Animals in Research, Equines, Farm Animals, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Federal Legislation, In the News /
House Action is a Mixed Bag for Animals
Yesterday was a mixed day of results for animals on Capitol Hill, with some setbacks and some progress on a number of different fronts for companion animals, wildlife, and farm animals.
What good news there was came in the Agriculture Appropriations Bill that passed the House Appropriations Committee.
Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
Congress Needs to Act Both at Home and Abroad to Protect Elephants from Poaching
Today the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed H.R. 2494, the Global Anti-Poaching Act, sponsored by Committee Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif., and Ranking Member Eliot Engel, D-N.Y.
Animals in Research, Federal Legislation /
Pretty Doesn’t Have to Hurt: Humane Cosmetics Act Introduced
More than 30 countries—home to 1.7 billion consumers—prohibit the manufacture and sale of animal-tested cosmetics. The United States can help accelerate the pace of reform worldwide and drive the market toward cruelty-free products with new bipartisan legislation introduced today in Congress.
Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
Who's Afraid of Big, Bad Policy? War on Wolves Wages On
Some anti-wolf politicians in Congress are once again pushing to force the removal of wolves from the Endangered Species Act and to block wildlife biologists, the courts, and so many members of the public from having anything to say about it. It’s the worst kind of back-room deal-making, and we need your help now to stop it.
Farm Animals, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Film & Television /
Wildlife Disservices
Longtime wildlife advocate Congressman Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., led a briefing today to expose the annual, irresponsible killing of millions of wild animals on behalf of a few special interests.
Animals in Research, In the News /
Where Science and Compassion Overlap: Making Progress on Animal Research Issues
If you want evidence that animal research in the country has gone off track, you don’t need to look very far.
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Make a PACT to Stop Animal Cruelty
In the mid-1980s, only four states—Massachusetts, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island—had felony-level penalties for malicious cruelty to animals. But today, all 50 states have such a policy, and there’s a national consensus that vicious acts of animal abuse and torment should be treated as a serious crime.
Equines, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Action Alerts, Federal Legislation, State Legislation /
Anti-Horse Slaughter Bill Hits the Senate
Many animal protection issues and challenges are not resolved quickly—they involve long-term fights that take years. The slaughter of horses for human consumption is one such example.
We and our allies have been working to block horse slaughter plants from opening in the U.S.; to stop the long-distance transport of these companion animals in cramped cattle trucks, bound for a brutal slaughter in Canada and Mexico; and to close down export markets for horse meat in the E.U.
Farm Animals, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, State Legislation /
States Make Progress on Animal Fighting, Puppy Mills, and More
There’s been a lot of action on animal protection policies in state legislatures so far this year, just a few months into 2015. Some major priority bills have been enacted to help crack down on cockfighting, puppy mills, and other large-scale cruelties. Other major issues are on the move, and have cleared key legislative hurdles. We’ve also garnered some key vetoes of bills inimical to animal protection. Here are a few brief dispatches on the progress for animals—and some roadblocks—in the states so far in 2015.
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A Big Bang to Stop Horse Slaughter
A bipartisan team of lawmakers today introduced federal legislation to stop the butchering of America’s companion horses and the peddling of their doped up meat to foreign consumers.
Pets & Cruelty, Federal Legislation, In the News, State Legislation /
See No Evil: Dogfighting Spectator Law Already Making a Difference
I’m pleased to report that the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act, which we worked with Congress to enact last year, is now having a tangible impact in the field and helping to crack down on the entire cast of characters involved in animal fighting. This week, eight people were convicted under federal law for attending a dogfight in Akron, Ohio.
Pets & Cruelty, State Legislation /
Montana: The Nation’s Safe Haven for Dogfighting Boosters
In 49 states all across America, it’s a crime to attend a dogfight. Our federal law also includes penalties for spectators who finance dogfights with their gambling wagers and admission fees.
There is a consensus in our country that animal fighting statutes should punish the entire cast of characters involved in the criminal enterprise, including the spectators who make it profitable.
