Group Wants Amtrak to Allow Pets on Trains

The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council is promoting the Pets on Trains Act of 2013, which could allow non-service animals on Amtrak trains.

Incarcerated Veterans Train Dogs For Wounded Vets

Inmates at the Maryland Correctional Institution in Hagerstown are training dogs to help wounded veterans. Officers say these dogs help the inmates as much as they help the wounded veterans.

Spay Neuter: Legislators Propose Bill to Reduce Homeless Animal Problem

ANNAPOLIS — Supporters of legislation creating a special fund to support spay/neuter services in the state through a surcharge on registration fees paid by the makers of pet food sold in Maryland, made their case before the House Environmental Matters Committee Thursday.

Local Animal Rescue Shelters Play Cupid, Pair Homeless Pups With Human Companions

More than 20 different rescue groups and shelters from across the Mid-Atlantic region went looking for love last Saturday, attending the fifth annual, “Camp Bow Wow Cupids and Canine’s Adopt-a-thon” to match needy pets with potential owners.

Pit Bull Challenge- Marylanders fight to keep their pit bulls a

BALTIMORE- Pit bull owners in Maryland are hoping for relief from either the courts or the state legislature following a ruling by Maryland’s highest court which called the dogs “inherently dangerous.” After the court ruled that landlords would be liable for any damages in the case of an attack, many landlords told their renters to move out or get rid of their dogs. Pit bull owners who rent their homes are still fighting to keep their dogs.

World’s Largest Labrador Retriever Dog Show

The largest collection of Labrador retrievers in the world comes to Frederick, Md., for the annual Labrador Retriever Club of the Potomac’s spring specialty show.

Montgomery County Police Add Fire-Arms Detectors to K-9 Unit

Montgomery County Police have two new crime fighters on their team. And they’re taking a bite out of crime. Literally.