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Therapy dog task force grows to meet hardship and disaster in Colorado and beyond
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On an upper level of the Colorado Springs Police Department, the calls never stop. The people here stand before screens displaying maps of the city and other urgent information, and they respond through headsets. “Are you safe? Are you out of danger?” “Do you see flames or smoke?” It’s another day in the communications center,…
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The unintended consequences of ‘puppy prohibition’ in Colorado | OPINION
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By Alyssa Miller-Hurley When a Colorado family decides to bring a new puppy into their home, they deserve a process guided by transparency and legal protection, not one that forces them into the “wild west” of the unregulated internet. As the legislature considers House Bill 26-1011, lawmakers should look beyond the bill’s intent and grapple…
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Puppy-mill pipeline plagues Colorado consumers | OPINION
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By Roland Halpern We can shut down the puppy-mill pipeline plaguing Colorado consumers. According to Florida’s Attorney General, deceptive pet sales tied to commercial breeding operations cost Florida consumers more than $25 million annually in avoidable veterinary bills, medications and heartbreak. Colorado has no reason to believe we are immune from the same costly system…
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Colorado House OKs capping pet rent, deposits
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An effort to cap the amount of money landlords can charge tenants for having a pet passed a major hurdle on Monday, receiving approval from the state House. If signed into law, House Bill 1068 would limit pet rent to 1% of the owner’s monthly rent or $35 per month, whichever is greater, in addition to capping pet…
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Colorado communities ponder aging bans on pit bulls
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AURORA – Gregg Jones was 10 years old when he hopped the fence at his family’s Aurora home and landed in the thick of the never-ending debate over the most controversial dog breed in the region, and probably the country. Before he hit the ground, one of his family’s two pit bulls, a 3-year-old boy…
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Controversy hounds San Luis Valley dog-breeding plan
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While the Denver metro area is anxiously awaiting the announcement of where the massive Amazon HQ2 will land, Conejos County in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado has some other ideas about economic development: namely, dog-breeding facilities. And they are as controversial as one would guess. The Alamosa Valley Courier reported this week that…
