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Six Things You Need to Know About CBD and Other Hemp-containing Pet Products

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The trend toward state-level legalization of cannabis has led to a surge in cannabis-derived products and a continually evolving market with many types of cannabis products for people as well as their pets. Analysts predict...more

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A Proposed New Jersey Assembly Bill Seeks To Regulate Animal Rescue Organizations And Facilities Through Consumer-Friendly...

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Proposed New Jersey Assembly Bill A5715 (the “Rescue Animal Disclosure Act” or the “Bill”) which would provide for the regulation of animal rescue organizations and facilities (“Animal Rescue”) in New Jersey, was introduced...more

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Pet Store Sourcing Bans Do Nothing To Help Dogs Or People Searching For Life-long Pets

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The plethora of laws banning or limiting sales of dogs from pet stores to families seeking a dog for long term companionship, purportedly passed to shutter puppy mills, have done nothing to improve the lives of dogs bred and...more

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Limiting Pet Owners’ Wishes For Their Pets Set Forth In Their Will Based On Public Policy Concerns.

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A NJ bill just introduced would prohibit enforcement of provision in decedent’s will that would require euthanasia of healthy domestic companion animal. ...more

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State Restrictions On Pet Burials In Cemeteries Can Be Hard On Owners

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Losing a pet can be hard for owners. However, it can be even harder for those owners to know that they will be separated from their beloved pets in their final resting place....more

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Rocky’s Law In New Jersey Requires Significant Amendments Before Adoption-Part II

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New Jersey bills S3551 and A5040 would require a vaccination schedule that is inconsistent with veterinary recommendations. For example, the bills would require that “if the animal is a dog, [it] has received its first...more

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Animals Should Not Be Afforded More Legal Representation Than People In Court.

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Bill A-4840 in the New Jersey Assembly, as currently drafted would interfere with the veterinarian-client-patient relationship and a pet owners ability to determine the proper care for their pets, and would provide animals...more

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New Jersey Bill Proposing Regulation Of Dog Breeding Is Superfluous, Unnecessary And Redundant

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On July 1, 2018, bill S2820 was introduced in the New Jersey Senate that would direct the NJ Department of Health to “adopt dog breeding standards; prohibit . . . dog breeding without {a] USDA license; and [require]...more

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A Proposed “Humane” License Plate In New Jersey Would Dilute An Existing Program That Helps Pets And Their Owners.

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A set of bills introduced in the New Jersey legislature would dilute funds from the decades-long spay neuter program overseen by the Department of Health, to the detriment of pets and their owners. ...more

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