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  2. Timeline of animal welfare and rights in the United States

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    Descriptions. c.13000 BCE-1492. Native Americans in the present-day United States use domesticated dogs and turkeys. [1] [2] [3] 1493-1800. European settlers introduce a number of domesticated species to the Americas. [4] Settlers adopt the first known animal welfare laws in North America. [5] 1800-1914.

  3. Animal control sought 19 charges against former petting zoo ...

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    Shea Johnson. May 23, 2024 at 5:30 AM. Don Miller, who owned Debbie Dolittle’s Petting Zoo in Tacoma until 2021, voluntarily relinquished his license with the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

  4. Jefferson County, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Jefferson County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,492. [1] Its county seat is Brookville. [2] The county was established on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and later organized in 1830. [3] It is named for President Thomas Jefferson. [4]

  5. Animal rights by country or territory - Wikipedia

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    e. Animal rights vary greatly among countries and territories. Such laws range from the legal recognition of non-human animal sentience to the absolute lack of any anti- cruelty laws, with no regard for animal welfare . As of November 2019, 32 countries have formally recognized non-human animal sentience. These are: Austria, Australia, Belgium ...

  6. Woman cited 60 times for keeping dogs in 'filthy, unsanitary ...

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    Tallahassee Animal Control seizes 66 dogs from one home in southside Tallahassee, April 11, 2024. A woman was issued 60 citations for "inhumane conditions," among other things, after dozens of ...

  7. Sodomy laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    All laws passed by the D.C. government are subject to a mandatory 30-day "congressional review" by Congress. If they are not blocked, then they become law. [46] In 1981, the D.C. government enacted a law that repealed the sodomy law, as well as other consensual acts, and made the sexual assault laws gender neutral .

  8. Cat 'caretakers' get a break with changes to county's animal ...

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    April 12, 2024 at 4:07 AM. A change to Washington County's animal control ordinance will make it easier for residents to care for stray cats in their neighborhoods, and to get these animals ...

  9. Animal welfare in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first known animal welfare laws in North America were regulations against "Tirranny or Crueltie" toward domestic animals included in the 1641 Massachusetts Body of Liberties. [1] Starting in the late 1820s, a number of states passed anti-cruelty statutes. Many of these exempted animals used in experiments, and only twice were they invoked ...