Courtesy of Coalition to Protect and Rescue Pets   On July 21, 2010  Logan's Law took effect, making Massachusetts the first state to ban canine and feline devocalization-the cutting of vocal cords just to stifle an animal's voice. Sponsored b ...

Article - lauraallen - 8 Nov 2011 - 4:31pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Update Nov. 11, 2010:  After securing his own election as Pennsylvania governor, Tom Corbett , currently the state's Attorney General, issued a statement in which he elected not to help breeding dogs in Class C commercial kennels. Corbett decided ...

Article - lauraallen - 21 Oct 2011 - 10:06pm - 0 comments - 1 attachment

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 conc ...

Article - lauraallen - 18 Oct 2011 - 3:38pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Washington D.C. (August 27, 2010)- United States District Judge, James S. Gwin , has granted  The Cloud Foundation , Front Range Equine Rescue and photographer/author Carol Walker , leave to file a Second Amended Complaint against th ...

Article - lauraallen - 20 Aug 2011 - 6:54pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

by Valerie James-Patton, Vice-President of Equine Welfare Alliance   We keep hearing the upsetting stories from our wild horse advocates living in Nevada near the BLM wild horse holding facilities about wild horses being hauled in the middle ...

Article - lauraallen - 20 Aug 2011 - 4:37pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

by John Holland   At the moment, the news is rife with stories about the level of equine neglect in the United States, with many of the articles blaming the "unintended consequences" of closing the US horse slaughter plants and calling ...

Article - lauraallen - 17 Aug 2011 - 4:21pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

You might wonder with the reports in the past 2 years of horrific animal abuse such as at the California Westland-Hallmark Co. , Bushway Packing Co. in Vermont or the mis-named Country View Family Farms in Pennsylvania, whether anyone is t ...

Article - lauraallen - 7 Aug 2011 - 3:17pm - 6 comments - 1 attachment

Update June 5, 2010: Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has announed that he has signed HB 788 into law! This means by January 1, 2011, no county or city in the state can use carbon monoxide gas chambers to kill shelter animals. For ...

Article - lauraallen - 23 Jul 2011 - 8:22pm - 25 comments - 4 attachments

Update:  The bills in  New York , West Virginia , New Mexico , Illinois , Louisiana  and Georgia  passed and are now law! Bills in Pennsylvania, Michigan and   North Carolina did not pass but are l ...

Article - lauraallen - 23 Jul 2011 - 8:32pm - 7 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 - 12 Jul 2011 - 3:28pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update May 16, 2010:   New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed Intro 35A  into law on April 27, 2010. On May 1, 2010 a horse pulling a carriage in Columbus Circle was spooked and ran into oncoming traffic, sideswiping car ...

Article - lauraallen - 7 Jul 2011 - 3:57pm - 3 comments - 0 attachments

Richmond, a suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia has become the first city in Canada to ban the sale of puppies by pet stores.  The ban goes into effect next April. Shelter operators hoped the ban will shut down an outlet for sales by puppy mills ...

Article - lauraallen - 5 Jul 2011 - 12:07am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

By a vote of 6-1 on October 5, 2010, the El Paso City Council has approved several changes to its animal control and breeder regulation ordinances. Find a copy of the new ordinance here.   In the new ordinance the city blame ...

Article - lauraallen - 4 Jul 2011 - 9:30pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The Office of Inspector General for US Dept. of Agriculture has released an audit finding what has long been known, " APHIS needs to improve its controls for ensuring that horses being shipped to foreign plants for slaughter are treated huma ...

Article - lauraallen - 22 Jun 2011 - 1:25pm - 2 comments - 4 attachments

Our new dog law clearly states adult dogs in commercial kennels can no longer be housed on painful wire flooring (solid or slatted only) and every adult dog is required to have unfettered access to an outside exercise run.  After four years of promi ...

Article - lauraallen - 16 Jun 2011 - 4:55pm - 3 comments - 0 attachments

By Jenny Stephens, North Penn Puppy Mill Watch Update Nov. 10, 2010: After securing his own election as Pennsylvania governor, Tom Corbett , currently the state's Attorney General, issued a statement in which he elected not to help breedin ...

Article - lauraallen - 16 Jun 2011 - 4:59pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Courtesy of North Penn Puppy Mill Watch Update June 6, 2010: The Pennsylvania Canine Health Board has unanimously rejected a proposal to allow Class C commercial dog kennels to use wire flooring or " hog flooring &quo ...

Article - lauraallen - 16 Jun 2011 - 4:51pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update Nov. 11, 2010:  After securing his own election as Pennsylvania governor, Tom Corbett , currently the state's Attorney General, issued a statement in which he elected not to help breeding dogs in Class C commercial kennels. Corbe ...

Article - lauraallen - 14 Jun 2011 - 4:36pm - 2 comments - 1 attachment

The Government Accountability Office is currently conducting a study on the welfare of horses since the closure of the U.S. slaughter facilities in 2007. The following is a paper presented to GAO by the Equine Welfare Alliance .  Introduction ...

Article - lauraallen - 2 Jun 2011 - 12:25am - 1 comment - 0 attachments

U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley, III , sitting in the Eastern District of New York, observed in his ruling on October 21, 2010 that " the Court is accustomed to dealing with bulls and bears on Wall Street, [but] this case turns its atten ...

Article - lauraallen - 31 May 2011 - 4:08pm - 11 comments - 0 attachments

by Cindy MacDonald, editor of American Herds   Historical Livestock Grazing Authorizations In 1934, Congress passed the Taylor Grazing Act in response to overwhelming abuses and rangeland degradation caused by unregulated grazing ...

Article - lauraallen - 31 May 2011 - 4:03pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

p> Update Dec. 10, 2010 : After the report below from Equine Welfare Alliance earlier this week, this from Horseback Magazine about large sums of money taken in by what appears to be a shell organization, American Horse Protection Association (AHPA), ...

Article - lauraallen - 31 May 2011 - 4:01pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

A grand jury in Union County, Ohio has declined to issue an indictment for animal cruelty against Gary Conklin , owner of a dairy farm where earlier this spring egregious abuse was exposed as the result of an undercover investigation by Mercy f ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 May 2011 - 4:37pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

U.S. District Court Judge Emmett G. Sullivan has ruled that a former employee of a circus and an animal welfare organization, Animal Protection Institute, lack standing to challenge the abusive treatment of elephants held by the circus.  The ...

Article - lauraallen - 11 May 2011 - 11:52pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall and Rep. Ed Whitfield have sent inquiries to the racing industry organizations to determine basically (1) the adequacy of guidelines for use of medications and drugs, (2) the states or racing commissions and tracks that fol ...

Article - lauraallen - 8 May 2011 - 8:22pm - 0 comments - 1 attachment

CHICAGO, (EWA) - Equine Welfare Alliance and Animal Law Coalition applaud the grass roots efforts in 2010 that have resulted in a series of political defeats for those who want to bring horse slaughter back to the United States. Of course, commerc ...

Article - lauraallen - 15 Jan 2011 - 7:58pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

State: Pennsylvania Bill Number: S.B. 906 Go here for information about this bill. ...

Pending Bill - lauraallen - 14 Apr 2011 - 11:51pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Under Pennsylvania law, non-profit humane societies and associations for the prevention of cruelty to animals, have authority to "initiate criminal proceedings" for violations of the state animal cruelty law just like any police officer.  1 ...

Article - lauraallen - 14 Apr 2011 - 6:10pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update April 23, 2010: Late yesterday, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed H.B. 344, an Act banning the devocalization of dogs and cats into law!  This is the first effective statewide law to ban devocalization. ...

Article - lauraallen - 17 Feb 2011 - 4:29pm - 121 comments - 3 attachments

Nov. 3, 2010: Missouri's Proposition B  passed with 51.6% of the vote !  The landmark ballot initiative now law thanks to Missouri voters, requires dog breeders to meet certain humane standards, including by reducing the number of d ...

Article - lauraallen - 17 Jan 2011 - 9:22pm - 24 comments - 0 attachments