Política · Responsabilização nos cuidados com animais de estimaçãoA Lei Dunkin promete responsabilização nos cuidados com animais de estimação. Os detalhes que podem ser exigidos por lei ainda importam.Escrito 28 de outubro de 2026 às 02:13 UTCAssistirTranscrição0:07Investigators recovered the intact remains of one hundred and seventeen dogs from0:10burial sites at an animal rescue.0:12That discovery and a family dog's death helped drive Duncan's Law, a federal0:17proposal to strengthen accountability in animal care.0:19Owners could gain a new way to seek compensation when their pets are harmed or0:23killed.0:23What would turn that promise into an enforceable protection?0:27Duncan died after his owners left him at a Los Angeles training business.0:30Farther north, investigators excavated burial sites at Miranda's rescue in Fortuna,0:35Humboldt County.0:36Republican James Gallagher cited both cases in announcing the proposal.0:39Duncan's law would amend the Federal Animal Welfare Act.0:42Gallagher has presented the measure as introduced, but the public house draft still0:46has a placeholder bill number and a blank committee referral.0:49Owners can't assume its promise protections have taken effect.0:52The draft identifies the one hundred and nineteen Congress, second session, and the0:56House of Representatives.0:58Its stated purpose is protecting companion animals held or cared for at certain1:01facilities.1:02The proposal's reach depends on how those facilities and their obligations are1:06defined.1:06Owners whose pets are harmed or killed at boarding and similar facilities could1:10bring a civil action seeking damages and other lost expenses.1:13The proposal also calls for recognizing pets as sentient beings.1:17Gallagher wants stronger accountability for unlawful euthanasia at rescues and1:20shelters.1:21A family would still need to know whether a facility is covered and what losses the1:25law allows them to recover.1:26Those details will determine how much help the proposed remedy offers after an1:30animal's injury or death.1:31Gallagher said conversations with Duncan's owners help spur him to act, even though1:35they aren't his constituents.1:37They told him they felt they had no recourse.1:39He wants the consequences of mistreatment to discourage it before another animal1:42dies.1:43Gallagher said there need to be greater protections and teeth when something like1:46this happens.1:47He wants facilities to live up to their promises, with consequences strong enough to1:51change how they care for animals.1:53Duncan was a two-year-old Bernese mountain dog.1:56His owners are loud luxury DJ Andrew Fedick and fashion creator Madeline White2:00Fedick, professionally known as Madeline White.2:03The Studio City couple booked care for Duncan and their other dog, Poutine.2:06While traveling to Europe, Fedik said they found smart dogs training online and saw2:11many positive reviews.2:12The Los Angeles business is owned and operated by trainer Jeff Todd.2:16The couple thought basic leash training could help dogs they already considered2:19well-behaved.2:20Hours after they arrived in Europe, Fedek said, Todd called to say Duncan had died.2:24Fedik alleged Todd told him the dogs had played outside during a heat wave.2:28He said Todd described Duncan showing signs of heat exhaustion before dying during2:32transport to another boarding facility.2:34Fedik alleged Todd didn't take Duncan to a veterinarian.2:37Poutine survived and returned to the couple.2:39The owners accused Todd of negligence.2:41Duncan's final medical cause of death hasn't been announced.2:45The couple shared their account with a combined following of almost two point five2:48million.2:48Fedik said other people then contacted them with stories of similar experiences.2:53Todd declined to comment on Duncan's case in August and didn't respond to a further2:57request on October twenty-seven.2:58Los Angeles Animal Services said in August it was investigating Duncan's death.3:02Police withheld recent nine hundred and eleven call in police report records3:05relating to Todd's address.3:06Citing an open investigation, the agencies gave no immediate further comment on3:10October twenty-seven.3:12Investigators also spent months examining Miranda's rescue, owned by Shannon3:16Miranda.3:17Court record allegations surfaced in May that dogs had been shot and buried.3:21Sheriff's investigators uncovered burial sites in June during an animal, cruelty and3:25fraud investigation.3:26Investigators recovered intact remains of one hundred and seventeen dogs, along with3:30additional skeletal remains.3:32Preliminary examinations found evidence of gunshot wounds in some remains.3:36Those findings don't show how every dog died or whether every death involved3:39unlawful euthanasia.3:41State and federal investigators helped the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office with the3:44excavations, documented on June twenty-five.3:47Petaluma announced on July twenty, nine that it had supplied former Animal Services3:51records to support the active investigation.3:54On September twenty, seven, Friends of Oakland Animal Services said it had supplied3:58records and evidence and wasn't pursuing its own civil lawsuit against Miranda.4:02The investigation was described as nearly complete the next day when Miranda said4:06the rescue had resumed taking in dogs.4:08Presuming intakes didn't amount to official clearance.4:10Both cases still await announced final outcomes.4:13Gallagher's proposal would create a route toward greater accountability, while4:16investigators must determine what happened to the animals.4:19For owners, an enforceable new remedy still depends on federal legislative action4:23and clear rules about who can sue and recover what.4:26No hearing or vote date has been announced, and Duncan's laws promise protections4:30haven't become law.Ler o artigoCronologia da históriaHeyDex
