How Have Your Lawmakers Scored So Far?
by Michael Markarian — Our thanks to Michael Markarian, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, for permission to republish this post, which originally appeared on his blog Animals &...
View ArticleAction Alert from the National Anti-Vivisection Society
Each week the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) sends out an e-mail alert called “Take Action Thursday,” which tells subscribers about current actions they can take to help animals. NAVS is a...
View ArticleSenate Cracks Down on Animal Fighting Attendance
by Michael Markarian — Our thanks to Michael Markarian, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, for permission to republish this post, which originally appeared on his blog Animals &...
View ArticleAction Alert from the National Anti-Vivisection Society
Each week the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) sends out an e-mail alert called “Take Action Thursday,” which tells subscribers about current actions they can take to help animals. NAVS is a...
View ArticleUnfinished Business
Cracking Down on Animal Fighting Spectators by Michael Markarian — Our thanks to Michael Markarian, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, for permission to republish this post, which...
View ArticleThe Dream of Ending Animal Abuse in Our Lifetime
Rachel Touroo, DVM, is the director of the ASPCA's Veterinary Forensics Sciences Program, located at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The work includes securing medical evidence in crime scene...
View ArticleSee No Evil
Dogfighting Spectator Law Already Making a Difference by Michael Markarian — Our thanks to Michael Markarian for permission to republish this post, which originally appeared on his blog Animals &...
View ArticleFunding Justice
Cash in New York Drug Busts Goes to Fight Animal Cruelty by Jennifer Molidor — Our thanks to the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) for permission to republish this post, which originally appeared on the...
View ArticleFederal Law Has Big Impact on Animal Fighting
Last month, a Virginia man was sentenced to two years in prison for taking a minor to cockfight in Kentucky.
View ArticleUnique Connecticut Law Allows Court-Appointed Advocates to Represent Animals
With the passage of the innovative “Desmond’s Law” last year, Connecticut became the first state to allow legal advocates to testify on behalf of animal victims in cruelty and neglect cases.
View ArticleUpgrading Anti-Cruelty Laws Across the Country in 2017
Our movement has made so much progress over the last three decades in closing the gaps in the legal framework for animal cruelty.
View ArticleThe King Amendment is Dead—For Now—With House Failure of Farm Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to kill the highly controversial Farm Bill. It contained an extremely sweeping and harmful provision, the King Amendment, that could have nullified hundreds...
View ArticleBipartisan Approach Yields Results for Animals in Senate Farm Bill Vote
By a vote of 86-11, the Senate approved its bipartisan Farm Bill. Overall, it’s a much better package than what passed the House on June 21. For animals, the Senate bill contains two important measures...
View ArticleSteve King, Down for the Count?
Rep. Steve King, recently stripped of his House committee assignments for his embrace of white nationalism, has been an opponent of animal protection proposals of all kinds in Congress.
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