{"id":2163,"date":"2023-04-07T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/?p=2163"},"modified":"2023-04-09T20:00:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T20:00:49","slug":"dog-registration-drive-reaps-success-and-curiosity-from-neighbors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/animal-policy\/dog-registration-drive-reaps-success-and-curiosity-from-neighbors\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Registration Drive Reaps Success and Curiosity from Neighbors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to local officials, a recent licensing law, coupled with a registration and vaccination drive for dogs in Plantersville, Mississippi is already reaping benefits<\/a>. They have seen a reduction in roaming dogs, more lost dogs returned to their owners rather than sent to the shelter, and, of course, we don\u2019t have to explain the benefits of rabies shots. So far, it sounds like a win-win for everyone. And in light of this success, neighboring towns are reportedly curious about enacting similar policies themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Three pals, two leashes. No roamin’ \u2013 just good times.
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Now, the idea that you pass a law affecting pet owners, and suddenly the number of roaming dogs and intakes goes down might seem simple and self-evident to some people. But the truth is, there are a lot of instances where you don\u2019t see such an obvious cause-and-effect with animal laws. Many aren’t effective at all, in fact. What happened here, is that a clear and reasonable set of rules were laid out for pet owners, accompanied with encouragement and engagement. There is nothing that felt arbitrary or punitive \u2013 just an ordinance that pet owners \u2013 the vast majority of whom are law-abiding, humane, and want the best for their animals and communities \u2013 would view as a net-positive and be happy to support. Now\u00a0that<\/em>\u00a0is a formula for success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Resources<\/strong>
\u2605\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0NAIA: Constructing Successful, Pet-Friendly Ordinances<\/a>
\u2605\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0NAIA Model Law: Dog Purchaser Protection Act<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to local officials, a recent licensing law, coupled with a registration and vaccination drive for dogs in Plantersville, Mississippi is already reaping benefits. They have seen a reduction in roaming dogs, more lost dogs returned to their owners rather than sent to the shelter, and, of course, we don\u2019t have to explain the benefits […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,10],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2163"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2163"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2165,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2163\/revisions\/2165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}