As someone like Lance Mackey supports use of illegal drugs (not just for medical purposes), this is an even greater reason to not utilize the cruel Iditarod for teaching in any school system. We are sending our nation’s children the message that not only is animal abuse okay in the name of sport, but drug [...]
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The following statement is from the Humane Society of the United States: The Humane Society of the United States commends the Park County Sheriff’s Office for seizing nearly 100 sled dogs from a state-licensed dog-sledding facility due to the animals’ alleged neglect. After receiving a tip that dogs there were living in deplorable conditions, The HSUS [...] This email is an update on where the bills sponsored by Social Compassion in Legislation (SCIL) currently stand. The California Legislature is currently on recess, however they will be back in session soon, and both of our bills (SB 250 and AB 241) will be heard in committee later in August. First, let me be honest about [...] This has to be one of the best articles I have read in a long time: The Portland Oregonian described Ted Paul as an upstanding citizen and a life-time dog fancier. Indeed, his love of pets and his local prominence were the reasons he recently found himself in the news. You see, the Oregon businessman had traveled [...] This seems like a great piece of legislation. New animal laws have more bite With an eye toward upgraded penalties for animal abuse, the first stage of Indiana House Bill 1468 went into effect last week. The second stage, geared more toward commercial dog breeders, goes into effect Jan. 1. The bill, authored by State [...] SB 250 is now on step 9 of a 12-step process to become law. If you have not yet done so, please send an automatic letter (simple!) and join the email list. SB 250 provides a reasonable, fiscally responsible step towards reducing pet overpopulation in California. The bill simply requires that dogs be spayed or neutered unless [...] AB 241, The Responsible Breeder Act, is well on its way to becoming a full fledged law! Assemblyman Nava’s bill addresses the problems puppy mills create by limiting the number of intact cats or dogs a seller can maintain to 50. This bill does not impact animal shelters, research facilities, pet stores, veterinarians, groomers or boarding [...] Mandatory spay and neuter legislation is a proven way to reduce the killing of millions of innocent animals, and it is drastically needed on a national scale. The animals which die in shelters are not primarily aggressive or sick, nor are they old or injured. Instead, they are [...] TO ANYONE LIVING IN OR NEAR RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA – YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! Please consider joining us for this important hearing. If you cannot attend, please call the supervisors and let them know that saving lives and saving money is the right thing to do for Riverside County. Where: Board of Supervisors, County of Riverside, 4080 [...] Much to the dismay of the American Kennel Club and unethical breeders across the country, the American Veterinary Medical Association has changed their policy on tail docking and ear cropping as of November 2008: Ear Cropping and Tail Docking The AVMA opposes ear cropping and tail docking of dogs when done [...] Thanks to the BBC airing of Pedigree Dogs Exposed, wonderful new legislation is on the rise! The Kennel Club is launching a complete review of every pedigree dog breed in the UK in a move that will have far-reaching benefits for the health of many breeds. It has also called on the government to give [...] One of the guiding principles of the Humane Society Legislative Fund Another huge political step was made earlier this week for the welfare of dogs in our nation! Dallas, the ninth-largest city in the United States (source), passed an amazing piece of legislation on June 25th: Dallas will significantly tighten its rules on animal ownership under new regulations overwhelmingly approved Wednesday by the City Council. The ordinance [...] June 3, 2008 – Crowd cheers as Santa Clara votes to support statewide spay and neuter bill. The Santa Clara Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 today to pass a resolution in support of Assembly Bill 1634, the California Healthy Pets Act. Although the bill has attracted support from a wide array of California cities and humane societies, [...] Santa Clara Board of Supervisors to Vote on AB 1634 Resolution Coming Up Tuesday, June 3rd at 9:30am. As you may know, cities and organizations across California have voted “YES!” on resolutions to support AB 1634, the bill that will save hundreds of thousands of pets and millions of taxpayer dollars. Mayors, Supervisors and City Council [...] The largest breeder of greyhounds in Britain is offering to sell healthy young dogs to be killed and dissected for research, an investigation has found. Charles Pickering told an undercover reporter that his breeding program continually throws up dozens of “fit and healthy” dogs that are “just a bit too slow for the tracks” and therefore [...] Another great step in the right direction for the sentient animals of our nation! A problem that has dogged Volusia County would diminish, civic leaders and animal-welfare advocates claim, if pet owners are forced to keep their animals from reproducing. After years of lamenting the deaths of thousands of stray and unwanted dogs and cats each [...] A note from Judie Mancuso: “In a demonstration of how strong support for AB 1634 is, and how the opposition to the bill comes primarily from noisy animal exploiters who feel any protection for animals is a threat to their profits, all of the ballot initiatives meant to stifle AB 1634 and progress for California’s [...] The following was sent out by the Humane Society of the United States on May 5th: A declining number of states still allow the hunting of wildlife with packs of dogs, and this inhumane and unsporting practice is currently under scrutiny in Virginia. Hound hunters chase bears, deer, raccoons, and other wildlife to exhaustion or [...] Just this week we have seen several new communities around the country start taking steps to curb the crushing pet overpopulation problem by requiring that household pets be spayed and neutered. Cities and counties around the United States, inspired by the new law in Los Angeles and by the groundbreaking AB 1634 legislation, are taking [...] |
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