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HB189 Fixes Ohio’s Dangerous Dog Law
By Patti Strand | Published: 01/9/2012Update April 28, 2005: This bill has been sent to the Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee. Concerned dog owners need to contact their representative and the committee members below now.
THE DAY THE DOG “BLEW UP”
By Richard Simmonds, DVM, MS | Published: 01/7/2012Following graduation from veterinary school, and my “coerced” entry on active duty with the Air Force (there was something in those days called the Draft), my first assignment was at a research laboratory in Fairbanks,…
A Tribute to a Remarkable Man – Captain Arthur J. Haggerty December 3, 1931 - July 3, 2006
By Diane Makkinney | Published: 01/7/2012Our dogs and dog owners everywhere lost a tremendous advocate on July 3, 2006, when Captain Arthur J. Haggerty - also known as “The Captain” or just “Cap” to his friends - passed away from cancer at the age…
The National Animal Interest Alliance Goes Viral
By Patti Strand | Published: 01/6/2012Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce auctor aliquet nulla quis porttitor. Nulla consectetur tellus et risus iaculis congue. In feugiat nibh sit amet quam ultricies vel scelerisque purus malesuada. Curabitur…
Sample veterinarian Letter
By Patti Strand | Published: 06/1/2010Download the text of this letter (cut and paste the text into your document) and use it as a framework for writing a personal letter to your own veterinarian. This letter is the work product of Jim Efron who is a member of the AKC…
Financial Records for Animal Charities
By Patti Strand | Published: 02/25/2010Financial records for animal charities / organizations. The Humane Society of The United States & PETA
Mandatory Spay/Neuter Laws a Misguided Approach to Stabilizing Pet Populations
By Patti Strand | Published: 02/22/2010Many states and localities have considered laws mandating that pets be spayed or neutered. They typically stop short of effectively eliminating all dog and cat breeding by instituting a process whereby breeders must obtain licenses…
California Veterinarians against AB1634
By Patti Strand | Published: 12/25/2007A growing number of California vets are speaking out against the so-called California Healthy Pets Act, AB 1634. As animal health professionals they are not convinced that AB 1634 will accomplish its stated goals. Instead they are…
300,000 Imported Puppies Prompt Rabies Concerns
By | Published: 10/24/2007Just last month the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared victory over canine rabies in the United States—a fatal virus that kills 55,000 people a year globally.
Dog imports raise fears of a resurgence of disease
By Alan Gomez | Published: 10/21/2007When animal shelters started going overseas to fill their emptying kennels, some worried the imported strays would bring foreign diseases and even rabies into the USA.
Letter outlines California veterinarians concerns
By Patti Strand | Published: 05/10/2007We are licensed veterinarians in the State of California, and many of us are also members of the California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA). We OPPOSE AB1634 for several reasons, detailed below, but first and foremost,…
Breed specific cases
By Patti Strand | Published: 02/25/2006This list represents a smattering of important breed specific cases. If you would like us to add more cases to this list, please send them to us at news@naiaonline.org
COULD CANIS FAMILIARIS BE THE NEXT ENDANGERED SPECIES?
By | Published: 09/7/2004Good morning. It is a pleasure to be here representing the American Kennel Club at the National Animal Interest Alliance’s national conference on animal and environmental extremism.
THE PERFECT COUNTRY AND WESTERN SONG
By Anna Sadler | Published: 04/16/1996How I wish I were a Country & Western songwriter. My mournful ballad would begin with a longing for the gool ol’ days when humane societies were actually humane, and when animal rights meant your beloved pet’s right…
