Last year, 30 percent of pet owners in the UA chose to adopt from shelters and rescues rather than purchasing a pet from a pet store, according to the ASPCA. The number of people opting for adoption is about to get higher in New York State after the State Senate approved a bill that would ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits.
New York State has one of the highest concentrations of pet stores selling puppies in the US, says Matt Bershadker, ASPCA President and CEO. Currently, New York pet stores have thousands of puppies for sale, which are typically supplied from commercial breeding operations, known as puppy mills.
Owner of Houston tiger arrested after ditching police in high-speed pursuit
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Man with tiger arrested after high-speed chase with police
Victor Hugo Cuevas, 26, was taken into custody by Houston police after allegedly fleeing the scene with a Bengal tiger on Sunday night. Law enforcement is still searching for the escaped tiger. Maria Torres
When Maria Torres and her sister-in-law got an emergency notification on the Nextdoor app Sunday night, they had to do a double-take. It said a tiger was on the loose in a nearby Houston neighborhood.
Instead of staying in the house with their doors locked, the two women went on an impromptu safari.
AUGUSTA The Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business unanimously passed last week LD 1551, An Act To Ban the Sale of Cosmetics That Have Been Tested on Animals.
LD 1551, introduced by Representative Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, prohibits manufacturers from selling or offering to sell cosmetics in Maine that are developed or manufactured using animal testing.
According to the Humane Society of the United States, advocates have been working to address cosmetic testing on animals since the late 1970s, a news release stated.
The European Union began the global trend toward eliminating animal testing in 2013, creating the world’s largest cruelty-free cosmetics marketplace, per the release.
Man who fled police with tiger arrested after high-speed pursuit
Man with tiger arrested after high-speed chase with police
Replay Video UP NEXT When Maria Torres and her sister-in-law got an emergency notification on the Nextdoor app Sunday night, they had to do a double-take. It said a tiger was on the loose in a nearby Houston neighborhood. Instead of staying in the house with their doors locked, the two women went on an impromptu safari. We got in the car and went to check it out, Torres told ABC News on Monday. When they reached Ivy Wall Drive in west Houston, they could barely believe their eyes. Torres took out her cell phone and started recording several people confronting a striped Bengal tiger, including an off-duty law enforcement officer backpedaling with his gun aimed at the big cat.