Tell N.C. Dept. of Ag we need stronger Animal Welfare Laws

November 9th,2010
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is conducting a study of companion-animal welfare,and the public will have the opportunity to provide input.

If you cannot attend any of the meetings please email a letter.
Click the banner below to sent an email to Dr. Lee Hunter director of the Dept. of Agriculture Animal Welfare Section.

It only takes 30 second to fill it out.
Thank you!

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Posted in:Action Alert,Animal Shelters,Euthanasia,Hoarding,Humane Education,Puppy Mills,Spay-Neuter

Message from Vice President about N.C. Ag listening sessions

November 9th,2010
Yesterday morning talking points were released by several organizations for advocates to use when contributing to Dept of Agriculture’s Companion Animal Study.  DOA’s study is an important opportunity to raise awareness about animal issues and inspire major change.  For change to happen,our voice must be focused and respectful.  Please take a moment to read the talking points and send a constructive email to Dr. Hunter.  Keep in mind these are merely talking points and you need to interject your voice.  Dept of Ag does not like to receive form letters;they want to know why issues are important to you.

For those of you in areas with meeting,expect the opposition to be present.  Every opportunity we have to speak up is an opportunity for them as well.  We cannot let them deter our focus of improving animal welfare;reacting to their presence will only make us look bad.  Please go to the meetings with this in mind.  Remember,we are the humane voice and we owe it to animals to be as kind and diplomatic as they are.

With session starting in January,we have very limited time to make an impression.  Please email Dept of Ag within the next couple of weeks and ask your animal friends to do the same.  This is an exciting,historic time for animals and we need to take advantage of this rare opportunity! :)

Happy Advocating!
Dena

Dena Cohen
NCVAW Vice President

Posted in:Animal Shelters,Euthanasia,Puppy Mills,Spay-Neuter

NCVAW talks with Susie’s Law sponsor Pricey Harrison

October 6th,2010
We talk to Representative Pricey Harrison (Guilford County). Primary sponsor of Susie’s Law house bill. She talks about pet overpopulation and why North Carolina has such weak animal welfare laws.
Posted in:Euthanasia,Puppy Mills,Spay-Neuter,Susie's Law

Robeson County shelter discontinues ‘heart sticking’

April 21st,2010

ST. PAULS —The only shelter in North Carolina to use “heart sticking”to euthanize animals has stopped the practice.

The Robeson County Health Department agreed last week to euthanize intravenously rather than using heart sticking. That procedure involves puncturing a sedated animal’s heart with a needle containing sodium pentobarbital.

Health Director Bill Smith called for the change last week after meeting with animal rights advocates and state Rep. Pat McElraft,who is sponsoring a bill to outlaw heart sticking in North Carolina.

Intravenous euthanasia was scheduled to begin Tuesday at the shelter in St. Pauls,where about 4,000 animals are euthanized each year.

Posted in:Animal Shelters,Euthanasia

New N.C. law puts requirement on animal euthanization

January 5th,2010

Raleigh,N.C. — The lives of dogs and cats in shelters are now protected under provisions of a tougher state law requiring domesticated dogs and cats to be held for at least 72 hours before getting euthanized or put up for adoption. Read more

Posted in:Animal Shelters,Euthanasia