In May 2012, DogTime.com first told you about the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposed plan to close a longstanding loophole in the Animal Welfare Act that allowed commercial breeders to sell animals over the Internet to unsuspecting buyers without having to worry about operating under government-mandated animal welfare standards. The dogs, cats, rabbits, and other…
Last week, U.S. Senators reintroduced the Puppy Protection Act in an attempt to increase federal protections for domestic dogs. According to…
