Community Compassion Resources and Reading Room

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Community Cat Resources and Reading Room

Governance/Legislation/Ordinances

• Cleveland 603.092, “Tethering Animals,” 05/25/2012
  
  
• Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation letter to United States Department of Agriculture, 06/12/2019, regarding oversight hearings on puppy mills

Public Meetings/Hearings

Resources

• NEW!! Maddie’s Fund released graphics to recruit foster caregivers
• COVID-19 guidance: RedRover compiled COVID-19 Emergency Resources for People and Pets  
• COVID-19 guidance: Maddie’s Fund released COVID-19 and Emergency Foster Care Resources
• Live traps: Purchase here or borrow from local shelter
• No-kill shelters: Best Friends Animal Society released a new tool August 2019; shows individual state performance on Best Friend’s no-kill goal
• Pet supplies: Buy from “puppy friendly” Humane Society of the United States-approved pet stores. These stores signed a pledge to not sell puppies–see the list.
• Report animal cruelty: see OAA’s Ohio Animal Cruelty Reporting List–a state-wide list of organizations, by county

News Media

• NEW!! Back to School Update! Many schools will not be going back in-person this fall due to the COVID-19, and as children continue to stay home there can be pet anxiety from having children around 24/7.  Please read the thoughtful article Gigi’s Animal Shelter wrote regarding how to reduce stress between pets and their families when everyone is at home.
• People.com article, 03/19/2020, “California Shelter ‘Floored’ By Big Response to Drive-Thru Pet Fostering Event Amid Coronavirus,” Nicholas Rice
• WLWT5 story, 03/19/2020,“Hamilton animal shelter cleared out after dozens of local families adopt, foster during COVID-19 pandemic”
• The New York Times article, 03/19/2020, “Stuck at Home, Americans Turn to Foster Pets for Companionship,” Sandra E. Garcia
• NBC4 Columbus, 03/12/2020, “Terminally ill pets get homes with special adoption program,” CNN
• The Statehouse News Bureau, 03/02/2020, “Bill Would Ban Use of Gas Chambers for Pet Euthanasia,” Jo Ingles
• Fox31 Denver, 02/24/2020, “Animal shelters show support for Colorado bill that would prevent euthanizing pets due to lack of space,” Lisa D’Souza
• The Washington Post, 02/15/2020, “Denver mayor says the city’s pit bull ban will stay because of ‘irresponsible pet owners,’” Katie Mettler
• CNN.com, 02/11/2020, “The Denver City Council just voted to end the city’s 30-year ban on pit bulls,” Hollie Silverman
• Fox8 Cleveland, 01/30/2020, “Dog starved to death, abandoned in cage in Ohio parking lot,” Natasha Anderson
• The Columbus Dispatch article, 1/04/2020, “Central Ohio companies among those offering time off after pet adoption,” Mark Williams
• WSYX report, 12/29/2019, “Washington law to end breed-wide bans on ‘dangerous’ dogs”
• Cleveland’s Fox8 TV series of puppy mill investigative videos, most recent 12/24/2019
• The New York Times article, 10/21/2019, “Macy’s, home to $8,000 mink jackets, will stop selling fur products by 2021,” Sapna Maheshwari
• The Washington Post article about the post-rescue lives of the Michael Vick dogs, 09/18/2019, “A second chance,” Emily Giambalvo
• NBC4 Cleveland, 09/09/2019, “Dog euthanized after it suffered severe burns when someone lit its crate on fire”
• The Columbus Dispatch, 08/02/2018, “Man accused of skinning dog, showing video on social media,” Lori Steineck
• Time Magazine article, 06/26/2014, “The problem with people, not pit bulls,” Sara Enos

Literature

• TheDodo.com article, 02/28/2020, “Pit Bull Always Brings Her Blind Chicken Sister Her Favorite Toys,” Caitlin Jill Anders
• TruDog.com article, retrieved 02/13/2020, “The Real History of Pit Bulls & Why Everyone Should Love This Breed”
• People.com article, 02/02/2020, “Hero Pit Bill Protects Young Lost Owner Until the Child is Found by Police: ‘Give That Dog a Bone,'” Gabrielle Chung
• Dogington Post article, 01/17/2020, “Why Shelters Around the Country are Dropping Breed Labels”
• Animals 24-7 report, 07/24/2017, “We cannot adopt, warehouse, or rescue our way out of dog & cat overpopulation!” Jeff Young, DVM
• American Bar Association resolution, 08/2012, adopting breed-neutral dangerous dog/reckless owner laws
• National Canine Research Council (NCRC) paper, 07/09/2012, “Winnipeg, Manitoba far behind Calgary in community safety”
• NEW!! SpeakingforSpot.com, 01/15/2011, Puppy Mill “Dog Auctions,” Dr. Nancy Kay, DVM
• New Mexico Department of Public Safety Report, 01/10/2008, “NM Department of The Public Safety and humane implications of persistently tethering domestic dogs”
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC) special report, 09/15/2000, “Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998”
• “The Animal Lover’s Guide to Changing the World,” Stephanie Feldstein; provides practical advice on how all kinds of animal lovers–from pet parents to wildlife enthusiasts–can help create a more sustainable, humane, compassionate planet

Websites

• Affiliations and Partnerships page, with links to many other related organizations
• Animals 24-7
• Best Friends Animal Society
• National Link Coalition
• Ohio Animal Welfare Federation (OAWF)
• Unchain Your Dog

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