Update Aug. 15, 2010: For a look at the roundup going on now in Twin Peaks, read accounts of observers....  Update August 11, 2010: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected an emergency motion to stop the Twin Peaks wild hor ...

Article - lauraallen - 15 Aug 2010 - 1:12pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Pro-horse slaughter lobbyists are once again using state bills and resolutions to spread disinformation about this cruel, seedy practice. They have once again introduced a number of bills and resolutions in an effort to convince Congre ...

Article - lauraallen - 25 Aug 2010 - 8:16pm - 3 comments - 4 attachments

Update May 28, 2010: The Colorado state senate concurred in House amendments to S.B. 139, and Gov. Bill Ritter has signed it into law.   Update May 10, 2010: On Friday, May 7, 2010, the Colorado House of Representatives approved S.B. 139 b ...

Article - lauraallen - 25 Aug 2010 - 2:15pm - 7 comments - 0 attachments

As a result of a deal reached with the Humane Society of the United States, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland announced he would support and expected to pass laws regulating commercial dog breeders. At the time of this deal in June, 2010, ...

Article - lauraallen - 25 Aug 2010 - 11:25am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

McKenzie's Law , named for the little dog pictured here, who was rescued from a puppy mill, has been introduced as House Bill 570 by Ohio state Rep. Cheryl Grossman. McKenzie's Law or H.B. 570 is an alternative to O ...

Article - lauraallen - 24 Aug 2010 - 8:00pm - 2 comments - 2 attachments

In a press conference held today, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland announced a deal has been reached with the Humane Society of the United States on a number of animal welfare issues. As a result of the agreement, HSUS will not pursue its  ballot ...

Article - lauraallen - 24 Aug 2010 - 8:05pm - 4 comments - 0 attachments

© by Laura Allen, Executive Director, Animal Law Coalition Update Nov. 4, 2009:    The unofficial results show 63.65% of Ohio voters (1,958,646 people) voted yes for Issue 2, while 36.35% or 1,118,484 voters, voted no. It's pr ...

Article - lauraallen - 24 Aug 2010 - 10:27pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

                           Update: This case has been continued. We will keep you posted on a new hearing date. Original report:  Mark March 11, 2008 on your calendars. That is when Jennifer Smith, resident of ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Mar 2009 - 5:46pm - 8 comments - 0 attachments

Pennsylvania Senate Bill 672, introduced by Sen. Sean Logan would mean an end to animal gas chambers in the state. Five public shelters still use CO gas chambers to kill shelter animals. The bill has passed the Senate Agriculture and R ...

Article - lauraallen - 18 Jun 2010 - 1:07pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

Update Aug. 23, 2010: Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has now signed into law, H.B. 5772, one of the strongest laws in the country requiring pet stores, dog breeders and dealers, cattery operators and rescues to provide information to purchasers ...

Article - lauraallen - 23 Aug 2010 - 2:05pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

A law requiring manufacturers and retailers of new clothing to warn of fur content, has passed the California legislature and has been sent to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for signature. A.B. 1656  would prohibit the " sale or display f ...

Article - lauraallen - 16 Aug 2010 - 8:06pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Update July 29, 2010:  The House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has passed H.R. 305 by voice vote. Attached below find the committee background and markup on the bill. Also attached find Animal Law Coalition's ...

Article - lauraallen - 21 Aug 2010 - 5:10pm - 7 comments - 2 attachments

The Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) has approved regulations offered by the Dept. of Agriculture and its Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement that gut the ban on wire flooring for breeding dogs held in Class C commercial kennels ...

Article - lauraallen - 21 Aug 2010 - 7:23pm - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Bucks County, Pennsylvania District Attorney David Heckler refused to prosecute a criminal complaint filed by humane agent Johnna Seeton. Seeton had filed a ciminal complaint alleging violation of the state's animal cruelty law during a live pig ...

Article - lauraallen - 21 Aug 2010 - 4:32pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update Nov. 17, 2009: Pennsylvania's anti-tethering legislation, H.B. 1254, is still in the state House Judiciary Committee. WHAT YOU CAN DO Join the Pennsylvania Coalition to End Tethering and help us end this inhumane p ...

Article - lauraallen - 17 Jan 2010 - 8:27pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

You might wonder with the reports in the past 2 years of horrific animal abuse such as at the California Westland-Hallmark Co. , Bushway Packing Co. in Vermont or the mis-named Country View Family Farms in Pennsylvania, whether anyone is t ...

Article - lauraallen - 7 Jul 2010 - 5:25pm - 3 comments - 1 attachment

Update June 1: The Texas legislature has now adjourned for the 2009 session. This bill did not advance further and is now dead.  Update May 13: HB 3180, the Texas puppy mill bill, has now passed the state House of Representatives by a ...

Article - lauraallen - 4 Jun 2009 - 1:23pm - 14 comments - 0 attachments

Update Aug. 5, 2010:  In an exhaustive opinion, U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy struck down the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) 2009 Rule that delisted or removed northern Rocky Mountain gray wolves from the endangered spe ...

Article - lauraallen - 7 Aug 2010 - 1:41pm - 5 comments - 0 attachments

by Amy Abern, Executive Editor, tailsinc.com   The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the Humane Society of Missouri (HSMO), and the Louisiana SPCA (LA/SPCA) have created Canine CODIS (Combined DNA Index S ...

Article - lauraallen - 10 Aug 2010 - 2:59pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

The U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection is examining the state of horse racing.   The subcommittee held hearings last week that were chaired by Rep. Jan  Schakowsky (D-IL),  in the absence of Chairperson Rep. Bob ...

Article - lauraallen - 9 Sep 2008 - 3:17pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

Reprinted courtesy of Simone Netherlands, Founder,  Respect 4 Horses Note from Animal Law Coalition: Prior to the start of the Twin Peaks wild horse roundup, U.S. District Court Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. denied motions for ...

Article - lauraallen - 15 Aug 2010 - 1:12pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Inspired by a new Massachusetts law banning devocalization of dogs and cats , New York Assembly Member Kenneth Zebrowski has introduced a similar measure in New York.   A.B. 11684  would ban devocalizations in New York of dogs and cats ...

Article - lauraallen - 15 Aug 2010 - 12:47pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

People Need to Know the Truth About their Fur Fashion Statements. It's time to pass the Truth in Fur Labeling Act The 1951 Fur Products Labeling Act, 15 USC §§69b-69f requires fur clothing and accessories must be labeled generally with ...

Article - lauraallen - 14 Aug 2010 - 1:16pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Logan's Law , the law that bans devocalization of dogs and cats went into effect in Massachusetts this week! USA Today , Reuters , the Boston Herald , boston.com , Metrowest Daily News , msnbc.com , and the bostonchannel.com ...

Article - lauraallen - 7 Aug 2010 - 4:06pm - 4 comments - 0 attachments

This past week Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) wrote, " The actions of the BLM are contrary to The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971's original intent to manage the wild horses and burros in their natural state and to protect th ...

Article - lauraallen - 7 Aug 2010 - 5:13pm - 3 comments - 2 attachments

The City of Delta, Colorado has given Melissa Heinzen until May 4, 2008 to stop feeding a feral cat colony in Confluence Park.  Animal Control Officer Tammy Holden has given Ms. Heinzen until then to relocate the cats. The city intends  to t ...

Article - lauraallen - 29 Apr 2008 - 7:02pm - 5 comments - 0 attachments

The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued proposed rules to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act. Specifically, with respect to breeds of dogs used as service animals, DOJ had this to say:    &quo ...

Article - lauraallen - 8 Aug 2010 - 3:49pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update July 28, 2010: Late yesterday, U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks denied a motion  asking the court to hold Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, BLM Director Bob Abbey and Nevada BLM Director Ron Wenker in contempt of the ...

Article - lauraallen - 7 Aug 2010 - 5:50pm - 11 comments - 1 attachment

Reclaiming the Truth to Save Man's Best Friend   by Aubrie Kavanaugh, Editor, paws4change "At perhaps no time in history has mankind been as ignorant of natural canine behavior as we are today. . . how easily we forsake the d ...

Article - lauraallen - 7 Aug 2010 - 4:03pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update Oct. 12, 2009: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed AB 241 , the anti-puppy mill bill that would have limited commercial dog and cat breeders to a total of 50 breeding animals. Virginia, Louisiana , ...

Article - lauraallen - 29 Oct 2009 - 2:51pm - 15 comments - 0 attachments