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《邓肯法案》承诺加强宠物照护问责。可执行的具体条款仍至关重要。

发现117只狗的遗骸和一只家庭宠物狗死亡,促使人们提出联邦问责提案。提案承诺的救济尚未成为法律。

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117只狗:这是调查人员在北加州米兰达救援中心的埋葬地点发现的遗体完整的动物数量,此外还有其他骨骼遗骸。初步检查在部分遗骸上发现了枪伤迹象,但并非全部都有。此事是《邓肯法案》背后的两个案例之一。该提案旨在为宠物主人提供更有力的途径,在动物于专业照护中受伤或死亡时获得赔偿。1

另一起案例涉及一个家庭的狗:两岁的伯恩山犬邓肯。它的主人把它留在洛杉矶一家训练机构后,它便死亡。共和党人詹姆斯·加拉格尔在宣布这项措施时援引了这两个案例。该提案承诺追究责任,并以经济后果作为支撑。但这项承诺尚不是可强制执行的新保护措施;根据本文可查阅的报道,两项调查都尚未公布最终结果。1 14 15

宠物主人首先要弄清一个根本区别:这是一项拟议中的联邦法律变更,并非已经生效的加州保护措施。加拉格尔公开发布的众议院草案将修订《动物福利法》。草案仍显示占位用的法案编号,委员会转交栏也为空,因此其正式立法状态仍有重要问题尚未解决。2

这项提案实际上会带来哪些改变

NBC新闻称,《邓肯法案》将允许宠物在寄宿及类似机构受到伤害或死亡的主人对这些机构提起民事诉讼,索赔损害赔偿和其他损失费用。报道还称,该提案将承认宠物是“有感知能力的生命”。加拉格尔也希望加强对救援机构和收容所非法实施安乐死的问责。这些只是对拟议保护措施的描述,宠物主人不能据此认定相关权利已生效。1

NBC在10月27日的报道中有一处影响重大的错误:报道称该措施是扩大“州《动物福利法》”的适用范围。但加拉格尔发布的草案指明,这是第119届国会第二会期的众议院提案。KRCR的报道也将其描述为联邦提案。原始文件确立了联邦法律框架;简单称其为加州法案,会掩盖它实际需要在哪一级推进。1 2 6

加拉格尔称该措施已经提出。但现有草案中的“H. R. ll”占位符和空白的转交栏,本身并不能证实法案已获正式编号、正式提出日期或委员会已采取行动。现有报道也未证实举行过有日期记录的听证会或投票。宣布提案与正式立法行动记录并非一回事。1 2

救济措施的实际价值也取决于尚未经核实的条款。现有原始文件节选并未明确适用机构的完整定义、宠物主人可索赔的损失、任何赔偿上限,或主人必须证明的条件。现在就承诺每一家训犬机构、寄宿机构、救援机构或收容所都会承担相同义务,或承认动物具有感知能力必然会带来精神损害赔偿,都为时过早。2

提案的力度能否成立,就取决于这一点。承认动物的利益是一种原则声明。要让救济切实可用,就必须清楚回答一些更实际的问题:谁可以起诉、起诉谁、针对何种行为,以及可以索赔哪些损失?

发生这类事情时,需要更强有力的保护措施和真正的威慑手段。

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加拉格尔于10月27日向NBC新闻阐述了这一主张。他表示,目标不只是在人命……(应为动物死亡后提供赔偿),还要施加足够严厉的后果,以在事发前遏制虐待行为。这说明了他的立法目的,却不能证明公告中提到的任何一家机构有不当行为。1

法案名称背后的死亡事件

邓肯属于Loud Luxury组合的DJ安德鲁·费迪克和时尚创作者玛德琳·怀特·费迪克,后者的职业名为Madeline White。这对住在斯蒂迪奥城的夫妇前往欧洲旅行时,把邓肯和另一只狗普丁留在了洛杉矶的Smart Dogs Training。费迪克告诉NBC,他们在网上找到这家机构,看到许多好评,并认为基本的牵绳训练会对他们本就觉得表现良好的狗有益。该机构由训犬师杰夫·托德拥有并经营。1 4 14

费迪克说,这对夫妇抵达欧洲几小时后,托德打电话告诉他邓肯已经死亡。据费迪克讲述,托德称两只狗在热浪期间曾在户外玩耍,邓肯出现中暑迹象,随后在被送往另一家寄宿机构的途中死亡。费迪克还指称,托德没有带邓肯去看兽医。普丁幸存下来,回到了这对夫妇身边。1

狗主人指控托德疏忽。他们的说法并非对邓肯生命最后几小时的官方还原,官方也尚未公布医学确认的最终死因。NBC在8月联系托德时,他拒绝就此案发表评论;10月27日,托德也没有回应NBC进一步的置评请求。他的沉默不构成认罪。1 14

洛杉矶动物服务局8月表示,正在调查邓肯死亡事件。警方以调查仍在进行为由,拒绝公开与托德地址有关的近期911报警电话记录和警方报告。10月27日,两家机构都没有立即向NBC提供进一步进展。报道没有确立任何关于疏忽、起诉、定罪或洗清嫌疑的最终结论。1

加拉格尔表示,他与费迪克夫妇的谈话促使他采取行动,尽管他们并非他的选区选民。他们表达了挫败感,称自己觉得无计可施。这是他们的经历,也是他解释为何提出该提案的理由——但不能证明现行法律没有为任何宠物主人提供补救途径。1

救援机构调查仍未有定论

6月,洪堡县福图纳市米兰达救援中心的埋葬地点由警长办公室调查人员发现。找到117只狗遗体完整的遗骸,是对调查人员发现了什么的描述。这并不意味着117只狗都遭枪击,也不意味着每只狗都是在相同情况下死亡,或每起死亡都涉及非法安乐死。即便发现的规模令人震惊,这些区别仍然重要。1

调查在整个夏季持续进行。7月29日,佩塔卢马市宣布已提供前动物服务记录,以协助正在进行的调查。9月28日,《新闻民主报》报道称调查接近完成,救援中心负责人香农·米兰达表示,该机构已恢复接收狗只。恢复接收并不等于官方认定其已无过错。16 15

现有报道没有证实该案已有最终调查报告、起诉决定、定罪、不予起诉或洗清嫌疑的结论。加拉格尔的提案无法给出这些答案,正如它也无法确定谁应对邓肯之死负责。立法和调查承担不同职责。15

已知

  • 公开草案提议修订联邦《动物福利法》,但法案编号仍为占位符,委员会转交栏也为空。 2

未知

  • 有关适用机构、可获赔损失以及成功索赔条件的完整有效条款,仍未经核实。

后续

  • 请关注是否出现可查证的联邦法案及其立法记录、明确的救济条款,以及两项调查的官方结果。

家人把动物交给他人照护时,也就把日常控制权交了出去。动物受伤或死亡后,他们还可能不得不依赖同一服务提供者来说明事情经过。真正有意义的问责法律必须以比宣示更持久的方式解决这种不对等。《邓肯法案》提出了一条获得赔偿的途径;它能否成为切实可用的保护措施,取决于国会审议并最终通过的规则。

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  1. Investigators recovered the intact remains of 117 dogs from burial sites at an animal rescue.
  2. That discovery and a family dog’s death helped drive Dunkin’s Law, a federal proposal to strengthen accountability in animal care. Owners could gain a new way to seek compensation when their pets are harmed or killed. What would turn that promise into an enforceable protection?
  3. Dunkin died after his owners left him at a Los Angeles training business. Farther north, investigators excavated burial sites at Miranda’s Rescue in Fortuna, Humboldt County. Republican James Gallagher cited both cases in announcing the proposal.
  4. Dunkin’s Law would amend the federal Animal Welfare Act. Gallagher has presented the measure as introduced, but the public House draft still has a placeholder bill number and a blank committee referral. Owners can’t assume its promised protections have taken effect.
  5. The draft identifies the 119th Congress, second session, and the House of Representatives. Its stated purpose is protecting companion animals held or cared for at certain facilities. The proposal’s reach depends on how those facilities and their obligations are defined.
  6. Owners whose pets are harmed or killed at boarding and similar facilities could bring a civil action seeking damages and other lost expenses. The proposal also calls for recognizing pets as sentient beings. Gallagher wants stronger accountability for unlawful euthanasia at rescues and shelters.
  7. A family would still need to know whether a facility is covered and what losses the law allows them to recover. Those details will determine how much help the proposed remedy offers after an animal’s injury or death.
  8. Gallagher said conversations with Dunkin’s owners helped spur him to act, even though they aren’t his constituents. They told him they felt they had no recourse. He wants the consequences of mistreatment to discourage it before another animal dies.
  9. Gallagher said there need to be greater protections and teeth when something like this happens. He wants facilities to live up to their promises, with consequences strong enough to change how they care for animals.
  10. Dunkin was a two-year-old Bernese mountain dog. His owners are Loud Luxury DJ Andrew Fedyk and fashion creator Madeleine White Fedyk, professionally known as Madeline White. The Studio City couple booked care for Dunkin and their other dog, Poutine, while traveling to Europe.
  11. Fedyk said they found Smart Dogs Training online and saw many positive reviews. The Los Angeles business is owned and operated by trainer Jeff Todd. The couple thought basic leash training could help dogs they already considered well behaved.
  12. Hours after they arrived in Europe, Fedyk said, Todd called to say Dunkin had died. Fedyk alleged Todd told him the dogs had played outside during a heat wave. He said Todd described Dunkin showing signs of heat exhaustion before dying during transport to another boarding facility.
  13. Fedyk alleged Todd didn’t take Dunkin to a veterinarian. Poutine survived and returned to the couple. The owners accuse Todd of negligence. Dunkin’s final medical cause of death hasn’t been announced.
  14. The couple shared their account with a combined following of almost 2.5 million. Fedyk said other people then contacted them with stories of similar experiences. Todd declined to comment on Dunkin’s case in August and didn’t respond to a further request on October 27.
  15. Los Angeles Animal Services said in August it was investigating Dunkin’s death. Police withheld recent 911-call and police-report records relating to Todd’s address, citing an open investigation. The agencies gave no immediate further comment on October 27.
  16. Investigators also spent months examining Miranda’s Rescue, owned by Shannon Miranda. Court-record allegations surfaced in May that dogs had been shot and buried. Sheriff’s investigators uncovered burial sites in June during an animal-cruelty and fraud investigation.
  17. Investigators recovered intact remains of 117 dogs, along with additional skeletal remains. Preliminary examinations found evidence of gunshot wounds in some remains. Those findings don’t show how every dog died or whether every death involved unlawful euthanasia.
  18. State and federal investigators helped the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office with the excavations, documented on June 25. Petaluma announced on July 29 that it had supplied former animal-services records to support the active investigation.
  19. On September 27, Friends of Oakland Animal Services said it had supplied records and evidence and wasn’t pursuing its own civil lawsuit against Miranda. The investigation was described as nearly complete the next day, when Miranda said the rescue had resumed taking in dogs.
  20. Resuming intakes didn’t amount to official clearance. Both cases still await announced final outcomes. Gallagher’s proposal would create a route toward greater accountability, while investigators must determine what happened to the animals.
  21. For owners, an enforceable new remedy still depends on federal legislative action and clear rules about who can sue and recover what. No hearing or vote date has been announced, and Dunkin’s Law’s promised protections haven’t become law.

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