Animal Law Coalition

by Jenny Stephens, North Penn Puppy Mill Watch, www.nppmw.com (reprinted with permission) 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 2, 2008) For the first time in the history of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) the federal agency charged with protecting and managing wild horses in the United Statesofficials now claim that up to 30,000 horses currently in confinement may have to be euthanized to balance the agencys budget.

Need a dog or a cat, may be a ferret to keep you company?  But don't want to take care of it for more than a few hours, days or weeks? 

A burgeoning new industry advertises that you can now rent a pet.

A federal  district in New Jersey has preliminarily approved a $24 million settlement of class action lawsuits brought against five pet food companies.

Today, at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Marshals seized various animal food products stored under unsanitary conditions at the PETCO Animal Supplies Distribution Center located in Joliet, Ill., pursuant to a warrant issued by the United States District Court in Chicago.

Joyce Jacobson, researcher; John Holland, senior analyst AAHS; and Darrell R. Charlton Jr., researcher, © All rights reserved

Take Animal Law Coalition's poll on mandatory spay/neuter laws! 

Typically, reports of attacks by pit bulls many times prompt local officials to try to pass bans or restrictions on these breeds.

A nationwide study of equine abuse and neglect has recently been concluded by researchers working with the Animal Law Coalition.  The data was taken from the national on-line database of reported animal abuse cases at http://www.petabuse.com/. 

The study tabulated the number of reported cases of equine abuse and neglect and the number of horses involved in those cases over a period starting in January of 2006 and ending in Ma

Milwaukee , WI (6/2/08) --"RACING FOR TIME" SET TO RELEASE June 2, 2008 in conjunction with the 140th running of the Belmont Stakes.

WAMI award winning vocalist Ronnie Nyles and WAMI Nominee songwriter/producer, Debra Lopez release "Racing For Time", in quest of raising public awareness for the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act.