Pets

“District Dogs required to make safety and emergency preparedness improvements at all DC locations, as well as pay $100,000, and keep its Rhode Island Ave location permanently closed.”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the office of the DC Office of the Attorney General (OAG):

“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that District Dogs, a dog daycare, boarding, and grooming business, will be required to make safety and emergency preparedness improvements at all of its DC locations, as well as pay $100,000, in connection with a 2023 flood at one of its facilities that resulted in the death of 10 dogs. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) opened an investigation into whether District Dogs misled customers about the safety of their pets at its Rhode Island Ave location, including concealing and downplaying the known risks from previous floods. As part of a settlement agreement resolving OAG’s investigation, District Dogs will develop and implement comprehensive emergency response and evacuation procedures for each of its DC locations, train all DC staff on emergency response procedures, obtain risk management certification, and keep its Rhode Island Ave location permanently closed. (more…)

“Upcoming Hearing for Pet Owners, Renters, and Pit Bull Parents!”

By Prince Of Petworth


“Upton, who, after staying in a shelter for nearly a year, is adjusting quite well to living in a house”

“Dear PoPville,

I’m a volunteer with a small coalition working to lower pet rent in DC (to set a cap at $25/month as well as launch a pet-friendly homeless shelter and eliminate breed discrimination) and would like to share a link to a hearing coming up on October 8th for the Pets in Housing Act.

here are the three basic components of the bill: (more…)

Here’s What the Dog Daze Social Club will look like in Logan Circle. Read all the details!

By Prince Of Petworth

All the info from a press release:

“Dog Daze Social Club (1100 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005), a new hospitality concept with a restaurant and an adjoining dog-friendly garden is set to open this month in Logan Circle, offering a multi-faceted experience to the neighborhood. The team at Dog Daze has created a unique space next to Logan Circle where patrons can enjoy delicious food and drinks with friends in the café and restaurant or socialize and play with their furry companions in the 6,000 sq. ft. dog-friendly garden. (more…)

“DC Health’s Decision to End Animal Control Contract with the Humane Rescue Alliance”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Mr.TinMD

From the Volunteers for HRA Reform:

“On Wednesday August 28, Humane Rescue Alliance (HRA) CEO Lisa LaFontaine announced in an email to staff [attached] that the DC government’s Department of Health will end its animal care contract with HRA and take over operation of these services effective January 2025. As current and former volunteers, staff, and community members who spent countless hours raising concerns about the quality of HRA’s services, we are cautiously optimistic about this news. (more…)

A New Dog Park looking to come to Shaw near the Howard Theatre

By Prince Of Petworth


600 block of Florida Ave, NW

“Dear PoPville,

We in the neighborhood are incredibly excited about this prospect. The now vacant lot is owned and managed by the city. For years it has been a veritable trash heap. I had been working with the city for months to clean up the site. Realizing we needed to provide the city an alternative aside from simply asking them to clean it up, I started a petition for a dog park to be located here. (more…)

“DC’s Friendship Hospital for Animals announces new state-of-the-art facility, opening this fall”

By Prince Of Petworth

From a press release:

“Friendship Hospital for Animals, Washington’s most trusted destination for comprehensive veterinary care, is poised to open an additional, 30,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility that will expand the service Friendship provides to an unprecedented, advanced new level of care.

The second Friendship Hospital for Animals facility is expected to open this November at 5025 Wisconsin Ave. NW, just a half-mile from Friendship’s main location at 4105 Brandywine Street, NW.

In addition to becoming the new location of Friendship’s 24-hour emergency services, dermatology, cardiology and critical care services, among other care, the 30,000-square-foot facility will allow Friendship to provide additional and expanded specialty services, (more…)

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