States being asked for ‘right-to-hunt’ amendments

Lifelong hunter Bill Haycraft of Kentucky sees his treasured outdoors heritage under siege and in need of constitutional protection from animal rights advocates. He’s one of many hunters backing a “right-to-hunt” amendment that’s expected to be on his state’s 2012 ballot…

No charges for Ohio farm owner in cow abuse case

The owner of a central Ohio farm won’t face charges in connection with a video showing cattle being beaten and poked with pitchforks, a prosecutor announced Tuesday…

Prosecutor to consider charges in UW sheep deaths

A judge appointed a special prosecutor Wednesday to weigh animal cruelty charges against nine University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers and officials responsible for experiments that killed sheep…

Maine Egg Farm Settles Allegations of Animal Cruelty

A settlement has been reached in a case involving mistreatment of birds at a Maine egg farm. Under the agreement, Maine Contract Farming, which supplies hens for the Quality Egg farm in Turner, has admitted to 10 civil counts of animal cruelty for not providing hens with adquate shelter and food during a brief time [...]

Bans on pit bulls prompt lawsuit

Two war veterans and a dog-show judge who own pit-bull-terrier service dogs have filed a class-action lawsuit against Aurora and Denver over their bans on the breeds…

California Amended AB200 (Rabies vaccination mandates)

Law makers are going after the wrong target. Instead of requiring all bats to get annual rabies shots, they are on a path leading to annual rabies shots for all dogs and requiring dogs with rabies exemptions to be quarantined until “the medical condition has resolved”…

Fight over Lucy the Elephant heads to court

Lawyers representing the City of Edmonton were in court Tuesday fighting a lawsuit by animal rights groups over the well- being of Valley Zoo elephant, Lucy…

HB10-1238: Colo. Senate Sabotages Wildlife Crossing Bill

A bill intended to reduce collisions between vehicles and wildlife on Colorado roads, including Highway 82, has been sabotaged in the state Senate, Rep. Kathleen Curry…

Monkey ban on governor’s desk

Prospective monkey owners be warned: harboring a primate could bring a $1,500 fine and up to 30 days in jail under a measure the Illinois Senate sent to Gov. Pat Quinn…

Tuscarora wild horse gather preliminary environmental assessment available for public comment

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Elko District, Tuscarora Field Office is proposing to remove about 1,000 excess wild horses in the Owyhee, Rock Creek and Little Humboldt herd management areas (HMAs) to bring the number of wild horses in the three allotments to the appropriate management level of about 440 animals…

Bill banning python sales passes Legislature, heads to governor

A far-reaching measure to block the sale and trade of Burmese pythons and other exotic reptiles in Florida cleared the Legislature on Wednesday and is headed to the governor for his signature…

Tennessee Lawmakers Seek Felony Charges for Horse Cruelty

Horse owners in Tennessee who intentionally neglect their animals would face felony charges under a bill recently introduced into the state’s House of Representatives. HB 3386 amends Tennessee’s aggravated cruelty to animals statute to include horses and other livestock; current law applies to companion animals only. The bill also authorizes the courts to order those [...]

Judge rules against New Mexico cockfighters

A federal judge has denied class action and dismissed several defendants in a lawsuit filed by New Mexico cockfighters, gutting the New Mexico Game Fowl Breeders Association’s pursuit of $77 million for alleged civil rights violations…

Help Stop the Spread of Disinformation About Horse Slaughter

Pro-horse slaughter lobbyists are once again using state bills and resolutions to spread disinformation about this cruel, seedy practice. They have once again introduced a number of bills and resolutions in an effort to convince Congress to defeat the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act, H.R. 503/S.B. 727 and also try to dupe the American people [...]

Rep. Nyman, House colleagues, pass devocalization bill

State Rep. Robert J. Nyman, D-Hanover, joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in passing legislation to prohibit the debarking or silencing of a dog or cat unless a licensed veterinarian deems it medically necessary to treat the animal…

Animal Rights Group Seeks Charges Against UW Researchers

An animal rights group is working to reopen a case and bring criminal charges against a group of University of Wisconsin researchers. At a hearing Thursday, the Alliance For Animals argued that Dane County District Attorney Brian Blanchard refused to file criminal charges in connection with the killing of three research goats in a compression [...]

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