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HB 1143 ~ Gone To The Dogs

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Real Estate Agent with Homequest Real Estate

 

                                                  dog house

As of January 1st 2009 House Bill 1143 will go into effect. It was signed into law by NH Governor John Lynch.

According to the Group Give Us Shelter, the largest percentage (70%) of Wintertime Animal Cruelty Complaints, are because of insufficient shelter.

This bill will enable Animal Cruelty Investigators to remove an animal if they feel it is endangered.

The structures will now have to be structurally sound,keep the dog clean and dry and protected from the sun. It also has to be big enough for the dog to stand up and sit down and turn around yet cozy enough to retain body heat.house

The Bill was sponsored by Senator Sheila Roberge

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Joan Mirantz - Joni is a Realtor® with Homequest Real Estate, a locally owned, Customer Service oriented Firm.
Joan Publishes a monthly Newsletter "Food For Thought" under the pen name Realtor Sherpa.
(Joan also answers to Miz Maven and Miss Joni.)

Joan works in Buyer and Seller Representation with concentrations in the Merrimack Valley Area and towns surrounding Concord NH - the Capital City.
"I love what I do, and it shows in how I do it"

Having crossed over to the "other side of Middle Age" herself....Joan is an ongoing source of information about local programs, facilities and issues specific to her peers! 

 
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Rich Dansereau
Positive Real Estate Professionals - Knoxville, TN

This is good to hear! Pets really depend on us for everything and it is unconscionable to treat them with cruelty or neglect. Just how hard would it be to provide shelter for your beloved pet!?! If you aren't gonna love your pet, don't bring it home! Fido will drink to that...

Jul 24, 2008 07:17 AM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Joan, being a big dog lover I think this is a wonderful piece of legislation.

Jul 24, 2008 07:20 AM
Ida McCarthy
Ida McCarthy-Lombard Real Estate - Lombard, IL

Joan - it's a store selling only puppies!  They get them from puppy mills.  There is a lot of folks with horror stories about the pups that they got from there.  They did boycot one in a town not too far from me and now the store is gone.  Yay!  So, I'm hoping the one in Lombard will be gone too!

Jul 24, 2008 08:10 AM
Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman
Liberty Homes - Mililani, HI
(RA) AHWD CRS ePRO OAHU HAWAII REAL ESTATE

I guess over here we need to install fans in their shelters :)  I agree...I watch those Animal Planet shows (the SPCA ones) and finally stopped watching...we can't handle seeing all the abuse and neglected animals.

Jul 24, 2008 08:23 AM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Joan, I'm glad to hear that.  We have some wonderful "rescue" services here but the shelters are always full....It's sad that some animals that are removed are not adopted and there are very few No Kill shelters left.

Jul 24, 2008 12:28 PM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

This is great news.  I didn't really know there was a problem  -- obviously there was and now there is a solution. 

Jul 24, 2008 12:48 PM
Joan Mirantz
Homequest Real Estate - Concord, NH
Realtor, GRI, CBR, SRES - Concord New Hampshire

Thanks Mike...glad you stopped by!

Jul 24, 2008 02:28 PM
Joan Mirantz
Homequest Real Estate - Concord, NH
Realtor, GRI, CBR, SRES - Concord New Hampshire

William...that's exactly what it will do! It's a good thing :-)

Jul 24, 2008 02:31 PM
Joan Mirantz
Homequest Real Estate - Concord, NH
Realtor, GRI, CBR, SRES - Concord New Hampshire

Hi Rich...that picture is adorable! I know you have your chickens, but do you have any house pets?

Jul 24, 2008 02:34 PM
Joan Mirantz
Homequest Real Estate - Concord, NH
Realtor, GRI, CBR, SRES - Concord New Hampshire

The thing is Gary...it shouldn't have to be legislated! But I'm glad it is...

Jul 24, 2008 02:36 PM
Joan Mirantz
Homequest Real Estate - Concord, NH
Realtor, GRI, CBR, SRES - Concord New Hampshire

That's sort of what I thought Ida..Thanks for the info.

Jul 24, 2008 02:37 PM
Joan Mirantz
Homequest Real Estate - Concord, NH
Realtor, GRI, CBR, SRES - Concord New Hampshire

Oh I watch those too Sally...they are heartbreaking. The cruelty people can do never ceases to amaze me!!

Jul 24, 2008 02:39 PM
Joan Mirantz
Homequest Real Estate - Concord, NH
Realtor, GRI, CBR, SRES - Concord New Hampshire

Carole...apparently the problem is becoming worse... with the foreclosures people are abandoning their pets.

Jul 24, 2008 02:42 PM
Joan Mirantz
Homequest Real Estate - Concord, NH
Realtor, GRI, CBR, SRES - Concord New Hampshire

Joan...I guess a lot of people have been reporting abuses but the authorities hands wre tied pretty much unless it was blatant.

Jul 24, 2008 02:45 PM
Teresa Harris
Lake Real Estate, LLC - Denver, NC
Denver . Lake Norman . Charlotte

Great news! Thanks for letting us know what doggie things are going on in your neck of the woods! We love our 4-leggers!!!!!!!!!

Jul 24, 2008 06:36 PM
Joan Mirantz
Homequest Real Estate - Concord, NH
Realtor, GRI, CBR, SRES - Concord New Hampshire

Hi ....Teresa. This is a big step up here. No more frozen doggies in the Winter!

Jul 25, 2008 06:16 AM
Rich Dansereau
Positive Real Estate Professionals - Knoxville, TN

Dogs! I love dogs! I grew up with standard poodles and labs (interestingly both retrieving dogs, though nobody in my family hunts). They were always indoor dogs who like to play outside! Didn't matter that they weighed upwards of 70lbs.

Jul 25, 2008 07:46 AM
Joan Mirantz
Homequest Real Estate - Concord, NH
Realtor, GRI, CBR, SRES - Concord New Hampshire

Rich....I'm a dog person too...we have two now a Lhasa/chihuaha and a Bichon

Jul 25, 2008 02:26 PM
Steve Shatsky
Dallas, TX

I love dogs.  And as a dog lover I think this is GREAT news.  I just breaks my heart every time I see a dog kept outside and clearly not taken care of.  I also love cats and find them fun to play with, but, as you saw whne I was there, cats and my allergies are not a good combinataion!

I am glad to know that NH will be looking after the needs of our 4 legged friends! :)

Jul 25, 2008 03:02 PM
Joan Mirantz
Homequest Real Estate - Concord, NH
Realtor, GRI, CBR, SRES - Concord New Hampshire

Hey Steve...I was just wondering where you were! This is definately a good thing...a lot of animals get neglected in the Winter months!

Jul 25, 2008 04:02 PM
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