With a new legislative session starting, hope springs eternal.
At the top of my list for potential animal welfare legislation is a law that would keep our pets safe from domestic violence. Commonly called a pet protection order, this law would enable domestic violence victims to include their pets in domestic violence restraining orders.
Recently, Ohio became the 28th state to pass a Pet Protection Order. (See the National Link Coalition January 2015 piece below.) Note our neighboring states in Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa have such a law in place. What's holding Wisconsin back? Let's be #29!
http://nationallinkcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/LinkLetter-2015-January.pdf
At the top of my list for potential animal welfare legislation is a law that would keep our pets safe from domestic violence. Commonly called a pet protection order, this law would enable domestic violence victims to include their pets in domestic violence restraining orders.
Recently, Ohio became the 28th state to pass a Pet Protection Order. (See the National Link Coalition January 2015 piece below.) Note our neighboring states in Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa have such a law in place. What's holding Wisconsin back? Let's be #29!
http://nationallinkcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/LinkLetter-2015-January.pdf
Denice Ryan Martin, a volunteer with Wisconsin Voters for Companion Animals, is a freelance writer, licensed social worker and animal welfare advocate. She first wrote about this topic in May 2013. http://www.wivotersforcompanionanimals.com/blog/leave-no-pet-behind-why-wisconsin-needs-a-law-to-protectpetsfrom-domestic-violence
Contact Denice at [email protected]
Contact Denice at [email protected]
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