http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:38:20 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:08:06 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Pit-bulls-and-landlord-liability?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner   A typical pit bullIn Part I of this three-part article, we reviewed a recent decision by the Massachusetts Court of Appeals. In Killian Nutt v. Emile A. Florio, & Another,  Florio was a landlord; the Nutts and a Michael Keane were co-... Animal law pit bulls dangerous animals dangerous dogs Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:08:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Pit-bulls-and-landlord-liability?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Pit-bulls-and-landlord-liability?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner A typical pit bullThis two-part article explores the liability of landlords when a pit bull (and only a pit bull) belonging to a tenant attacks and injures a third party. First, we will take a look at a recent decision rendered by the Massachusetts ... Animal law pit bulls Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:15:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Pit-bulls-and-landlord-liability?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Is-it-legal-to-drop-your-dogs-waste-in-someone-elses-garbage-can?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner  You're taking your dog for a long walk in the neighborhood when he goes potty. You dutifully pick up the waste with one of the plastic bags you brought. But you're far from home. You are tempted to throw the bag and its content in one of the ne... Animal law Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:02:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Is-it-legal-to-drop-your-dogs-waste-in-someone-elses-garbage-can?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m10d31-California-Court-of-Appeals-finds-no-emotional-distress-in-vets-negligence?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner A Maltese puppyEarlier this year, the California Court of Appeals found that a veterinarian’s negligence causing the death of the Plaintiff’s dog and later cover-up was conduct that was neither extreme nor outrageous enough to support a ... Animal law Animal health dog health Dog' Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:19:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m10d31-California-Court-of-Appeals-finds-no-emotional-distress-in-vets-negligence?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m10d24-How-to-select-hire-and-manage-an-attorney-Part-II?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit hereIn Part I of this multiple-part article, we began to look at ways to select, hire and manage an attorney. We now continue with ways to select the attorney who will best represent your case.1. Do you really need an ... Animal law Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:38:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m10d24-How-to-select-hire-and-manage-an-attorney-Part-II?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m10d21-How-to-select-hire-and-manage-an-attorney-Part-I?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner People have few opportunities to learn how to select, hire, and monitor an attorney. In fact, unless you own your own business or are involved in criminal activities (admittedly these days they seem to go together), you are most likely to go through ... Animal law Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:15:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m10d21-How-to-select-hire-and-manage-an-attorney-Part-I?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m10d14-The-Governator-terminates-a-bill-aimed-at-controlling-puppy-mills?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner Official photo from Governor Schwarzenegger's websiteGovernor Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill which would have limited the number of adult, unsterilized dogs any one individual could own or keep to 50. Titled "The Responsible Breeders' Act," ... Animal law Dog breeding puppy mills animal cruelty Animal health Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:22:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m10d14-The-Governator-terminates-a-bill-aimed-at-controlling-puppy-mills?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m10d8-US-Supreme-Court-hears-arguments-over-dog-fighting-video?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner A badly mauled dog rescued from a dog-fighting operationYesterday the US Supreme Court heard a case titled US v. Stevens. At issue, was a statute making it a crime to create, sell or possess videos and other depictions of animal cruelty.In 2005, Robe... Animal law battered pets animal cruelty dog fighting Freedom of speech Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:22:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m10d8-US-Supreme-Court-hears-arguments-over-dog-fighting-video?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m9d27-San-Francisco-Santa-Monica-and-LA-ponder-ban-on-cat-declawing?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner With permission of Socrates, one of my two catsFollowing the example of the city of West Hollywood, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Santa Monica are considering enacting ordinances banning the declawing of cats, a practice, known as onychectomy or fle... Animal law Animal health Cats Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:15:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m9d27-San-Francisco-Santa-Monica-and-LA-ponder-ban-on-cat-declawing?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m9d24-King-County-out-of-animal-control?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner King County's motto is "Always at your service." Apparently that will no longer be true for serving animals in shelters.King County Animal Control's website states that it: "promotes and enforces the humane treatment of the animal popu... Animal law Animal shelters Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:03:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m9d24-King-County-out-of-animal-control?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m9d20-Suspects-in-largest-dogfighting-ring-plead-guilty?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner AP Photo/The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Emily RasinskiIn what was reported as the biggest dog-fighting ring bust in the history of US law enforcement, in July of this year authorities arrested 26 people and seized more than 500 dogs, mostly pit bulls, ... Animal law battered pets animal cruelty dog fighting Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:44:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m9d20-Suspects-in-largest-dogfighting-ring-plead-guilty?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m9d16-King-county-council-warned-to-fix-animal-control?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner AP Photo/Kate BrumbackKing County councilmember Kurt Triplett was given two weeks to explain the many perceived failures of the county's animal control agency...or else!In a recent council meeting, councilmember Roger Dunn, chairman of the committee... Animal shelters Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:18:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m9d16-King-county-council-warned-to-fix-animal-control?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m9d9-The-circus-comes-to-town--and-the-misery-continues?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner Circus elephant chained (Used with Born Free USA's permission Normal 0 false false false EN-US ZH-CN X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplore... Animal law animal cruelty Animal health Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:09:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m9d9-The-circus-comes-to-town--and-the-misery-continues?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Reiki-healing-energy-for-your-anijmal-companions?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner Used by permission of Northwest Reiki CenterBeing an engineer means that one has a mind that is prone to look for objective, rather than subjective, data. After all, the bridge either stands or falls. Being an attorney means that you are a hard-cor... Animal health dog health Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:24:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Reiki-healing-energy-for-your-anijmal-companions?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Kent-animal-shelter-may-be-forced-to-close?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner AP Photo/Kate BrumbackLack of funds caused by the on-going economic crisis, and a potential flood, may cause King County's animal shelter in Kent to close.The shelter recently completely some redesigns to its facility. For example, the front lobby wa... Animal shelters Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:03:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Kent-animal-shelter-may-be-forced-to-close?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m8d22-Pasados-Safe-Haven-sues-over-the-Washington-State-Humane-Slaughter-Act?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner Used with permission of Pasado's Safe HavenChapter 16.50 of the Revised Code of Washington, tilted "Humane Slaughter Act", was enacted some 40 years ago and regulates the killing of some animals (for example it excludes chickens) for food. ... Animal law animal cruelty Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:26:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m8d22-Pasados-Safe-Haven-sues-over-the-Washington-State-Humane-Slaughter-Act?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Virginia-court-to-rule-on-value-of-animal-companions?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner AP Photo/Studio Animal ServicesJeffrey Nanni and Maurice Kevin Smith were domestic partners for some 12 years. Nanni was a paralegal, while Smith headed his own construction company. Over the years, the couple had had a total of 12 dogs, including a... Animal law Domestic violence divorce battered pets animal cruelty Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:02:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Virginia-court-to-rule-on-value-of-animal-companions?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Stem-cells-heal-hurting-animals?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner  Pioneered by Vet-Stem, a privately-held California company, stem cell therapy has been performed on thousands of horses and dogs since 2003, with apparent success.  Derived from the animal's own fat cells, these are the same stem cells the... Animal health dog health Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:30:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Stem-cells-heal-hurting-animals?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m8d9-Taxpayer-dollars-no-longer-to-support-distribution-of-animal-fighting-material?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner AP Photo Normal 0 false false false EN-US ZH-CN X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ... Animal law battered pets Cockfighting animal cruelty corporate ethics dog fighting Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:33:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m8d9-Taxpayer-dollars-no-longer-to-support-distribution-of-animal-fighting-material?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m8d2-US-House-passes-legislation-to-protect-burros-and-wild-horses?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner AP Photo/Watertown Daily Times, John HartBy a vote of 239 to 185, the House of Representatives voted handily in favor of bill H.R. 1018 providing federal protection to burros and wild horses. The bill had been introduced by Natural Resources Committe... Animal law Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:34:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m8d2-US-House-passes-legislation-to-protect-burros-and-wild-horses?cid=exrss-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner