Washington Animal Watch

This blog is to keep people informed about animal-related laws and cases that affect Washington State and the entire USA (i.e. federal issues). We desire reasonable laws and enforcement that promote animal welfare and good husbandry practices while retaining the rights of owners and farmers to keep animals as pets and livestock. We also have a Facebook page called Washington Animal Watch.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

APHIS Retail Pet Store Final Rule to be Published

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The finalized USDA APHIS rule redefining retail pet stores has been released and will be officially published later this week, going into ef...
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Monday, March 18, 2013

Stopping Breeders is Not the Way to End Shelter Overpopulation

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Let's try explaining one more time in a different way why eliminating breeders is not the way to solve the "shelter overpopulation...
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Updates on WA Animal Legislation

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A few quick updates on several items of WA animal-related legislation: There is a hearing on HB 5102, the veterinarian immunity law , sche...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Update on HB 1201, 1202. Judiciary committe executive session on 1202

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The WA House Judiciary Committee did not take action on HB 1201 (the bill on selling animals) today.  They did take action on 1202, the bill...
Monday, February 11, 2013

WA Animal cruelty bills scheduled for executive session Feb 12th

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The Washington House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to have an executive session on HB 1201 and HB 1202 on Feb 12, 2013, at 10:00AM. This ...
Friday, February 8, 2013

Why Veterinarians Should Not be Immune from Responsibility

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The veterinary immunity bill passed out of committee in the Washington State Senate as well as the House, and is up for debate and discussi...
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Unofficial Transcript of Public Hearings on Animal Cruelty Bills, Jan 31, 2013

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Please note, this is not an official transcript of the 1/31 House Judiciary Committee Public Hearings. This is just notes taken by one o...
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