There are news reports almost daily about raids on people called animal hoarders who have large numbers of animals suffering in deplorable, filthy conditions. The news reports typically show a home or some building or property overcrowded with starving, ...

Article - lauraallen - 10 Oct 2007 - 5:15am - 5 comments - 0 attachments

Eleven groups, a mix of dog owners and animal welfare organizations, have filed an amicus brief in the criminal case pending against Michael Vick and his cohorts in federal court in Virginia. The amici curiae or friends of the court, are urging Judge ...

Article - lauraallen - 6 Dec 2007 - 7:56pm - 6 comments - 0 attachments

Update June 18, 2008: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined the petition by Cavel International, Inc. to hear its claim that an Illinois law banning horse slaughter for human consumption violates the U.S. Constitution and federal statu ...

Article - lauraallen - 26 Aug 2008 - 6:24pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

 It can be disastrous for the animals when a pet owner or the operator of a small shelter dies and leaves them with no one willing or able to care for them. It can be just as problematic when a shelter including a non-profit decides to close.  It is i ...

Article - lauraallen - 25 Jul 2008 - 12:36am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

  Update: The polar bear is now listed as a threatened species. For more on this and what this listing could mean for the polar bear, read Animal Law Coalition's earlier reports below. Original report : On January 9, 2007 the U.S. Fi ...

Article - lauraallen - 20 Jul 2008 - 8:14pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Youngstown Ohio has banned pit bulls and pit bull mixes effective September 15, 2007. Any pit bulls or mixes in the city as of that date may stay as long as they are registered and their owners obtain $100,000 in liability insurance to cover any injurie ...

Article - lauraallen - 9 Jun 2008 - 5:52pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

  Update June 8, 2008:  The plaintiffs in this case have decided to appeal the judge's dismissal of their case.    Indeed, Colorado federal District Court Judge Walker D. Miller dismissed all of their claims in this case.  Procedu ...

Article - lauraallen - 9 Jun 2008 - 4:13pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

  Update: Despite his last minute efforts to appease animal welfare advocates and dog owners by supporting a dog fighting task force in the Indianapolis area, Mayor Bart Peterson, lost his bid for re-election. For more on the mayor's call ...

Article - lauraallen - 6 Dec 2007 - 5:00pm - 6 comments - 0 attachments

Jonathan Babineaux is not a top NFL player like his Atlanta Falcons teammate, Michael Vick. Nor is he as famous. But he may be as cruel to animals as Vick. Yet he is still playing football. Babineaux has been accused of killing Kilo, a pit bull mix ...

Article - lauraallen - 23 Oct 2007 - 1:45am - 1 comment - 0 attachments

  With her March 28, 2007 opinion, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly for the D.C. District Court helped end horse slaughter for human consumption in the United States. The judge has invalidated a USDA regulation that allowed horse slaughter for human ...

Article - lauraallen - 26 Feb 2008 - 6:08pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Make it a priority to unchain dogs and other animals in your state or community. Here are some reasons why: The United States Department of Agriculture, Federal Register - July, 1996: "Our experience in enforcing the Animal Welf ...

Article - lauraallen - 18 Feb 2008 - 11:19pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

   The Canadian Horse Defense Coalition, www.defendhorsescanada.org has launched an effort to "end ...equine slaughter in Canada."  Now that horse slaughter for human consumption has ended in the U.S., even more horses are li ...

Article - lauraallen - 18 Jan 2008 - 3:31pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

    A 2003 Gallup poll revealed almost two-thirds of Americans "support passing strict laws concerning the treatment of farm animals."   In a 2003 Zogby poll it was determined approximately 70% of Americans say it is "unac ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Dec 2007 - 5:29pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

People Need to Know the Truth About their Fur Fashion Statements. It's time to pass the Dog and Cat Fur Prohibition Enforcement Act. The 1951 Fur Products Labeling Act, 15 USC §§69b-69f inclusive requires fur clothing and ac ...

Article - lauraallen - 12 Dec 2007 - 11:29pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

By Gary Krasner Note: This article was originally published at http://www.americandaily.com/article/20117 AUG 31, 2007----In a hearing on August 27th in federal court, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick formalized his written ...

Article - lauraallen - 10 Dec 2007 - 4:39pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update : The Baltimore County Council has rejected a pit bull ban!! Instead the council will consider a stronger dangerous dog law including an increase in fines for those who fail to license their dogs. For more, read the original report b ...

Article - lauraallen - 23 Oct 2007 - 2:00am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The latest battleground in the fight against Wisconsin puppy mills was at the Thorp Dog Auction this past weekend. As the auction got underway, animal welfare advocates wearing orange T-shirts staged a rally outside to protest the cruel suffering endure ...

Article - lauraallen - 10 Oct 2007 - 5:15am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

 It was not quite the result Cincinnati councilman Cecil Thomas expected when he proposed to amend a city ordinance that allows only veterinarians and humane or SPCA officers to decide if a dog is a pit bull. Based on a study and recommendation of th ...

Article - lauraallen - 10 Oct 2007 - 5:15am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Wildfires during the past week in Greece have left little in their wake but a barren landscape. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) estimates the fires killed 66 people and destroyed "more than 4,000 homes in 110 villages and nearly 50 ...

Article - lauraallen - 10 Oct 2007 - 5:15am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

To "clean up" its streets ahead of its Millennium celebration set to begin September 12, Ethiopia plans to get rid of stray dogs with meat laced with strychnine. The meat will be placed around as "bait". The poison will cause the ...

Article - lauraallen - 10 Oct 2007 - 5:15am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

 There are bills pending in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate that would require humane treatment of sick or injured livestock and ban the use of these "downed" animals for human food. Earlier versions of these bills we ...

Article - lauraallen - 10 Oct 2007 - 5:13am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

  The USDA says 90% of horses are healthy when they begin their horrific journey to the slaughterhouse. These horses are shipped in cramped, overcrowded transports to the slaughterhouse. They often have no food or water for over 24 hours. In the sum ...

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