PRINCETON – A kitten found abandoned on a home’s front porch and a stray dog that was found along a local roadway are among the many dogs and cats that keep straining the capacity at the Mercer County Animal Shelter. The shelter’s personnel were busy Thursday as the cared for they many dogs and cats […]
Animal Welfare Commissioner concerned about changes to law
Animal Welfare Commissioner Alison Bezzina expressed concern about certain changes being proposed to the animal welfare law amid worries that they may also give rise to exploitation. While expressing satisfaction that some recommendations are being adopted into law and expected to usher in a positive change, others pose legitimate concerns that ought to be addressed, […]
Judge rules that NIH’s refusal to move chimps from a New Mexico laboratory to Chimp Haven sanctuary violates federal law
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block There is renewed hope for thirty chimpanzees languishing in a New Mexico laboratory as part of our long-standing fight to give chimpanzees who were subjected to experiments a chance at sanctuary life. Last month, we won a significant ruling in a lawsuit that we filed in 2021 with Animal […]
Big Cat Public Safety Act becomes law, capping off year of wins for wild animals
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The exploitation and abuse of big cats as props for paid public interactions at roadside attractions will soon be a thing of the past. As we recently shared, the Big Cat Public Safety Act, something we’ve been working on for over a decade, passed the U.S. Senate and will […]
Centre Proposes Amendments to Animal Cruelty Law: What Does the Draft Bill Say?
Priya Chetty-Rajagopal, the founder of CJ Memorial Trust, told The Quint that many provisions in the draft bill are still not clear and it has, therefore, led to some confusion. “The draft bill’s definition of a community animal has created more confusion. What happens to stray animals/dogs in these cases? The law should be amended […]
This GW Animal Law Program Aims to Strengthen Animal Rights
Animal lawyer Kathy Hessler was vegetarian until 1988, when a PETA booth on the National Mall convinced her that dairy cows are often mistreated. “I thought I had already made a good decision to become vegetarian, but I was still complicit without realizing,” she says. That experience made her go vegan. “I was sort of […]
China revises animal husbandry law
A farmer checks the water feeding device at a cattle farm in Yining county in Kazak autonomous prefecture of Ili, Northwest China”s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, May 27, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee on Sunday passed the newly revised Animal Husbandry Law to boost the green development of the industry. […]
West Point officials still wrestling with animal ordinance | Daily Democrat
WEST POINT – The West Point City Council has been discussing an animal ordinance since August. A special meeting of the West Point City Council was held on Oct. 20 to discuss the matter further. City Administrator Randy Welding said the ordinance previously introduced in October has to be voted down at the November meeting […]
Maui County law to require animal-friendly lighting
Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Maui Mayor Michael Victorino has signed a bill into law that will require many businesses and residents to change their outdoor lighting fixtures to reduce the kind of blue light, or shortwave light, known to result in injury and death to seabirds and sea turtles. “It’s […]
China legislators to revise Animal Husbandry Law
Photo taken on May 27, 2021 shows cattle at a farm in Yining county in Kazak autonomous prefecture of Ili, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua] China will improve disease monitoring of livestock and poultry to prevent public health risks by revising the Animal Husbandry Law, a senior legislator told a news conference on […]