The 2015 Session of the Maryland General Assembly adjourned at midnight on April 13th, and will reconvene on January 13, 2016. While the legislature failed to pass any animal protection
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The mission of Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc. is to create and support humane legislation, to engage animal advocates, and to work with legislators to promote animal welfare in Maryland.
Abused Animals – Costs of Care
SB-393 / HB-362 – Costs of Care for Seized Animals – will hold owners of abused and neglected animals accountable! ACT NOW on Care for Abused Animals Update END OF
Continue readingPuppy Mills
How Much Is That Puppy In The Window? Puppy mills are breeding operations where the animals are kept in over-crowded and unsanitary cages without adequate veterinary care, food, water or
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Sport Killing of Maryland’s Black Bears
After hunters killed practically all of Maryland’s black bears, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) closed bear hunting season in the early 1950s, and placed our state’s black bears
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Maryland’s Deer and How to Protect Them
Whitetail Deer In Maryland Where did our whitetail deer come from, who brought them, and why? While for decades, seeing a whitetail deer in Maryland was a rarity, it isn’t
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