Safe Outdoor Dogs Legislation HB 873 up for consideration

  • Hundreds of pets died in Texas during the recent storm due to owner neglect and abuse. Animals were left outside to die. Dogs were found frozen solid in inadequate dog houses in sub-zero temperatures. Safe Outdoor Dogs Legislation is being heard by the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to establish basic standards of care to protect animals against extreme outdoor temperatures and other safety factors.
    Hundreds of pets died in Texas during the recent storm due to owner neglect and abuse. Animals were left outside to die. Dogs were found frozen solid in inadequate dog houses in sub-zero temperatures. Safe Outdoor Dogs Legislation is being heard by the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to establish basic standards of care to protect animals against extreme outdoor temperatures and other safety factors.
    The House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee is hearing HB 873 by Chair Nicole Collier (D-Fort Worth), otherwise call the Safe Outdoor Dogs Legislation. HB 873 includes key elements to protect dogs, including from extreme outdoor temperatures, which could have prevented unnecessary deaths during last month's winter storm. The legislation would establish basic standards of shelter and ca...

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