....Animal rights and animal welfare activists, who relentlessly push proposals that make little to no difference in the lives of Nevadans, have found a compliant audience in Carson City. Lawmakers, fearful of being called anti-animal or pro-abuser during re-election campaigns, get to portray themselves as pro-pet. And animal welfare groups get legislation that helps them raise money...snip.. ....snip..... She’ll get her chance to lobby and testify on Mr. Sprinkle’s bill, as well as the bill from state Sen. David Parks, D-Las Vegas, to require police training to prevent the shooting of owners’ pets, and the bill from state Sen. Mark Manendo, D-Las Vegas, to require Nevadans convicted of intentional acts of animal cruelty to have their names included on a public registry and be banned from owning pets....
Posted on: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 17:30:54 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015