http://www.animallawcoalition.com/pound-seizure description of issue en http://www.animallawcoalition.com/pound-seizure/article/1785 <p>An effort is underway to repeal Minnesota's mandatory pound seizure law. Under the law publicly funded shelters are required to give animals to facilities that request them to use for research or experimentation. Minn. Stat. Sec. 35.71.</p> <p><a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S0705.1.html&amp;session=ls87">S.F. 705</a> would repeal the pound seizure law and prohibit any one from releasing an animal for use in research or testing, either directly or through a dealer. </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/pound-seizure" class="og_links">Pound Seizure</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/pound-seizure/article/1785">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/pound-seizure/article/1785#comments Pound Seizure Thu, 12 May 2011 10:39:45 -0700 lauraallen 1785 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/pound-seizure/article/1182 <p><a href="http://le.utah.gov/~2010/bills/hbillint/hb0107.htm"><img src="http://blueheronpix.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/my_pics_015.341130536_std.jpg" alt="shelter cat" class="image-right" height="149" width="225" /></a></p><p><strong>Update Mar. 29: Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert</strong> has now signed H.B. 107 into law! H.B. 107 means pound seizure discretionary instead of mandatory for Utah public shelters. </p><p>That means only two states, Minnesota and Oklahoma, still require pound seizure, the practice of requiring public shelters to sell or provide animals for research.</p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/pound-seizure" class="og_links">Pound Seizure</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/pound-seizure/article/1182">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/pound-seizure/article/1182#comments Pound Seizure Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:01:08 -0700 lauraallen 1182 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-research/article/660 <p><strong><img width="225" src="http://www.petinsurance.com/healthzone/pet-articles/new-pets/~/media/All%20PHZ%20Images/Article%20images/176sheltercat.ashx" alt="Cat in shelter" height="149" class="image-right" /></strong></p><p><strong>Update April 28:</strong> The Montcalm County, Michigan Commissioners have voted to stop giving shelter animals to R&amp;R Research, a Class B dealer that sells them for experimentation and research!</p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/animal-research" class="og_links">Animal Research</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-research/article/660">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-research/article/660#comments Pound Seizure Animal Research Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:29:41 -0700 lauraallen 660 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/pound-seizure/article/47 <p><a href="mailto:" class="thickbox"><img width="150" src="/system/files/images/shelterdogs_0.jpg" height="130" /></a>Pound seizure laws typically require shelters or pounds to release animals to testing, research or educational facilities on demand. </p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/pound-seizure" class="og_links">Pound Seizure</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/pound-seizure/article/47">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/pound-seizure/article/47#comments Pound Seizure Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:10:11 -0700 lauraallen 47 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com