‘Ollie’s law’ seeks to regulate dog kennels and day cares in memory of Longmeadow labradoodle
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
Posted Mar 10, 2021
Ollie s law is named after Ollie Baxter, who died in November after an attack at a pet daycare facility.Courtesy of Amy Baxter
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Ollie, a playful labradoodle, would have turned 1 year old today. Instead of celebrating that milestone, Amy Baxter is spending the morning with Rep. Brian Ashe promoting a bill that would implement safety regulations for doggy day cares regulations that could have saved his life.
There are no statewide regulations that dictate employee-to-dog ratios, emergency protocols or requirements to report pet-related injuries. Baxter learned that after Ollie was attacked by multiple dogs in October. He died on Nov. 28 from injuries related to the incident, but it was Baxter, not the pet day care owner, who reported the attack to local officials.
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Massachusetts oversight hearing on COVID vaccine rollout starts Thursday morning with Gov. Charlie Baker
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will be the first to testify Thursday morning in a hearing examining the state’s rocky COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
The Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management begins its hearing at 11 a.m. Thursday with the Republican governor testifying first. The hearing will be the first time Baker will publicly answer questions from lawmakers on vaccine distribution.
Legislators have lodged a series of questions in recent weeks about the rollout, from why the state didn’t initially launch a call center to why long lines formed at mass vaccination sites to why the website crashed after promises to improve the clunky online process.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker slammed for COVID vaccine website issues as he blames limited federal supply MassLive.com 2/25/2021 Steph Solis, masslive.com
Massachusetts lawmakers pressed Gov. Charlie Baker on his response to the online booking options for the state’s vaccine rollout as he placed the blame on a limited federal supply.
The Republican governor described the vaccine rollout, particularly in Phase 2, as “lumpy and bumpy” as he testified before the Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management Thursday morning.
“That’s what happens when people are doing something that’s never been done before,” Baker said. “To work through the issues that arose, our administration held regular briefings for legislators, local officials, boards of health and other interested parties, including provider organizations.”