Best Friends Animal Society hopes that the other 49 states will follow Delaware’s new standard by 2025.

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Its history is brimming with dino discoveries, rock 'n' roll debuts, and even a headless chicken.
3. Wyoming elected the country's first female governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross, in 1925.
Impress your favorite Cheesehead (or Badger!) with these bits of trivia.
15. In 1949, residents of Mole Hill, West Virginia, changed the name of their town to “Mountain.” Get it?
It has more cattle than people, is nearly 90 percent farmland, and is home to the highest rents in America. Read on for more about the 39th (or is it the 40th?) state.
Blanketed in lush forests and sprawling farmlands, the Evergreen State is one of America’s greatest producers of fresh produce, rock & roll music, and tech start-ups.
21. The governor's mansion has an Oklahoma-shaped swimming pool.
10. When you're done touring Colonial Williamsburg, you should probably high-tail it to the nearby Presidential Pets museum.
Roswell, White Sands, and roadrunners: everything you need to know about the Land of Enchantment.
Teddy bears, ice cream, and skiing: get to know America's coziest state.
Impress proud Tarheels with these facts about America's twelfth state of the Union.
10. There have been so many songs written about Tennessee, the Volunteer State has 10 official compositions.
There's more to the Keystone State than cheesesteaks and the Declaration of Independence.
There's much more to the vast Midwestern state than Mount Rushmore.
There's much more to the vast Midwestern state than Mount Rushmore.