept the animal; and
(vi) The animal care/control manager certifies that the
above conditions are met and that he/she has no other
reasonable alternative.
The law also requires posting "all stray animals on the Internet with sufficient detail to allow them to be recognized and claimed by their owners," requires shelters to maintain registries of rescue groups willing to save lives, and requires shelters to post statistics (intake, adoption, reclaim, transfer and killing rate).
Chihuahuas continue
cross-country trek
to new homes in NH
By Jo-Anne MacKenzie
April 10, 2010
SALEM — Bi-coastal relationships can work. Just ask Audrey and Nina.
The two Chihuahua-mix siblings were headed to their new home in
Litchfield yesterday, thousands of miles from the Southern
California shelter they were in last month. Three-year-old siblings
Charlie Brown and Cindy Lou are hoping for similar happy endings.
The odds are in their favor, thanks to a successful partnership
between the Flying Chihuahuas Project in Los Angeles and the Salem
Animal Rescue League. Read more of the story
HERE.
150 New
Yorkers Vie for 15 Chihuahuas
By Evann Gastaldo
Posted Jan 14, 10
The migration of Chihuahuas from overloaded California shelters to the East Coast has gotten a lot of press—maybe too much. The publicity led 150 New Yorkers to line up outside the ASPCA yesterday to compete for 15 Chihuahuas. Read the rest of the story HERE.
15 Chihuahuas Get Free
Flight on Virgin America
The Overpopulation of Chihuahuas in California is Forcing Animal
Shelters to Look East
By Scott Mayerowitz, ABC News
Jan. 6, 2010
A Virgin America flight today from San Francisco to New today
included 15 very special -- and adorable -- passengers: Chihuahuas
that aren't wanted in California but are in high demand in New York.
Read the rest of the story
HERE.
Flying Chihuahuas! Dogs head
east due to glut
Actress' foundation, airlines team up to ship dozens of orphans
Dec. 19, 2009 - MSNBC
LOS ANGELES - Chihuahuas have been flying out of California since
other states learned about the glut of little dogs in the Golden
State. A group of 25 dogs has already arrived at the Humane Society
for Greater Nashua in New Hampshire, thanks to "Grey's Anatomy"
actress Katherine Heigl, Kinder4Rescue in Studio City and American
Airlines. Read more of the story
HERE.
Our biggest news is this website so far, but we are still under construction... The P.A.P.A. blog HERE will give you the latest news until our website is completely finished, so please 'excuse our dust' as we construct!
Adopt me today at Camarillo!