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Category: Animal Abuse

Chicken in cage. Flock of hens behind bars.
February 17, 2023 Maryland Votes for Animals

Let’s End the Cruel Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Maryland!

This bill would prohibit the cruel confinement of egg-laying hens in battery cages, typically the size of a standard iPad, where a hen is unable to spread its wings.

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Scared Dog
February 3, 2023 Maryland Votes for Animals

We Need Protections for People and Pets Facing Eviction!

This bill creates a process that ensures pet owners are informed about their rights and responsibilities regarding their pets in the event of an eviction.

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April 14, 2022 Lisa Radov

Gimme Five! Five Animal Bills Pass The Maryland General Assembly in 2022

Five Animal Bills Pass the Maryland General Assembly in 2022 Thanks to YOU, our dedicated team of advocates, organizations, and legislators, 2022 was a HISTORIC year for animals in Maryland!

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sad cat
January 19, 2022 Maryland Votes for Animals

Let’s Stop Declawing Cats in Maryland!

Declawing, a euphemistic term for de-knuckling, is the surgical removal of the top knuckles of a cat’s toes on its paws. It is painful, often crippling, and permanently alters a

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January 11, 2022 Lisa Radov

MD SPCA Honors Lisa Radov with William Woodward Award

MD SPCA Honors Lisa Radov with William Woodward Award The Maryland SPCA is proud to announce that animal advocate Lisa Radov has won our William Woodward Award. Her advocacy has

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December 13, 2021 Lisa Radov

The Maryland General Assembly Session Opens on January 12, 2022

The 2022 Legislative Session will be a hybrid. Unlike last year’s totally virtual format, buildings will be open to the public, with virtual committee hearings in the House for the

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February 14, 2021 Maryland Votes for Animals

Protect unattended dogs left outside in extreme weather!!

SB 122/HB 81 states that a person may not leave a dog outside and unattended for more than 30 minutes without suitable shelter where a dog can maintain its body

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March 1, 2020 Maryland Votes for Animals

Protect unattended dogs left outside in extreme weather!!

Establishing guidelines about dogs left outdoors enables animal control officers to intervene before a dog shows symptoms of acute distress which could potentially avert some of these life-threatening situations before they occur.

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September 30, 2019 Lisa Radov

Three New Maryland Laws to Protect Animals Take Effect October 1st

On October 1st, three new laws to go into effect to raise welfare standards for animals in Maryland. They focus on areas of cruelty such as animal sexual exploitation and abuse,

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September 20, 2019 Lisa Radov

Pet Stores Sue to Stop Maryland’s Puppy Mill Law from Taking Effect

Maryland’s law prohibiting the sale of cats and dogs in pet stores passed in 2018, but does not take effect until January 2020, so that pet stores have time to

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July 9, 2019 Lisa Radov

Maryland is Highlighted in States that Passed Legislation in 2019 – Humane Society of the United States

Kitty Block, President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, discusses legislation that passed in 2019. Overall, it was a successful year for animals with legislation passing

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May 22, 2019 Lisa Radov

Maryland Votes for Animals 2019 Legislative Wrap-Up

2019: Another Year of Progress for Maryland’s Animals! With a historic number of new members in the 2019 Maryland General Assembly, we were faced with a challenge. We had 90

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Dog in Snow Cropped
February 26, 2019 Maryland Votes for Animals

Protect Unattended Dogs Left Outside in Extreme Weather!

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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Scared Dog
February 19, 2019 Maryland Votes for Animals

Protect Maryland’s Animals by Strengthening Maryland’s Animal Sexual Abuse Law!

Did 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

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January 23, 2019 Maryland Votes for Animals

Please Support SB-152/HB-135: Costs of Care: Criminal Law – Cruelty to Animals – Seizure and Removal

Let’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

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January 3, 2019 Maryland Votes for Animals

Maryland General Assembly Legislative Session Begins January 9, 2019

Maryland 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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January 3, 2019 Lisa Radov

Maryland Moves Up!

Humane State Rankings 2018 Maryland passed historic legislation in 2018 and moved up one spot to number 14, tied with Rhode Island, Florida, and New Hampshire, in the annual Humane

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October 21, 2018 Lisa Radov

Maryland Votes for Animals Releases Scorecard

Maryland’s legislators demonstrated a commitment to animal welfare by passing several landmark pieces of legislation to protect companion animals, farm animals, and selected species of wildlife in Maryland. There were

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September 29, 2018 Lisa Radov

New Animal Laws Take Effect on October 1st

On October 1st, two landmark pieces of legislation protecting animals in Maryland go into effect: Humane Adoption of Companion Animals Used in Research Act of 2018 allows healthy dogs and cats to be

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April 26, 2018 Lisa Radov

Governor Hogan Signs Three Animal Bills – Front Page of The Sun

Thanks to an amazing team of animal welfare organizations, advocates, and legislators for their commitment to passing this humane and historic legislation. Governor Hogan signed three bills : HB 1662

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