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December 12, 2011
Purchasing
a puppy online? Watch out for fraudulent sellers
The Humane Society of the United States recently released results of an investigation into a national online puppy
retailer that misleads consumers into thinking the dogs are from local breeders. The company operates at least two
Oregon websites. Take a moment to read this excellent article by Monique Balas of The Oregonian on the recent
investigation of Purebred Breeders, LLC, which sells sick puppies from cruel puppy mills to unsuspecting consumers. 
Read more . . .
Humane State Rankings 2011
Oregon was tied for 2nd place in the ranking of the nation's strongest animal protection laws.
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Federal Legislative Issues
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2011 Oregon Legislative Session
| Oregon Legislature | 2011 Session Summary |
| 2011 Oregon Legislative Session | |
Oregon’s 2011 state legislative session adjourned June 30.
Read a summary of animal protection legislation that passed this year.
Read more . . .
| Oregon Legislature | Bill Status: Signed by Governor |
| Protect Families and Pets from Domestic Violence | |
| Bill Number: OR S.B. 616 | Read Text |
Oregon is considering S.B. 616, a bill to add animals to the Family Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA), and thereby giving Oregon courts the ability to provide for the safety of animals in domestic violence restraining orders.
| Oregon Legislature | Bill Status: Died in Senate |
| Creates Offense of Equine Tripping | |
| Bill Number: OR S.B. 613 | Read Text |
The Oregon legislature is considering a bill (S.B. 613) to ban horse-tripping, events that can cause life-threatening injuries to horses in the name of entertainment.
| Oregon Legislature | Bill Status: Died in House |
| Allows Persons to Use Dogs to Hunt or Pursue Cougars | |
| Bill Number: OR H.B. 2337 | Read Text |
The Oregon legislature is considering legislation (H.B. 2337) to effectively overturn a 1994 ballot measure approved by Oregon voters to ban the hound hunting of cougars. After passing these protections in 1994, Oregonians again voted in 1996 to protect cougars from this cruel and unsporting practice.
| Oregon Legislature | Bill Status: Signed by Governor |
| Protect Hens from Cage Cruelty | |
| Bill Number: OR S.B. 805 | Read Text |
The Oregon Legislature is now considering a bill to phase out battery cages in the state of Oregon, creating a better living environment for egg-laying hens and improving food safety at the same time. If passed, those three million hens would be able to engage in basic movement and even spread their wings.
| Oregon Legislature | Bill Status: Signed by Governor |
| Protects Sharks from Cruel Finning and Extinction | |
| Bill Number: OR H.B. 2838 | Read Text |
Tens of millions of sharks are killed every year to supply the cruel and wasteful trade in shark fins and fin products. Many of these sharks’ fins are obtained by cutting the fins off the shark and throwing the animal, often still alive, back into the ocean to die a slow death. Legislation is being considered in Oregon (H.B. 2838) to stop this practice.