In New York and other states, bills have been introduced that would generally require public animal shelters to release to rescue organizations animals that would otherwise be euthanized. California's Hayden Law enacted in 1998 was the fir ...

Article - lauraallen - 12 Feb 2012 - 12:49am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

by Elizabeth Forel (This article first appeared at onegreenplanet.org ) Charlie Horse died on Sunday, October 23rd on the mean streets of New York. He was a NYC carriage horse on his way to work in the park. He lay there on the street, uni ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Jan 2012 - 7:13pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update November 18, 2011:  Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have now approved the Conference Committee report on H.R. 2112, the bill that, in part, determines agriculture appropriations for FY 2012. President Barack Obama imm ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Jan 2012 - 7:12pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

A new groundbreaking study published in last month's  Journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science (attached below for downloading) confirms that dogs held in puppy mills suffer psychological damage that leaves emotional scars after they are remov ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Jan 2012 - 7:12pm - 0 comments - 1 attachment

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement under Gov. Tom Corbett reminds me of the Abbott & Costello routine " Who's on First ?" that famously illustrates the confusion and frustration in communicati ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Jan 2012 - 7:11pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Plaintiffs Decry BLM's Plan to Turn Wild Horses into "Ranch Animals" Update Dec. 23, 2011 : Following the filing of the lawsuit, BLM announced it would postpone plans to zero out the wild horses on Jakes Wash ...

Article - lauraallen - 29 Jan 2012 - 9:27pm - 0 comments - 1 attachment

The long awaited Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on horse welfare fell far short of the respectable reporting we have come to expect from the GAO, even raising questions as to the agency's credibility.  The Equine Welfare Allia ...

Article - lauraallen - 25 Jan 2012 - 7:34pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update Sept. 3, 2011: Demetria Hogan, a Memphis Animal Shelter employee with a criminal record, is finally gone, fired after one dog she picked up but delayed bringing to the shelter died of heatstroke and another disappeared. Hogan has been ...

Article - lauraallen - 25 Jan 2012 - 4:40pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update Sept. 22, 2011: Intro 655 was approved yesterday by the New York City Council by a vote of 46-4.  For more on what this means for New York City's shelter animals and the city's feral and owned cats, read Animal Law Coalition's ...

Article - lauraallen - 25 Jan 2012 - 4:40pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Op-ed by Steve Long, editor/publisher of Horseback Magazine  Animal Law Coalition Update Oct. 18, 2011: Since the publication of the op-ed piece below, the petition to stop the killing of burros in West Texas Big Bend Ranch State Park ...

Article - lauraallen - 25 Jan 2012 - 4:39pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

This letter was sent to Pres. Barack Obama today:  Dear President Obama, We are presenting to you the signatures of more than 6,000 Americans on a White House petition to ban the slaughter of equines for human consumption .  Your admi ...

Article - lauraallen - 25 Jan 2012 - 4:39pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

OpEd by R.T. Fitch ~ Author /President Wild Horse Freedom Federation Do the Math and the Horse-Eaters Tank Do the Math and the Horse-Eaters Tank The God of Horse Slau ...

Article - lauraallen - 25 Jan 2012 - 4:38pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

by Phil Derfler, Deputy Administrator for Food Safety and Inspection Service, on December 9, 2011 There has been a lot of talk in the past week about Congress' lifting of the ban prohibiting federal funding for the inspection of horses, which ...

Article - lauraallen - 25 Jan 2012 - 4:38pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Seattle, Washington joins a growing list of cities that have banned use of carryout plastic bags by retailers. On December 19, 2011 the City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that effective July 1, 2012 prohibits any retail establishment f ...

Article - lauraallen - 25 Jan 2012 - 4:37pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update Feb. 11, 2011 : The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture has issued in the Federal Register notice  granting a petition submitted by the Humane Society of the United States to amend Food Safety and Inspection Service regulations " to rem ...

Article - lauraallen - 24 Jan 2012 - 9:21pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Though the fine print of the American Veterinary Medical Association's current and past Euthanasia Reports contain strong evidence of the cruelty and danger of carbon monoxide gas chambers used to kill shelter animals, the AVMA has continue ...

Article - lauraallen - 16 Jan 2012 - 12:32am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act, H.R. 2492 , has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Tom Marino (R-PA) and Betty Sutton (D-OH). The Senate version, S.B. 1947 has been introduced by Sen. Richard Blumenthal. ...

Article - lauraallen - 9 Jan 2012 - 8:37pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update May 1, 2011 : The Mississippi Dog and Cat Protection Act, S.B. 2821 , has now passed the Senate and House of Representatives and signed into law by Gov. Haley Barbour.  Initially the House and Senate passed differing versions. But in ...

Article - lauraallen - 9 Jan 2012 - 5:41pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

PUPS Act  is the name appropriately given to federal legislation proposed during the 2009-2010 Congressional session in the wake of the scathing audit by the Office of Inspector General that condemns USDA's lax enforcement of regulations that ...

Article - lauraallen - 3 Jan 2012 - 11:06pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Delaware Senate Bill 156 , a substitute measure, that would restrict tethering of dogs in the state, is pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee. A House of Representatives version, House Bill 60 , was tabled in committee in March, 2011 in the ...

Article - lauraallen - 21 Dec 2011 - 5:13pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

From The Cloud Foundation, www.thecloudfoundation.org    Update December 15, 2011: Read here about a lawsuit filed to stop the Pancake Complex roundup. Update Oct. 31, 2011: The period for submitting comments to the BLM ...

Article - lauraallen - 21 Dec 2011 - 1:21am - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Five people who say they are " committed to changing public opinion and corporate policies regarding animal mistreatment and cruelty", have filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court in Boston to challenge the Animal Enterp ...

Article - lauraallen - 20 Dec 2011 - 9:58pm - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Update December 15, 2011 : A conference committee made up of members of the House of Representatives and Senate has released a report that leaves intact Art. 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, meaning bestiality will remain illegal in the m ...

Article - lauraallen - 20 Dec 2011 - 9:56pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Chicago (EWA) - A six month investigation by the EWA and other animal investigation organizations has finally determined the predominant source of abandoned horses in the Southwestern US. The findings show that most or all of more than ...

Article - lauraallen - 20 Dec 2011 - 5:02pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Cumberland County, North Carolina is proving to be a pivotal battle in the war to end breed discrimination.  More than 100 people who represented people who live with or care f ...

Article - lauraallen - 9 Dec 2011 - 7:18pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

As the Bureau of Land Management's tentative schedule for the rest of 2011 and 2012 indicates, the agency continues its aggressive roundups and removals of America's wild horses and burros from the range. 6,000 wild horses and burros are targ ...

Article - lauraallen - 9 Dec 2011 - 7:18pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The Missouri Secretary of State has approved the ballot initiative, Your Vote Counts Act, meaning supporters can gather the signatures needed to put the measure on the 2012 ballot. The ballot initiative would amend the Missouri Constitution to prohi ...

Article - lauraallen - 29 Nov 2011 - 9:01pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

  by Valerie James Patton, Vice-President, Equine Welfare Alliance, and Laura Allen, Executive Director, Animal Law Coalition and Vice-President, Equine Welfare Alliance A new USDA regulation effective October 7, 2011 is supposed to close a lo ...

Article - lauraallen - 25 Nov 2011 - 7:42pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

With an astonishing chutzpah, Smithfield Foods, Inc., the largest producer of pork in the world, launched a campaign recently, basically boasting to its investors in a series of videos and press reports about its animal handling and environmental su ...

Article - lauraallen - 13 Nov 2011 - 10:53pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

U.S. Rep. James Moran (D-VA), along with several other representatives, have introduced a bill, H.R. 3359 , that would amend the Animal Welfare Act, 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2143, and make it illegal to use an exotic or wild animal, including non-human prima ...

Article - lauraallen - 13 Nov 2011 - 8:17pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments