There's no better time than Spring to go cruising with your dog or cat around town, pick up an ice-cream, cruise the boulevard, drop clothes off at the dry cleaner, stop for a latte...?

Sounds good, but if you live in the LA area you'd better make sure your pet is snug and secure in his or her's OWN seat and not your lap. Along with putting on your lipstick and talking on cell phones, Assembly Bill 2233 proposed by Assemblyman Bill Maze, R-Visalia prohibits pets on the driver's lap. So strap up, or be prepared to pay up!

Hey, it looks like a squeaky wheel may start to get some oil. I caught this item coming again from the West Coast where some people are actually taking some action about the pets and home foreclosure crisis.

More old news that won't go away...the sad story of a young boy shot in the face by a stray bullet was heightened at the discovery in this home of a number of dogs clearly being prepped for illegal fighting.

And it looks like while Oprah lives and broadcasts her mega-million talk show from Chicago, viewers in that region weren't paying much attention to her recent special on Puppy Mills.

Sadly, a hoard of 49 were rescued with an adoption fate to be determined.

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