HB 501 would establish minimum, commonsense protections for dogs by ensuring that they are not left outdoors and unattended during temperatures below 32 or above 90 degrees. Animal control officers
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Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.
Championing humane legislation to improve the lives of all animals in Maryland
HB 501 would establish minimum, commonsense protections for dogs by ensuring that they are not left outdoors and unattended during temperatures below 32 or above 90 degrees. Animal control officers
Continue readingDid you know that it is not currently a crime in Maryland to advertise, traffic, or solicit animals for sex on the Internet? Sexual molestation of animals, like rape, involves
Continue readingIn 2017, Maryland passed legislation that prohibited Cownose Rays killing contests and required the Department of Natural Resources to prepare a species management plan. During these brutal contests, often lasting for
Continue readingLet’s hold animal abusers accountable and save animals from needless suffering! SUPPORT Costs of Care: Criminal Law- Cruelty to Animals- Seizure and Removal SB 152/ HB 135. This bill establishes
Continue readingMaryland Votes for Animals welcomes the newest members elected to the 2019 Maryland General Assembly. There are sixty new members in this class: seventeen in the Senate and forty-three in the
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