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Rendell cleaned house in the animal cruelity department. New people are holding the positions as well as new positions added to enlarge the force to prevent/shut down cruelty and puppymills. Again, if the law passes, I will not hold my breath to see how well it is enforced. That is yet to be determined. In this new law, there are also admendments to clarify certain exsisting laws where clarity was not given. Also to strenghten exsisting laws. They are adding appeal rights to owners of vicious dogs in cases where the vicious dog caused harm/distruction to others. Abandonment laws to those that do not adhear to their responsibility in cases like vicious dogs/or unlicensed kennels. Shelters will be exempt to adhear to the kennel size. They are temporaryly harboring and doing a community service. To require them to adhear to the new kennel size will limit their ability to shelter dogs (which will be utilized in cases where dogs are removed from kennels/cruelity cases). They will have to adhear to the documentation aspect of the law and exercise. Also, every dog that is in a shelter must be licensed before it leave w/the adopter. The shelter facility must have proof that the adopter licensed the dog.