Yes, horse slaughter is cruel. Yes, horse slaughter is a cruel business driven by demand for horsemeat, not humane euthanasia for unwanted or abandoned horses. No, horse slaughter is a necessary evil ...

Poll - lauraallen - 12 Mar 2008 - 11:08pm - 18 comments - 0 attachments

  Update June 25, 2008 :  After sometimes emotional and at other times contentious testimony Wednesday, the Dallas City Council passed a mandatory spay/neuter ordinance.  Animal welfare advocates decorated the council chamber with 5 ...

Article - lauraallen - 26 Jun 2008 - 1:39am - 4 comments - 0 attachments

March 27, Altoona, PA - What if someone wanted to prove that they could drive to any state and in the space of a few hours easily find, photograph, and videotape a minimum of 10 dogs spending their lives at the end of a chain? And what if ...

Article - lauraallen - 27 Mar 2008 - 10:48pm - 3 comments - 0 attachments

Some states have exceptions in animal cruelty laws for animals used by rodeos. The animals are either not protected by the law at all or only if the rodeo does not treat them according to accepted rodeo or husbandry standards, whatever that means. ...

Article - lauraallen - 8 Sep 2008 - 11:39pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

  Update April 18, 2008 : After 6 1/2 hours of testimony on April 17, Judge David Motes in the forfeiture hearing "ordered that Jackson County may dispose of 270 dogs from that puppy mill as it desires, according to the law," said C ...

Article - lauraallen - 19 Apr 2008 - 3:52pm - 16 comments - 0 attachments

                                       Update: These bills died; the legislature is adjourned. Original report : Tennessee is taking on animal fighting in a big way this legislative session.  There ...

Article - lauraallen - 21 Jul 2008 - 6:18pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

Update June 27, 2008 : the Arizona legislature adjourned for this session without considering this bill. Original report : Several Arizona representatives are sponsoring a bill, H.B. 2516, that would mandate spay/neuter for all dogs and ca ...

Article - lauraallen - 19 Jul 2008 - 5:07pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

  Update May 6, 2008 : The Hawaii legislature has passed Senate Bill 3203, making hoarding a crime. In the final version, anyone with 20 or more dogs or cats or a combination, can be guilty of a misdemeanor if the person intention ...

Article - lauraallen - 18 May 2008 - 8:43pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

Update: The state Senate passed this bill to increase penalties for animal fighting, and it is now law. Original report: The Wyoming  House of Representatives has passed H.B. 46, a bill that would amend the dog and cock fighting ...

Article - lauraallen - 21 Jul 2008 - 5:37pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update July 10, 2008: Rhode Island's bill, S. 2566, a ban on use of double decked trailers to haul horses, has now become law. The new law is simple, straightforward and should be easy to enforce. It simply but clearly bans use of any ve ...

Article - lauraallen - 13 Jul 2008 - 6:34pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update July 1, 2008: The bill, H.B. 4162, has been sent to the Rules Committee. Click here to find committee members and write or call each of them and urge them to allow a vote by the full Senate on this bill to ban use of double decked trailer ...

Article - lauraallen - 13 Jul 2008 - 6:30pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update May 6, 2008 : This bill has now passed the House and Senate. It has been sent to Governor Linda Lingle for signature.   Update March 27, 2008 : S.B. 2895 has now passed the House Judiciary Committee! It is on to the full House f ...

Article - lauraallen - 18 May 2008 - 8:59pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Update : Both of these bills have died.  Original report : Like a number of states, for purposes of the animal cruelty laws, Iowa classifies equines as livestock. In Iowa it is illegal for someone to injure or destroy someone e ...

Article - lauraallen - 13 May 2008 - 11:29pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

On March 4-5, 2008, over 100 people gathered at the nation's Capitol to lobby members of Congress to pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, H.R. 503/S.B. 311.  I say "people" because we came from all walks of life with di ...

Article - lauraallen - 18 May 2008 - 5:38pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

The National Horse Protection League has initiated a petition calling upon American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and AVMA President Gregory Hammer to support the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act pending in Congress. Please ...

Article - lauraallen - 18 May 2008 - 7:39pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

  Update April 5, 2008 : The bill did not make it out of committee before the crossover date and is now dead for this session. Click here to read what Joanne Bourbeau, New England Regional Director HSUS, has to say about this . Or ...

Article - lauraallen - 18 May 2008 - 5:46pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

By Jenny Stephens, http://www.nppmwatch.com/  ( Reprinted with permission ) A few weeks ago, a guest came to the North Penn Puppy Mill Watch rally, an educational function held at The Pavilion shopping center every Saturday in Lansdale, ...

Article - lauraallen - 18 May 2008 - 5:44pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The South Carolina has passed today a bill that started out as a strong anti-tethering proposal that would have placed time limits on the number of hours a dog could be tethered or chained to an object or trolley:  a maximum of 3 hours per day te ...

Article - lauraallen - 18 May 2008 - 5:37pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update March 14, 2008 : Last night the Randolph, Iowa city council voted to establish a trap neuter return program for feral cats! The city decided to abandon the mayor's plan of offering $5 bounty for each stray live dog or cat brought t ...

Article - lauraallen - 15 Mar 2008 - 5:03pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Update March 27, 2008: Mayor Don Kiser has  said he still wants restrictions on pit bulls but he is willing to accept these dogs can continue to live in the town.  Animal Law Coalition will keep you updated on the final ordinance. In ...

Article - lauraallen - 4 Apr 2008 - 6:53pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

State: South Carolina Bill Number: Senate Bill 833 AS PASSED BY THE SENATE March 27, 2008 S. 833 Introduced by Senator Knotts S. Printed 3/27/08--S. Read the first time June 7, 2007.    ...

Pending Bill - lauraallen - 27 Mar 2008 - 7:24pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

State: Arizona § 11-1022. Sterilization of impounded dogs and cats; definition    A. A dog or cat shall not be released for adoption from a county, city or town pound or from an animal shelter unless one of the following applies ...

Law - lauraallen - 26 Mar 2008 - 7:15pm - 0 comments

State: Arizona § 28-2422. Spaying and neutering of animals special plates    A. The department shall issue spaying and neutering of animals special plates. The companion animal spay and neuter committee established by section ...

Law - lauraallen - 26 Mar 2008 - 7:13pm - 0 comments

State: Arizona § 28-2422.01. Companion animal spay and neuter committee    A. The companion animal spay and neuter committee is established consisting of the following seven members who reside in this state and who are appointed ...

Law - lauraallen - 26 Mar 2008 - 7:11pm - 0 comments

State: Arizona § 28-2422.02. Spaying and neutering of animals fund; definitions    A. The spaying and neutering of animals fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to section 28-2422 . The companion animal s ...

Law - lauraallen - 26 Mar 2008 - 7:09pm - 0 comments

A similar bill in Kentucky is pending.   Colorado Governor Bill Ritter now has on his desk for signature H.B. 1185 which would require dogs and cats adopted from animal shelters or rescues to be spayed/neutered. The bill has passed the ...

Article - lauraallen - 24 Mar 2008 - 9:53pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

State: Iowa Bill Number: HF 2286 ...

Pending Bill - lauraallen - 23 Mar 2008 - 12:10am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

State: Iowa Bill Number: S.F. 2258 ...

Pending Bill - lauraallen - 23 Mar 2008 - 12:06am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

State: Hawaii Bill Number: S.B. 2895 A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER . BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:      SECTION 1.  Section 711-1108.5, Hawaii R ...

Pending Bill - lauraallen - 22 Mar 2008 - 9:38pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

  Update March 19, 2008 : Chief of Staff James Christoferson called Lucille Matte and apologized profusely for the conduct of the staff during her visit to Sen. Hutchison's office on March 5. But the senator still has not signed on as a co-sponsor ...

Article - lauraallen - 21 Mar 2008 - 9:30pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments