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Kelsey K9 Trainer, Dunnellon, FL (2025)

08/04/2025

Welcome Hank!

He’s joining me for lessons to work on his manners out in public!

Keep an eye out for his pupdate!

07/01/2025

Have you taken time to review all the new laws that went into effect today in Florida? Three of them focus on Animal Cruelty!

1. (Florida Senate Bill 150) - 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘄 makes it a felony to 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 a dog during a natural disaster or evacuation, carrying penalties of up to 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 in prison and a $𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 fine. This law was inspired by a rescue operation during Hurricane Milton last year, ensuring no pet is left tied up in such situations.

2. (Florida House Bill 255) - 𝗗𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘄 enhances penalties for aggravated animal cruelty and creates a 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀. This gives shelters and pet sellers a tool to screen potential adopters and keep animals out of the wrong hands.

3. (Florida Senate Bill 572) - The 𝗣𝗮𝗺 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗔𝗰𝘁 mandates that owners of dogs deemed dangerous 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 must now 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘀 and 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 a minimum of $100,000 in 𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 before their pet can be re-released to them following a "Dangerous Dog Investigation" prompted by an incident where a dog bites or attacks a person or another animal, or when a dog's behavior poses a threat of injury 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

These new laws mark a significant step forward in protecting the welfare of animals in Florida and ensuring responsible pet ownership.

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