Animal Law Coalition

Update July 2: A committee substitute version of S.B. 460, the North Carolina puppy mill bill, has passed the Senate Finance Committee.  

The bill is set for a vote before the full North Carolina Senate on July 8.

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Update June 29: The ASPCA has endorsed H.B. 344, An Act to Prohibit Devocalization of Dogs and Cats!

Update June 26: The Ohio Senate has now approved SJR 6 by a unanimous vote.

Update June 26: A118 passed the New Jersey Assembly by a vote of 77-2! It's on to the Senate where the bill has already been assigned to the Commerce Committee.

Update June 23: The Assembly Natural Resources Committee unanimously passed S.B. 428!

Holmes County, Ohio, the notorious puppy mill capital of Ohio, is reporting a decrease in commercial dog breeders.

Obama and Vilsack asked to push for ban on horse slaughter

Ithaca, New York (June 10, 2009)  The Animal Law Coalition and Animals Angels have asked the  U.S. Government Accounting Office (GAO) to investigate gross violations of humane laws and regulations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in connection with the commercial slaughter of horses. 

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is once again trying to reduce the shelter holding period for strays from 4 or 6 days to 3.

Under the governor's proposal for reducing the state deficit, stray animals could be euthanized after 3 days.

Update May 27, 2009: In a victory for dogs, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, has issued an order that will allow the challenge to Denver's pit bull ban to proceed on the claim that the ordinance violates substantive due process because it is not rationally related to a legitimate government interest. 

Update May 27, 2009: Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has approved S.B. 132, and it is now law!  (A copy of the new law is attached at the end of this article and can be downloaded.)