Posts Tagged: pets

Opinion

No on AB 1399: protect your pets, not out of state profits

Image by Iryna Imago via Shutterstock

Assembly Bill 1399 expands the use of televets by abolishing California’s Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR) minimum standard requiring a veterinarian to physically examine an animal prior to recommending treatments and prescribing medications.

Recent News

Custody fights: Who gets the pets?

A woman and her pet on an errand in LA. (Photo: oneinchpunch, via Shutterstock)

California judges can now consider what is in the best interests of a pet when deciding animal custody cases in divorce disputes. A new law that went into effect Jan. 1 is intended to elevate pets above other community property like furniture or cars.

News

Lease-a-dog? You’re kidding, right?

Bubba, a dog who found an owner after a year in a shelter. (Photo: Photography by Adri, via Shutterstock)

Should customers be able to lease dogs and cats in the same way they rent cars, apartments or furniture? California legislators think not. Both houses overwhelmingly approved Assembly Bill 1491, which would outlaw the practice beginning Jan. 1. The bill is now awaiting final action from Gov. Jerry Brown.

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