In perhaps the most unprecedented change, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, designed to provide financial relief during the pandemic, included $3 billion specifically for the CDFI Fund, which provides financial assistance to CDFIs and minority depository institutions (MDIs). That amount is nearly equal to what the fund has received in total since its inception […]
Monthly Archives: June 2021
Puppy Mill
Michigan man faces crime while running puppy mill that kept 24 dogs in “appalling conditions”
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SAGINAW, MI – A man from Carrollton Township has been charged with a felony for allegedly running a puppy mill that saw two dozen dogs living in “appalling conditions.” In addition to risking years in prison, the dog owner already owes Saginaw County a five-figure sum for dog housing costs. On Thursday, June 24, Saginaw […]
Puppy Mill
Frosh calls for rejection of challenge to state puppy mills ban on the sale of dogs – Maryland Daily Record
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By: Steve Lash Legal Affairs Writer of the Daily File June 24, 2021 Maryland’s ban on retail pet stores selling dogs while allowing rescues and nonprofit dog shelters to continue sales from July 1 does not violate the constitutional guarantee of equal treatment under the law, said the state attorney general in federal court in […]
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Just Puppies of Maryland in Rockville has been charged with selling puppies in violation of the No More Puppy Mills Act, Attorney General Brian Frosh said in a press release on June 17. Charges have been filed against Just Puppies, which is located at the Twinbrook Center on Veirs Mill Road, as well as another […]
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Just Puppies in Rockville is one of two pet stores accused of breaking the state’s Puppy Mills law, which prohibits the sale of puppies and kittens in retail stores. Photo from Google Street View A Rockville pet store is one of two charged with breaking the state’s Puppy Mills law, which prohibits the sale of […]