I am pretty sure San Antonio has adopted a new city ordanance pertaining to pet ownership as has Houston and there was a House Bill up in Texas this year that stated any dog over 40lbs was deemed dangerous- it was called the ugly dog bill by some.
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Milford Daily News
Taylor: Coming soon: 'Canine Americans'
By Truman Taylor/Syndicated columnist
The Providence Journal
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Taylor: Coming soon: 'Canine Americans' - Milford, MA - The Milford Daily News
A few weeks ago, not everybody knows, people who think that nonhuman
animals should have more rights, indeed, rights like those of the species
Called humans, gathered in Washington, D.C. It was their annual "Taking Action for
Animals" conference. About 200 more attendees than last year were there.
More than a few said they had come to reflect on all the major changes in
the animal-rights movement over the past few years. You could tell that
some things had changed. At this year's conference most of the people were
dressed in business-casual attire unlike in years past, when a lot looked as
if they were ready to take to the streets to throw red paint on ladies
wearing fur coats. Several who attended this year's conference commented on
how it had a more professional demeanor.
Some of the speakers said they didn't approve of the more blatant
demonstrations staged in the past by some animal-rights activists. They
claimed to be more interested now in cultivating activists who are educated and
well-organized professionals capable of calculated moves to further animal
rights.
Wayne Pacelle, the head of the Humane Society of the United States, seemed
to have some of those calculated moves in mind. He told the conference that
there's very little difference between humans and other animals that no one
should own animals in general just as no one should own other humans, that
Congress should pass animal-guardianship laws to replace our
animal-ownership laws.
Pacelle also suggested that we shouldn't call dogs dogs. We should be using
the term "Canine-Americans." Just as we identify people as Irish-Americans
or Italian-Americans. Pacelle thinks if we call dogs "Canine-Americans," it
would emphasize the importance of their rights, and of their innate
dignity.
We have had no response from German shepherds, Irish setters or Russian
wolfhounds on their thoughts about being called "Canine-Americans." And
leaders of the incoming Congress are silent on whether they might be for
animal-rights laws. They have to be careful not to offend what could become
a very large voting bloc Canine-Americans.
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Taylor: Coming soon: 'Canine Americans' - Milford, MA - The Milford Daily News
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