Category: Humane Society
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State, local SPCAs battle scourge of unlicensed kennels
Amy Worden writes the Philly Dawg blog for The Philadelphia Inquirer. With her permission, we are reposting her excellent coverage of the state of unlicensed kennels in Pennsylvania. For the third time in a week dogs in extreme situations have had to be rescued from unlicensed kennels in Lancaster County. In the first case, the…
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Tethering – on its Last Thread?
For years, people who care about animals have worked hard, but unsuccessfully to pass anti-tethering legislation in Pennsylvania. Recently, Melissa Smith, Executive Director of the York County SPCA, took matters into her own hands and is now working township by township to eradicate this atrocious practice. She graciously agreed to tell us her story in a…