By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block When the Supreme Court of the United States upheld California’s Proposition 12 last year against a challenge from pork producers eager to keep mother pigs in extreme confinement, animal advocates celebrated and hoped that recalcitrant producers would see the writing on the wall and cease their endless challenges to […]
In a win for animals, U.S. Supreme Court leaves Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act intact
By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to review a challenge to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, which was signed into law in 2020 in an effort to better ensure the safety of horses used in racing in the U.S. Prior to the passage […]
Bombay High Court allows animal sacrifice on Bakrid, annual Urs at Vishalgad Dargah
Bombay High Court, Bakrid The Bombay High Court on Friday allowed the sacrifice of animals on Bakrid and Urs (anniversary) at a Dargah located within the precincts of the Vishalgad Fort of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra [Hajrat Peer Malik Rehan Mira Saheb Dargah v. State of Maharashtra & Ors]. A Division Bench of Justices BP […]
Top court upholds order halting Aftabnagar animal market
The Appellate Division has upheld the High Court’s order scrapping the possibility of a market for sacrificial animals being arranged at Dhaka’s Aftabnagar. As a result, lawyers say that the animal market will not be set up in Aftabnagar ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. A four-member bench of justices led by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan made the […]
Breaking: We’re going to court to fight for wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Today, with our allies, we sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its decision to not reinstate federal protections for wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains. In 2022, most wolves in the U.S. regained their federal protections under the Endangered Species Act when a federal judge ruled in […]
Former Brackendale resident fined for two counts of animal cruelty
Neddy Tsin was fined and prohibited from having more than one dog as a pet for life as a result of being found guilty of two counts of animal cruelty. A former Squamish resident has been fined $6,000 in total and prohibited from keeping more than one dog as a pet for life as a […]
Chandler woman facing over 100 criminal charges for animal abuse, cruelty to appear in court
A Chandler woman who ran a special needs animal shelter is facing criminal charges after 55 dogs were seized from her home and she was arrested in late September. Now, she’s set to have her day in court. April McLaughlin will appear before a judge on Wednesday, Oct. 11. She faces over one hundred charges, […]
Three men to face court over animal cruelty at Merimbula
Three men will appear at court in September charged with alleged animal cruelty offences, after a kangaroo was allegedly assaulted in the state’s south. About 9am on Saturday (22 July 2023), police will allege three men grabbed and repeatedly assaulted a kangaroo on Main Street, Merimbula. The kangaroo managed to flee the area. A short […]
Depraved Attack On An Animal Receives A Slap On The Wrist From District Court Judge
Friday, 30 June 2023, 10:39 amPress Release: SAFE For Animals Animal rights organisation SAFE has slammed a judge’s decision at the Porirua District Court to discharge without conviction two men who shot a much-loved bull multiple times with a bow. The attack took place in North Wellington in August 2021. Arrows were found embedded in […]
Animal Rising protester to remain in custody after being refused bail at magistrates’ court
The Animal Rising protester who gained access to the track during last weekend’s Derby will remain in custody after being refused bail at Guildford Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Ben Newman, who was swiftly removed from the track on Saturday, pleaded not guilty to the charge of causing public nuisance and requested his case to be […]