FWC to Draft Regulations for Chasing Foxes, Coyotes in Enclosures

lauraallen — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:39:24 -0700

Update Feb. 20, 2010: After listening to a debate about live bait dog training, during a public hearing on Feb. 17-18, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) issued a decision to draft regulations for this practice of encouraging dogs to tear apart fox and coyote trapped in pens or running enclosures.

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3/16 Meeting on IN Live Bait Dog Training

lauraallen — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:31:56 -0700

Loopholes in Indiana regulations still allow what some call "live bait dog training", meaning coyotes and red foxes are used as bait to train dogs to hunt, though in many cases, it is considered a "sport" where hunters place bets and prizes are awarded. What is the sport or mode of "training?

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Judge Divests Exotic Pet Wholesaler of Ownership of 27,000 Animals

lauraallen — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:44:13 -0700

Arlington, Texas Municipal Court Judge Michael Smith has dealt a significant blow to the exotic pet trade. At least to U.S. Global Exotics, Inc., an international wholesaler owned by Jasen and Vanessa Shaw, that buys and sells exotic animals to supply pet stores, dealers, individual purchasers, and zoos.

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Judge Dismisses 9 Years of Litigation for Elephants for Lack of Standing

lauraallen — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:56:16 -0700

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.

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Stop Trapping on National Wildlife Refuges!

lauraallen — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:56:28 -0700

Hunting is actually allowed and even promoted by the US Fish & Wildlife Service on many refuges within the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Trapping is even allowed.

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Wild Animals Should not be Service Animals

lauraallen — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:46:59 -0700

There is a debate over whether just any animal and particularly wild animals can or should be service animals. In just the last month two federal courts, one in Arizona and one in Missouri, found nonhuman primates in those particular situations could not be considered "service animals".

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Federal Government Sanctions Deer Cull

lauraallen — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:11:56 -0700

On October 1, 2009 the National Park Service's approved the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final White-tailed Deer Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (Final plan/EIS) at Valley Forge National Historical Park.

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Martin County FL Commission Approves Canned Hunt Operation

lauraallen — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:24:11 -0700

Update Nov. 10: On November 3, 2009, the Martin County, Florida Commission approved the plan to allow hunting camps, overnight accommodations, as a permitted use J&R Outfitters, a notorious canned hunting operation.

A second hearing required by law is scheduled for Nov. 17.

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Senate Committee Passes Shark Conservation Act!

lauraallen — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:07:59 -0700

Update Nov. 24, 2009: The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has reported favorably or passed S.B. 250, a bill to strengthen the ban on cruel shark finning and provide other protections for sharks.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

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Trading in Bear Parts: The Bear Protection Act

lauraallen — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:19:26 -0700

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.

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