More than 30 county and city shelters in N.C. continue to use gas chambers to kill animals. Some shelters workers have been known to beat animals in the head, drown the ...

Article - lauraallen - 28 Mar 2008 - 4:43pm - 28 comments - 0 attachments

       As part of the Farm bill, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved two portions of the Animal Welfare Accountability Act, H.R. 2193. Quite an impressive name that doesn't tell you much about the bill. One part of this ...

Article - lauraallen - 12 Dec 2007 - 9:11pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Article © 2007 (reprinted with permission) This document was originally produced by the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) to explain its position in opposition to the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. The paragraphs precede ...

Article - lauraallen - 18 Jan 2008 - 3:34pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

By Libby Cluett for the Mineral Wells Index (r eprinted with permission)  From Spaniards to Apache horsemen; from pioneers to the Pony Express riders, horses helped America's inhabitants traverse its vast terrain. To many human ...

Article - lauraallen - 18 Jan 2008 - 3:33pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

State: North Carolina Bill Number: 02 NCAC 52J .0401 - .0420, .0501 - .0502, .0601 - .0610, .0701 - .0705, .0801 - .0803 and amend the rules cited as 02 NCAC 52J .0203, .0210, .0302 with changes from the proposed text notice in the ...

Pending Bill - lauraallen - 12 Dec 2007 - 9:56pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

State: Bill Number: HR 2193 IH                                                   110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2193 To amend the Animal Welfare ...

Pending Bill - lauraallen - 12 Dec 2007 - 8:19pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments