The secretary of state is reviewing 154,082 signatures the coalition's 940 volunteers already had to gather to put the proposed law before legislators. The announcement on whether at least 115,570 of ...

The growing number of animals waiting at shelters for homes is often attributed to the hidden world of puppy mill dog breeding and dog auctions, according to local animal care agencies. Mari Lee ...

Since then, more people began circulating petitions, organizer Mary O'Connor-Shaver said. The petitions will be presented to legislators in January, 2011. If they fail to enact the ban by the end of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The nonprofit Humane World for Animals, ...

Geauga County Commissioner Bill Young has proposed setting up a joint meeting with County Prosecutor David Joyce and Dog Warden Matt Granito to discuss ways to regulate any future dog auctions in the ...

“It’s kind of hard of believe that it took this long to get this done,” Gov. John Kasich quips with his pol-tinged half-charm. “I mean, wh-what was the holdup, right?!” He is surrounded by animal ...

Activists who want to ban dog auctions in Ohio plan to take their case to the voters in 2010. Members of BanOhioDogAuctions.com plan to turn in a petition Monday to start the process of placing the ...