A national movement to end gas chambers is gaining momentum.  Click here to read about the explosion in a NC chamber .     Update July 19, 2008: Your calls and letters to North Carolina officials in support of a ban on animal ga ...

Article - lauraallen - 12 Aug 2008 - 9:35pm - 4 comments - 0 attachments

There was an explosion yesterday inside the animal gas chamber at Iredell County Animal Services shelter. The fire department was called to contain the resulting fire. 10 dogs were inside the gas chamber at the time. The gas chamber was at the en ...

Article - lauraallen - 25 Jul 2008 - 10:16pm - 4 comments - 0 attachments

by Carole Raphaelle Davis, http://www.hollywoodjinky.com ( reprinted with permission )  Watch the video at the end of this article!   The Los Angeles animal welfare activists who are responsible for the closing of Posh Pu ...

Article - lauraallen - 29 Aug 2008 - 11:52pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

 If your city or county council is considering a ban on pit bulls or rottweilers, send them the recent study published in the journal, Applied Animal Behaviour Science. University of Pennsylvania researchers interviewed 6,000 dog owners. The ...

Article - lauraallen - 29 Aug 2008 - 11:51pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Update:  August 26, 2008  The BLM has delayed until later this year or perhaps next a decision about whether to begin euthanizing wild horses.  After announcing euthanasia as a solution to increasing costs of caring for wild ho ...

Article - lauraallen - 26 Aug 2008 - 4:53pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

The 3 rd Circuit Court of Appeals, a federal appeals court, has found the statute, 18 U.S.C. §48 violates the First Amendment guarantee of the right to free speech. This federal statute, passed in 1999, makes it a crime for anyone who "k ...

Article - lauraallen - 6 Aug 2008 - 2:26am - 2 comments - 0 attachments

Animal fighting was on the agenda of many state legislatures this year.  No doubt thanks to the publicity surrounding Michael Vick's notorious dog fighting ring that brought to light the horrendous cruelty and violence of this blood sport that is als ...

Article - lauraallen - 26 Aug 2008 - 4:28pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The U.S. Army is planning to train soldiers by having them shoot live pigs with M16A2 and M4 rifles and then treat the poor animals' wounds. This "training" is taking place at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. Maj. Derrick Cheng, spokesman ...

Article - lauraallen - 26 Aug 2008 - 4:26pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update August 13, 2008:   No vote yet on the Conyers-Burton Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008 by the House Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings have been held, though, before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security ...

Article - lauraallen - 26 Aug 2008 - 4:06pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

by Cori Menkin and Sarah Speed (reprinted with permission) The raid of a Chester County, Pennsylvania kennel and the transfer of more than 30 dogs brings to light another appalling example of animal abuse. Let's hope that these even ...

Article - lauraallen - 26 Aug 2008 - 4:03pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update August 6, 2008: Governor Patrick has signed this bill. It is now illegal in Massachusetts to operate a pet rental business!  That's 1 for the animals, 0 for the pet trade. Read Animal Law Coalition's earlier reports below fo ...

Article - lauraallen - 13 Aug 2008 - 10:52pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

by Jenny Stephens, North Penn Puppy Mill Watch, www.nppmw.com ( reprinted with permission )  People say that change is good.  When it comes to Pennsylvania puppy mills, change is imperative.... There are times, however, when excess cha ...

Article - lauraallen - 10 Jul 2008 - 11:12pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

State: Bill Number: H.R. 6598 Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008 (Introduced in House) HR 6598 IH 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6598 To amend title 18, United States Code, to pro ...

Pending Bill - lauraallen - 30 Jul 2008 - 10:21pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law Section 15212 of the Probate Code which will make it much easier to set up enforceable pet trusts. This new law replaces California's previous pet trust law. Under the new law trusts c ...

Article - lauraallen - 25 Jul 2008 - 12:44am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Help stop the trade in bear products, specifically bile and gall bladder. A bill pending before Congress would amend the Lacey Act of 1981,16 U.S.C. §§3371, 3372, and ban the import, export and interstate trade of these bear parts.  The b ...

Article - lauraallen - 20 Jul 2008 - 8:09pm - 0 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 - 14 Jul 2008 - 7:12pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

State: Bill Number: H.R. 5534 HR 5534 IH 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5534 To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to bears illegally harvested for their viscera ...

Pending Bill - lauraallen - 13 Jul 2008 - 8:46pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

In a recent decision, the New York Supreme Court, upheld a liquidated damages clause in a dog adoption contract. Companion Animal Network (CAN) adopts animals pursuant to a contract with the proviso that the rescue retains ownership rights, basic ...

Article - lauraallen - 13 Jul 2008 - 7:32pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments