Animal Welfare League of Frederick County - Cat and Dog Rescue and Adoptions
Thanks for a Successful PetAcular 2012!
The Animal Welfare League of Frederick County would like to THANK our sponsors for their support for the Pet-Acular Pet Expo.
Big Dog Sponsors
CARE-Crossroads Animal Referral and Emergency Buckeystown Veterinary Hospital
Top Cat Sponsors
PetSmart Frederick County Humane Society
Pretty Bird Sponsors
Robert A. Aird, Inc. Sage Small Business, LLC
Favorite Fish Sponsors
Frederick County Bank Greenbriar Pet Hospital and Resort Albanes Landscaping, Inc. Happy Paws Pet Sitting Services Rusty and Sharon Strine. Heavenly Days Animal Crematory Helping Hands Veterinary Clinic
The AWLFC would like to THANK Fuzzypants Photography for capturing the event. Stay tuned for pics.
AWLFC's Adoptable Pet of the Week!
Ramona
Domestic Short Hair - Brown/Tabby - Brown Mix:
Ramona is a very sweet 4 year old spayed female. She is a very sweet girl, who loves people and "tolerates" other cats. For more information, please contact Donna at 240-409-7834.
Visit Petfinder to see all of the wonderful friends who need homes.
Adoption Locations
AWLFC's Eastgate Adoption Center
Saturdays from 11am - 5:00pm. Evening, weekday and Sunday appointments can be arranged by calling 301.663.5855.
1202 East Patrick St. Suite 13A Frederick, MD 21701 301-663-5855
Saturdays at Petsmart and PetValu
Cat Adoptions are held most Saturdays from 11am to 4pm at Petsmart and PetValu.
Petsmart Luv-A-Pet Center 5401 Urbana Pike Frederick, MD 21704
PetValu Frederick Shopping Center 1305 West 7th Street #28 Frederick, MD 21702
Animal Welfare League Opposes Discriminatory Pitbull Ruling
On April 26, 2012, the Maryland Court of Appeals delivered a ruling that held a landlord liable for a 2007 incident in which his tenant's dog, an American Pitbull Terrier, escaped from a pen and mauled a child. Most alarming, however, is that the ruling also declared that "a pit bull or any dog with pit bull ancestry shall be deemed hence forth vicious and inherently dangerous as a matter of law."
This ruling has terrifying implications for all "big-headed dogs" in the State of Maryland as well as their owners, groomers, veterinarians, pet-sitters, and owners of stores they may frequent. Why? Because the ruling went so far as to hold anyone responsible who "knew or should have known" that the dog was a pit bull or pit mix, and offered services anyway.
The Board of Directors of the Animal Welfare League of Frederick County (AWLFC) strongly disapproves of this ruling. We believe that it is discriminatory and unfairly places all judgment on the physical appearance of a dog rather than the circumstances surrounding the incident and responsibility of its owner. We are deeply saddened by the knowledge that this ruling will result in the needless deaths of many pit bulls and dogs that look like a pit bull.
The AWLFC also wishes to express our appreciation to the Frederick County Board of Commissioners and Frederick County Animal Control for their May 3, 2012 press statement which opposes the Appellate Court ruling. We agree wholeheartedly with the Board's opinion that "the real focus should be on the way animals are raised, treated and trained, and no one breed should be the main focus of attention."
Finally, the AWLFC sympathizes greatly with the victim(s) of any dog attack. We support every person's ability to live without fear of negligent owners and their right to compensation when appropriate. We also believe there should be strict laws that penalize irresponsible owners.
We are following this situation closely and will continue to keep our members apprised. In the meantime, the best ammunition is education! So, please take a few minutes to read some of the links below:
