It has come to light that at horse slaughter facilities, Canadian inspectors were actually ordered to stay off the kill floors during slaughter. Why? To read more of this article by Animal Law Coalition's Executive Director, Laura ...

Article - lauraallen - 22 Jun 2010 - 8:43pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The number of American horses that are slaughtered is driven by a demand in some other countries for horsemeat, where it's usually a pricey delicacy.  To read more of this article by Animal Law Coalition's Executive Director, Laura Allen, i ...

Article - lauraallen - 22 Jun 2010 - 8:34pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

In the wake of an investigation by Animals' Angels in November, 2009, European Union officials have announced an investigation into the conditions and treatment of horses at slaughter houses in Mexico specifically the Jerez facility.    EU's ...

Article - lauraallen - 22 Jun 2010 - 1:26pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

An Ohio bill dubbed the "puppy mill bill", S.B. 95, (attached below for downloading), has passed a Senate Committee by a vote of 7-1 and may be taken up by the full Senate before the summer recess. The bill, however, is probably more ap ...

Article - lauraallen - 3 Jun 2010 - 1:49pm - 7 comments - 1 attachment

The U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee chaired by Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.VA.) , continues to  investigate the Deepwater Horizon  oil rig explosion that has resulted in the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and wil ...

Article - lauraallen - 20 Jun 2010 - 7:10pm - 2 comments - 1 attachment

Update June 16, 2010: Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell has now signed H.B. 6 into law!  The final version of H.B. 6 strengthens penalties for animal cruelty and makes sexual abuse of an animal a crime.  Under this bill it would be a cr ...

Article - lauraallen - 19 Jun 2010 - 1:05pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update April 20, 2010:  In an 8-1 opinion with only Justice Samuel J. Alito dissenting, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal law prohibiting the creation, sale or possession of animal crush videos and other depictions o ...

Article - lauraallen - 3 Jun 2010 - 12:22am - 22 comments - 0 attachments

Update:  The bills in  New York , West Virginia , New Mexico , Illinois  passed and are now law! Original report: A number of states this year are considering legislation to ban animal gas chambers: N ...

Article - lauraallen - 14 May 2010 - 1:58pm - 4 comments - 0 attachments

In a move that astonished and angered pet owners and animal welfare advocates, Macon County, Illinois approved by a unanimous vote a plan to offer to declaw cats and remove the dewclaws of dogs that are adopted from the public shelter.  The cha ...

Article - lauraallen - 12 Jun 2010 - 2:26pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

It was a grim scene at the Jackson County, West Virginia animal shelter last winter.  Concerned citizens like Bonnie Oliver found starving, freezing horses and a dumpster full of dead dogs. The West Virginia state police investigated the Ja ...

Article - lauraallen - 11 Jun 2010 - 7:16pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

Update : Since the decision of a Wilkes County, North Carolina judge that 127 dogs including puppies must be euthanized, there has been increasing outrage in the animal welfare community.  Most of that anger has been directed at the Humane So ...

Article - lauraallen - 22 Jan 2010 - 8:40pm - 8 comments - 0 attachments

In a 7-0 decision written by Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer, the Ohio Supreme Court reversed the finding of the Ohio Court of Appeals that Ohio state law R.C. 955.22 and 955.11(A)(4)(a)(iii) and Toledo Municipal Code 505.14(a) are unconstitutional becaus ...

Article - lauraallen - 10 Oct 2007 - 5:11am - 35 comments - 0 attachments

U.S. Inspector General Releases Audit of USDA/APHIS By:  Jenny Stephens, North Penn Puppy Mill Watch On Tuesday afternoon I received a copy of the Inspector General's audit of the APHIS Animal Care Program - Inspections of Problematic ...

Article - lauraallen - 7 Jun 2010 - 12:45pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Florida attorney, Rima C. Bardawil, has served notice on Miami-Dade County's Animal Services Attorney, Dennis Kerbel, that she represents certain, as yet unnamed dog owners " who lost, were forced to move, had to give up their beloved pet, or ...

Article - lauraallen - 19 Dec 2008 - 6:26pm - 8 comments - 0 attachments

Pro-slaughter interests have once again used a state legislature to advance their agenda to return horse slaughter to the U.S.   They have pushed through the Wyoming legislature a new law, H.B. 122, introduced by Wy. State Rep. Sue Wallis ...

Article - lauraallen - 3 Jun 2010 - 12:24am - 2 comments - 0 attachments

The Equine Welfare Alliance has sent the following letter to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) in response to AVMA's JAVMA article.....(The letter is also attached below.) To: American Veterinary Medical Association   ...

Article - lauraallen - 3 Jun 2010 - 12:22am - 2 comments - 1 attachment

by John Holland, president, Equine Welfare Alliance, (reprinted with permission), originally published in Horse Talk magazine . One cannot imagine used cars being marketed as "unwanted cars" or existing homes being offered as &quo ...

Article - lauraallen - 3 Jun 2010 - 12:24am - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Courtesy of Animals' Angels   Belgian and Dutch consumers were shocked to learn of widespread horse slaughter-related cruelty in North and South America.  Undercover video footage aired on three major news programs showed horses des ...

Article - lauraallen - 3 Jun 2010 - 12:23am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

but would still create Livestock Care Standards Advisory  Council that is weighted in favor of agri-business.     Update May 8: The Vermont House of Representatives did not concur in the Senate proposal for H.B. 767 as ...

Article - lauraallen - 3 Jun 2010 - 12:21am - 0 comments - 1 attachment

The Toronto Humane Society has released the results of a survey of cities that establishes Ontario's 2005 ban on "pit bull" breeds or dogs that resemble pit bulls has not made any difference in the number of dog bites. In fact, dog bite ...

Article - lauraallen - 1 Jun 2010 - 10:27pm - 4 comments - 1 attachment

Under Florida law a dog that has not been designated as dangerous will still be euthanized if it attacks and causes "severe injury or death to a human." Fla. Stat. § 767.13 Recently, Broward County, Florida passed a new ordinance th ...

Article - lauraallen - 9 Sep 2008 - 6:16pm - 5 comments - 0 attachments

Breed bans single out particular breeds of dogs, usually pit-bull-type dogs, and ban or restrict them. These breed bans are over-inclusive and penalize responsible dog owners.   Breed bans are also under-inclusive: These bans do not target all dogs ...

Article - lauraallen - 31 Jan 2009 - 9:32pm - 22 comments - 0 attachments

Update May 27, 2010: The Ohio House of Representatives today approved H.B. 55. Prior to the vote, the provisions of H.B. 79 were added to H.B. 55, and the amended H.B. 55 passed!  (House Journal, p. 2730-2732)   H.B. 79 repeals th ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 May 2010 - 12:53pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

This sign pictured here is reflective of a growing sentiment as Nevada Sen. Harry Reid's role in sending wild horses and burros to slaughter comes to light... In 1971 the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act (WFRHBA) was passed to prov ...

Article - lauraallen - 28 May 2010 - 7:50pm - 9 comments - 0 attachments

CHICAGO, (EWA) - The budgeting process to determine funding for the planned wild horse and burro sanctuaries or "Salazoos" proposed last October by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar , is going on now . The outcome of the testimony ...

Article - lauraallen - 28 May 2010 - 7:05pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update May 14, 2010: Missouri's 2010 legislative session has ended. Some say that's a good thing for animals . The pro horse slaughter provisions, originally, H.B. 1747, buried in S.B. 795, were removed by the conference committee. ...

Article - lauraallen - 26 May 2010 - 4:53pm - 27 comments - 0 attachments

Update May 6, 2010: Tennessee state Rep. Janis Sontany has reported, " Speaker Kent Williams made the motion to have HB1428 sent to summer study on Tuesday in Finance, Ways and Means.  This, in essence, makes the bill dead for this ...

Article - lauraallen - 26 May 2010 - 4:54pm - 4 comments - 0 attachments

Under the Colorado Dept. of Agriculture regulations for the state's Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act, " [f]acilities that breed, train or house Alaskan dog breeds or Alaskan breed crosses, specifically for the purpose of pulling dog sleds" ...

Article - lauraallen - 26 May 2010 - 5:00pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

by Valerie Hayes, Atlanta Animal Welfare Examiner  April 29, 2010 was a long and dramatic last day of the legislative session for Grace's Law, H.B. 788 .  In the morning of the last possible day, the House approved the amended ...

Article - lauraallen - 26 May 2010 - 4:55pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

Update Mar. 9, 2010: It's now official! Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has signed H.F. 2280 into law. A rare champagne moment for the animals, one rescuer described. For more on this new law, read Animal Law Coalition's reports below. ...

Article - lauraallen - 26 May 2010 - 4:57pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments