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Pennsylvania could regain the dubious moniker as the nation’s puppy mill capital without a hike in the state’s dog license fees this year, Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding warned Wednesday.
He joined two state lawmakers and Gisele Fetterman, wife of Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, seeking support for an annual license fee increase from $6.50 to $10. Lifetime fees would increase from $31.50 t0 $49.
The fee hasn’t been increase in 25 years, Redding said.
“For the first time since the state dog law was enacted in 1893, the department in 2020 had to use taxpayer funds to enforce the state’s dog laws,” he said.
PSPCA removes allegedly neglected 17 dogs, including 5 puppies, from Lancaster County property
Humane Law Enforcement Officers, acting on a tip, removed 16 German Shepherd-type and one Siberian Husky from a kennel in Christiana, the PSPCA said Friday.
Credit: Pennsylvania SPCA Author: Keith Schweigert (FOX43) Updated: 11:05 AM EST February 5, 2021
CHRISTIANA, Pa. Humane Law Enforcement Officers with the Pennsylvania SPCA on Wednesday executed a search warrant and removed 17 dogs, including five unweaned puppies, from a property in Lancaster County over concerns about their welfare, the agency said.
Acting on a tip from a concerned citizen, the PSPCA removed 16 German Shepherd-type dogs and one Siberian Husky from a property on Bell Road in Christiana, the PSPCA said.
CHRISTIANA, Pennsylvania (WPMT) Humane Law Enforcement Officers with the Pennsylvania SPCA on Wednesday executed a search warrant and removed 17 dogs, including five unweaned puppies, from a property in Lancaster County over concerns about their welfare, the agency said.
Acting on a tip from a concerned citizen, the PSPCA removed 16 German Shepherd-type dogs and one Siberian Husky from a property on Bell Road in Christiana, the PSPCA said.
The officers were acting on a complaint alleging that the dogs’ owners had not been to the property in three days, the PSPCA said. Responding officers found evidence to collaborate that claim, according to the PSPCA.