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Fabulous news :-)

Texas Senate unanimous about banning gas euthanasia in animal shelters The Texas Senate voted unanimously last week to support SB360 - a bill to ban the use of gas euthanasia in all Texas animal shelters. Companion bill, HB858 head

Good stuff!

Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins joins Dallas County Commissioners and Safer Dallas Better Dallas to announce the first ever Animal Cruelty Unit in North Texas.

Here's a link to the story with information on how to contact the DA's office and thank them! http://www.dfwanimalrescue.com/2012/11/crueltyunit/

Dallas DA announces formation of new Animal Cruelty Unit - DFW Animal Rescue Dallas County ADA David Alex confirmed the creation of a special unit within the DA's office to prosecute animal cruelty cases.

Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins today announced the formation of an Animal Cruelty Unit that will help to prosecute cruelty cases in the City of Dallas. Thank you DA Watkins for taking this important step against those who would inflict pain and suffering on animals.

dallasda.co Inaugurated in January of 2007 and re-elected in 2010, Criminal District Attorney Craig Watkins is the chief law enforcement officer for Dallas County, Texas.

Dallas Animal Services sets two new records. DAS staff adopted 488 dogs and cats in September, a new record for adoptions during any one month. Thanks to innovative shelter programs and increased community involvement, DAS also set a new record-high Live Release Rate of 43%.

http://dallascityhall.com/pdf/DAS/DAS_stats_sept12.pdf

Great news! Los Angeles lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favor of an ordinance that will make L.A. the largest city in America to ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits obtained from commercial breeders.

The ordinance, which the City Council voted 12-2 to approve, targets puppy mills and is designed to cut down on the tens of thousands of animals euthanized each year in city shelters.

In case you missed the USA TODAY article on a "Vet's View: Keep black cats safe indoors on Halloween", please read: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/yourlife/pets/cats/2010-10-28-vetviews29_ST_N.htm
..most especially if they have black fur. Please keep your companion animals safely indoors. This is a dangerous month for them...

The other day Dr. Cate asked if we could get to 4,000 Facebook fans. Well of course we can, the only question is when. I think we might be able to answer that question today!! Can you help us? Please share our page with your friends and let's see if we can make it happen!! And we can find some homeless pets forever families while we're at it!

No more excuses: puppy mill dogs are victims of animal cruelty The Texas Breeder Licensing Act isn't the issue here. Animal Cruelty is.

Dallas Companion Animal Project is looking for a volunteer blogger (wordpress) and a page administrator. If you've got some time and want to help get the community involved in saving lives, this is a great way to help - especially for those who don't want to foster. Email [email protected] for more information. THX! https://dallascompanionanimalproject.wordpress.com/

Dallas Companion Animal Project Bringing our community together to save lives

Big Fix for Big D has been working to reduce pet overpopulation in South Dallas for 75 days now. Please help them continue to spread the word about their $20 spay/neuter initiative by SHARING!

Big Fix for Big D has been working to reduce pet overpopulation in South Dallas for 75 days now. Help us continue to spread the word about our $20 spay/neuter initiative giving this photo 75 shares!