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Highway Code: £5,000 fine for driving with dogs in car

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The code contains a rule that all pet owners should be aware of if they don’t want to be hit financially. The rule states that pets should be “suitably restrained” when traveling in the car to keep them safe if drivers are forced to stop quickly. Rule 57 of the Highway Code states: “When in a vehicle make sure dogs or other animals are suitably restrained so they cannot distract you while you are driving or injure you, or themselves, if you stop quickly. “A seat belt harness, pet carrier, dog cage or dog guard are ways of restraining animals…
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Project Dog Foster encourages people to foster pets in San Diego

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There are a record number of animals up for adoption in San Diego. Several shelters and rescues are taking part in Project Dog Foster. SAN DIEGO — There are so many dogs in need of homes in San Diego that several shelters and rescues are teaming up to encourage people to foster these pets. It’s called Project Dog Foster. Six local organizations are joining forces to find foster homes for dogs. They’re looking for people to help out, even if it’s just for a short period of time. “Dogs are social, they want to be with their families, they want…
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Pet surrendered for rental requirements

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The Lost Dogs’ Home has seen an increase over the past three years in the number of people surrendering their pets in the hope of securing a rental. Despite new laws which came into effect in 2020 granting tenants the right to own a pet when renting, the number of pets surrendered in the ‘moving/no pets allowed’ category has jumped by more than 47 per cent from 106 to 156 in the last three years. The shelter believes that the actual number of housing-related pet surrenders is likely even higher around the state, as people also privately rehome pets and…
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It’s coyote pup season. Here are some precautions for pet owners

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The start of spring, a time when outdoor enthusiasts and their furry sidekicks hit the trails, coincides with coyote pupping season and experts say dog ​​owners should take precautions on their next outdoor trek to avoid confrontations with overly protective coyotes. In California, coyotes breed January through March and their pups are born between March and May, according to the US Forest Service. Coyote pupping season stretches from the time when coyotes give birth to when the pups become juveniles and leave their parents, said Niamh Quinn, human-wildlife interactions advisor for the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. The…
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Dogs abandoned during Houston’s January freeze settle into their forever home

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HOUSTON – It was an ending that Amanda Mares could only dream of when she found two shivering dogs in the cold during January’s harsh freeze. Mares had heard frantic barking in a wooded area next to her family’s business and discovered sisters Hazel and Louise tied to a tree, with no shelter, food, or water. She begged their owner to take the dogs inside during the freeze, but he told her he was going to dump them instead. Mares then took the two girls into her small townhouse in northwest Houston, and the community rallied to get the girls…
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