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Help track down America’s favorite dog names and breeds
MuckRock wants you to share your pretty baby pupper photos with us as we embark on a new phase of one of our longest-running beats: nationwide dog and pet names and breeds.

Boston is a city for the dogs
MuckRock’s been requesting registered dog data from towns across the country. In honor of National Dog Day, we took a peek at the prevalence of puppies in our home town.

The fat cats of Kansas and Minnesota are holding dog registration data ransom
As a little experiment in transparency, MuckRock set out to file for pet licensing data for the most populous city in each state. After waiting a month for Wichita, Kansas and 11 days for Minneapolis, Minnesota we expected to find purr-fectly aligned rows and columns filled with dog names - instead, the cat overlords struck again, and we were met with a combined fee of over $100. You cat to be kitten me.

Florida’s cat overlords deny access to dog registration data
As a little experiment in transparency, MuckRock set out to file for pet licensing data for the most populous city in each state. The response from Jacksonville, Florida will have you wondering whether or not the state statutes are really protecting their citizen’s privacy, or - the more logical conclusion - serving the whims of their cat overlords.
4 Requests
Awaiting Acknowledgement
NARA 24-A.C. FOIA Advisory Committee December 7, 2023 ADA Accommodations
Robert Hammond sent this request to the National Archives and Records Administration of the United States of America
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Pet licensing data for Cambridge
Michael Morisy sent this request to the Cambridge Animal Commission of Cambridge, MA
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Chris Meller sent this request to the City of Greer of Greer, SC
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Reagan National Airport Canine Team Alerts
Carlton Purvis sent this request to the Transportation Security Administration of the United States of America