Animal Law Coalition

A second bill to ban animal gas chambers is gaining traction in the Pennsylvania legislature. The bill, S.B. 1329, like S.B. 969, was introduced by Sen. Andrew Dinniman. S.B.

Update January 11, 2012: It's on to the full Ohio Senate for a vote on H.B. 14. The bill has now been approved by the state senate Judiciary Committee with amendments. The committee heard testimony this week from proponents who related the difficulty of trying to identify dogs by appearance, that it is not the breed of the dog that determines danger, but the owner's treatment of the animal.

Florida state Sen.

A Washington state bill, H.B. 1226, would establish a program to subsidize spay/neuter of dogs and cats for low income residents and animal shelters, and also provide financial assistance for trap neuter return and other feral or free roaming homeless cat programs.

Chicago (EWA) - Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA) launched a major campaign on December 30 to expose the underhanded move by Rep. Jack Kingston (GA) and Sens. Kohl (WI) and Blunt (MO) that reinstated horse inspections and opened the way for horse slaughter to return to US soil.

Plaintiffs Decry BLM's Plan to Turn Wild Horses into "Ranch Animals"

 by Valerie James Patton, Vice-President, Equine Welfare Alliance, and Laura Allen, Executive Director, Animal Law Coalition and Vice-President, Equine Welfare Alliance

Update November 18, 2011: Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have now approved the Conference Committee report on H.R. 2112, the bill that, in part, determines agriculture appropriations for FY 2012. President Barack Obama immediately signed the measure, making commercial horse slaughter legal once again in the U.S.