Texas Animal Protection Ranking Improves
Texas moved up in the latest state rankings released by the Humane Society of the United States in its third annual report on state animal protection laws.
The animal rights group ranks states based on cruelty codes, protection standards, and animal research and farm animal policies. Texas jumped to the 25th spot, up from 36th last year.
The Humane Society attributed the state's improved status to an anti-cockfighting law and to the "puppy mill" bill that lawmakers adopted last year. The cockfighting measure allows the prosecution of people who breed fighting birds, profit from a fight or own ...
Comments (11)
Shannon Strong via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Gooooo Texas. Way to move up!!! :)
Dave Mundy via Texas Tribune on Facebook
... and this is important because?
Shannon Strong via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Because apparently people other than you care about innocent beings that are abused that have no way of protecting themselves.
Allen Livingston IV via Texas Tribune on Facebook
While it is important to protect animals and make sure they taken care of, the Humane Society of the United States is not the group we should be listening to. They are a radical animal rights group that wants to end animal agriculture in any way possible, bascially they are PETA with better suits and watches. They do not run or support your local humane shelter, the money they raise goes to lobbying for legislation that is harmful to animal agriculture and pet owners. You can go to HumaneWatch.org for more informaiton.
Sergio Hernandez De Santos via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Saying I care about animals makes me less macho? Just asking
Rick Scott McGuckin via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Real men care about animals.
Rick Scott McGuckin via Texas Tribune on Facebook
yes, allen, offering a $5,000 bounty on dogfighting tips is sooo 'radical.'
Sergio Hernandez De Santos via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Rick I was being facetious, and do they offer bounty on cockfighting?
Sonora Hartley via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Sometimes it takes radical to get the pendulum moving. There is no justification for neglecting or abusing animals - whether it's Spot, Fluffy or livestock.
Allen Biddle
Its seems to me that we would utilize our resources to protect children from molesters and drug dealers. To send a man to jail for fighting two roosters is ridiculous when drunk drivers get by with a slap on the wrist. I guarantee there is more chance of that drunk driver harming someone, which has happened more than once, than someone being hurt at a cockfight. If people our devoted to something fine but don't push your beliefs on me. My animals are well cared for but I can not understand why where an animals well being rates over that of a child or any person. Lets get our priorities straight and take care of our children and work to get real criminals off the street and stop letting them out on parole because prisons are over crowded. The HSUS is not all that they want you to think they are.
gypsy314 ne
Good thing Texas has woke up and now headed in the right direction.
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