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"APPLETON (WI) - Council members could vote on a proposal to allow snakes up to 6 feet as pets at its Jan. 20 meeting." - from postcrescent.com

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is amending its regulations under the Lacey Act to add all species of salamanders from 20 genera, of which there are 201 species, to the list of injurious amphibians." - from federalregister.gov

"The Warrenville (IL) Community Development and Planning Committee/Committee of the Whole will continue discussing a proposed ordinance to ban the unlicensed breeding of dogs and cats during its regular meeting at 7 p.m. today ..." - from championnews.net

'JANESVILLE, WI (WKOW) -- A city council member in Janesville is responding to calls for tougher standards for pet stores as some in the community are rallying to urge pet owners to support shelters and not what they're calling puppy mills." - from wkow.com

"MAMARONECK, NY - The village's first agenda item of 2016: protect its furry, four-legged friends." - from lohud.com

"Some pet stores in Las Vegas will need a serious makeover to comply with a new law passed by the city council that will shake up the traditional sales of dogs, cats and even potbellied pigs." - from reviewjournal.com

"MADISON, Wisconsin — A Republican bill that would outlaw possession of dangerous exotic animals grew more complicated Tuesday after its authors said they plan to soften it to protect more businesses." - from dailyjournal.net

"Bernadette Juarez has been named acting Deputy Administrator for the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Animal Care (AC) program." - from wattagnet.com

"PROVIDENCE -- Penalties of $15,000 were lodged against a dog daycare business where a golden retriever mix was injured so severely during unsupervised play outside that she had to be destroyed." - from providencejournal.com

"AVENEL, NJ — A state senator has filed a bill that would crack down on the sale of pets from large-scale breeders in an effort to put so-called puppy and kitten mills out of business." - from nj.com