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Animal
Law & Animal Legislation
Consideration
for Other Creatures
Bangkok's The Nation, editorial — August
2006
Thai people have proven time and again that they are quick learners, quite sensible
and receptive to new ideas. Persuading them to be kind and more attentive to
the needs and welfare of animals should not be too difficult...
U.S. Congressional
Farm Animal Welfare Hearing
Jerry Simonelli, report — June 2006
On June 29 the Congressional Friends of
Animals Caucus conducted a groundbreaking hearing/briefing
on farm animal welfare — probably the
first time there has ever been a Congressional
hearing/briefing on the wider scope of farm animal
welfare conditions. The hearing was sponsored by
Congressman Christopher Shays who is Chair of the
Caucus...
Putting
More Bite in Dog Laws
Mark Abramson, The Lompoc Record, feature — May
2006
One change included in the draft ordinance
would allow animal control officers to determine
whether a dog is “potentially dangerous” or “dangerous” and
put conditions on the owner for keeping the animal...
On
the Right Side of the Law
Satya, interview — April 2006
Attorneys Len Egert and Amy Trakinski work
primarily on animal law in New York and New Jersey.
Specializing in state and federal litigation, Egert
and Trakinski have represented national animal advocacy
organizations such as Farm Sanctuary, PETA, the Fund
for Animals, and the Animal Legal Defense Fund, as
well as local humane societies, grassroots organizations
and individual clients...
Lawyer
Breakng New Legal Ground on Animal Issues
Susan Gilmore, The Seattle Times, feature — February
2006
"It began when I became a vegan, when
I was able to open my eyes to injustices in the way
we treat animals. It's a serious problem here, and
the law is a ripe tool for affecting change"...
Troublemakers — What
Pit Bulls Can Teach Us About Profiling
Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker, feature — February 2006
Another word for generalization, though, is “stereotype,” and
stereotypes are usually not considered desirable dimensions
of our decision-making lives. The process of moving from
the specific to the general is both necessary and perilous...
Why
There's Scant Hope for Progress in Animal Testing under
EPA Administrator Steve Johnson
Ingrid Newkrik, Huffington Post, commentary ‚ August
2005
Steve Johnson [newly appointed director
of the EPA] is the former director of a monkey Abu
Ghraib headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. You may
remember Hazleton, as it was called back then, now
Covance, the world’s
largest supplier of and user of animals in product
tests...
The
State of Wildlife
Greg Lawson, Animal Rights 2005 Conference, presentation — July 2005
How many meat eating environmentalists know
about the government agency known as Wildlife Services?
Forty-million tax dollars a year fund this federal
program to kill wild animals that compete with livestock
on public lands...
Animal
Sex Law Has Long History
Saba, SABC News, feature — July 2005
Whether or not bestiality was decriminalised,
National Childline South Africa would discourage
sexual activity with animals because of its association
with similarly depersonalised sexual abuse of children...
Saving
Species, Saving Ourselves
Kelpie Wilson, Truthout, interview— June 2005
Brock Evans is
the executive director of the Endangered
Species Coalition, an alliance of more
than 400 groups that stand behind the Endangered
Species Act. Evans is a veteran of many environmental
battles — from
inside the DC beltway to the ancient forests of the
Pacific Northwest...
County
Focuses on Animal Abuse:
Task Force to Aid Police, Prosecutors
Linda Helser, The Arizona Republic, feature — June 2005
It's
a case of simple math. If
you bring together more enlightened prosecutors and police through a newly formed
animal cruelty task force, then you can put away more abusers of innocent creatures...
Back
on the Menu
Mallcom Brown, Sydney Morning Herald, feature — May
2005
Anti-whaling
groups are making a last-ditch stand this week
to stave off what many see as inevitable — a
wholesale shift in the International Whaling
Commission (IWC) towards exploitation, including
possible abolition of conservation measures so
painstakingly achieved in the past...
Hunt
Now on the Pay-never Plan
Mike Markarian, HSUS, feature — April
2005
Trophy
hunters are shooting rare animals around the world
and donating their
mounted prizes to non-profit museums in order to
take a tax deduction...
Get
Political for Animals? What Does That Mean?
David Cantor, Responsible Policies
for Animals, feature — 2005
The
word “political” comes from the Greek
politikos — of a citizen. When we exercise
our citizenship rather than merely act on a personal
level as "consumers," audiences,
or powerless subjects, we are acting politically...
The
Betrayal of Animal Protection — The Corruption
of the USDA
Michael Budkie, Stop Animal Exploitation Now!
(SAEN), investigation — 2005
The
thought which underlies this line of reasoning
assumes that the agency charged with enforcing
these new regulations actually has some interest
in living up to its mandate. However, it
has become quite clear that the USDA/APHIS is
more interested
in serving its customers (labs, dealers, exhibitors, etc.),
than law enforcement...
U.S.
Set to Oppose Efforts to Restrict Use of Sonar
Marc Kaufman, Washington Post, feature — February
2005
Although
allies have become increasingly concerned about
research indicating a link between the mass strandings
of whales and nearby naval use of sonar, the new
U.S. position, being finalized last week, puts
national security first...
Cockfighting
May Be On Its Last Legs
Elizabeth
Nash, The Independent, feature — January 2005
Emboldened
by their success and polls which show an overwhelming majority
is opposed to cockfighting... those
campaigners are now actively targeting these final redoubts
of the sport. Cockfighting is fighting for its life...
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