Day: March 22, 2010

Illinois senate approves anti-tethering bill

The Ill. state senate has passed legislation that would prohibit dog owners from chaining their dogs under inhumane or unsafe conditions. Hunting dogs are exempted from the bill’s proposed guidelines. The measure now goes to the state House for consideration. Chicago Sun-Times

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March 22, 2010 No Comments

Idaho bill would regulate raw-milk animal shares

Idaho legislators are debating a bill that would regulate raw milk and allow for the creation of “cow shares” that would allow for the sale of raw milk from a certain number of animals. “Rather than driving raw milk underground by getting creative, we wanted to bring it out in the open and provide greater public health out there,” said Marv Patten, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture’s dairy bureau chief. Capital Press Agriculture Weekly

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March 22, 2010 No Comments