AR-News: West Hollywood Protects Its Pets

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West Hollywood Protects Its Pets

POSTED: 7:18 am PDT June 1, 2004
UPDATED: 7:28 am PDT June 1, 2004

LOS ANGELES -- West Hollywood is looking out for its animal companions. 

After two dogs died when they were left too long in a dryer at a city grooming shop, the city council is expected to vote soon on a measure that would slap strict safety rules on pet groomers. 

If the measure is approved it would be the latest in a string of ordinances that make West Hollywood a good place for pets. And animal rights activists and animal control officers agree that when it comes to legislating pet welfare -- the city is one of the best.  

In 1994, the city council passed a measure making it unlawful for landlords to forbid disabled and elderly tenants to have pets. The law also protected pet owners with HIV and AIDS. 

The city declared in 2002 that there were no pet owners in West Hollywood -- just pet guardians. That same year the city banned declawing -- saying the procedure was unnecessary and cruel.





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