Sentences with phrase «safety of dogs across»

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Dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens from across the United States and around the globe are rescued from overcrowded municipal shelters, commercial breeding facilities, and other less - than - ideal - circumstances, and brought to the safety of the world's largest no - kill rescue and adoption organization.

The executive director of Delaware's Office of Animal Welfare commented, «HB 13 is in the best interest of public safety, it will ensure that laws are enforced consistently across the state, based on the actions of a dog or dog owner, and not a dog's physical appearance.»

Over the past two years, more than 100 municipalities across the USA have overturned bans and other restrictions that target dogs in the pit bull family, and opposition to BSL comes from sources as diverse as the American Bar Association, animal rescue groups, the Center for Disease Control and even President Barack Obama, who said in August that the laws are largely ineffective while doing nothing to improve public safety, and are often a «waste of public resources».

In fact, animal shelters across the country are accustomed to receiving «July 4th» dogs — dogs who run off during fireworks celebrations and are rescued by animal control officers or Good Samaritans who take them to the safety of the local shelter.