Sentences with phrase «acts against an animal»

There's an assumption that expressing concern over cruel acts against animals or advocating for laws to better protect them means a person doesn't care as much about their fellow humans, but that's not the case.

We advocate for strong, enforceable laws that will prohibit cruel acts against animals and give law enforcement and prosecutors the tools they need to bring justice in the courtroom.

Time and time again, studies have shown that people who commit violent acts against animals will likely and most often times do, go onto commit violent acts against humanity.

The adult who performs violent and cruel acts against an animal is unlikely to recognize boundaries about rage and aggressive behavior.

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It is the human acts that so greatly increase animal suffering against which they protest.

The older teleological view measured morality against man's rational - animal nature; in the sexual realm, this meant evaluating sex acts by reference to the common good of marriage, which integrated spousal union and the bearing and rearing of children.

Rules of the Wild pits kids against various animals (a valid comparison, some days), and uses humor to teach them how and how not to act.

Organizations Supporting the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act: 350.org NRDC Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter Citizens Campaign for the Environment Clearwater Food & Water Watch Citizen Action of NY 350NYC NYS Council of Churches Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy Catskill Mountainkeeper Citizens Environmental Coalition of NY Fossil Free & Green NY Green Education and Legal Fund Greenfaith Healthcare Without Harm Jews Against Fracking NY Interfaith Power & Lights People for Animal Rights Plan to Save the Planet, Albany Renewable Energy Long Island Rochester People's Climate Coalition Syracuse Cultural Workers Syracuse Peace Council

2011: David Jentsch, Edythe London, and Dario Ringach — Drs. Jentsch, London, and Ringach were honored for the rare courage they demonstrated in speaking out forcefully for the value of the use of animals in biomedical research, even in the face of grave threats and vicious acts of harassment and vandalism against them and their families.

There was an outcry from both animal welfare groups and animal research defenders 13 months ago when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) blacked out a public database containing thousands of animal welfare inspection reports, as well as records of enforcement actions that USDA took against violators of the Animal Welfare Act, including research facilanimal welfare groups and animal research defenders 13 months ago when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) blacked out a public database containing thousands of animal welfare inspection reports, as well as records of enforcement actions that USDA took against violators of the Animal Welfare Act, including research facilanimal research defenders 13 months ago when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) blacked out a public database containing thousands of animal welfare inspection reports, as well as records of enforcement actions that USDA took against violators of the Animal Welfare Act, including research facilanimal welfare inspection reports, as well as records of enforcement actions that USDA took against violators of the Animal Welfare Act, including research facilAnimal Welfare Act, including research facilities.

«I disagree with any violent act against human beings or animals,» Michela Kuan, a biologist and a member of the animal rights group Lega Anti Vivisezione told ScienceInsider when asked for a reaction.

Plant immune systems, like those of humans and animals, face a difficult balancing act: they must mount responses against ever - evolving pathogens, but they must not overdo it.

For more than 100 years, a law called the Lacey Act has served as America's premier weapon in the fight against the illegal trade of plants and animals.

According to Dr. Price, neither protein, minerals nor water - soluble vitamins can be utilized by the body without vitamin A from animal sources.6 Vitamin A also acts as an antioxidant, protecting the body against pollutants and free radicals, hence against cancer.

The breed acts aggressively against strange dogs and other animals.

«In this audit, one objective was to review AC's (Animal Care's) enforcement process against dealers that violated AWA (Animal Welfare Act).

Back in late 2009, in a lawsuit filed by a coalition of Los Angeles — area bird advocacy groups against City of Los Angeles Animal Services (LAAS), a Los Angeles Superior Court judge found in favor of the bird groups that LAAS programs in support of trap / neuter / return (TNR) as a community cat management strategy was in violation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the agency had not conducted an environmental impact study regarding the effects on the environment of sterilizing free - roaming community cats.

Sordyl began organizing the rally against The Family Puppy, owned by John and Debbie Stottele, focusing on «the fact that The Family Puppy and their other chain stores, The Family of Pets, continues to work with brokers and mass - producing commercial breeders whom the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) has cited for violations of the Animal Welfare Act.»

The Cavalry Group was born out of the fight against The Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act when Mindy witnessed law abiding animal enterprises wrongfully threatened.

It is against Federal law (The Animal Pedigree Act) to charge an extra fee for registration.

(1) The violation by the licensee of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977; (2) Willful falsification of any information contained in the application; (3) The licensee's conviction of any offense involving cruelty to animals or a violation of this bill; or (4) The licensee's nonconformance with: this bill; the rules and regulations of the commissioner; the Non-Livestock Animal Humane Death Act; or the present law provisions governing offenses against animals.

The bill aims to prevent the sale of puppies and kittens from large - scale breeding facilities that may have violations against the federal Animal Welfare Act.

And on December 7, 2010, a Complaint was filed by the USDA against Kathy Bauck, Allan Bauck (her husband), Corinne Peters (her daughter), Janet Jesuit (her sister) and Peggy Weise (another dog breeder) stating that they had all participated in the business and had violated the Animal Welfare Act.

«The acting director of the SPCA said they picked us because I said that I would help Nikki be an ambassador for the breed... that could speak out against animal cruelty,» Kelli says.

The act of leaving a pet outside without food or adequate shelter often receives less attention than a violent attack against an animal, but neglect is a crime.

We support strengthening provisions of the Cruelty to Animals Section of the Criminal Code of Canada to discourage violence and cruelty against animals and to punish those responsible for sucAnimals Section of the Criminal Code of Canada to discourage violence and cruelty against animals and to punish those responsible for sucanimals and to punish those responsible for such acts.

1: «The following acts by a licensed veterinarian are unprofessional conduct and constitute grounds for disciplinary action against the licensee... (s) failing to report to law enforcement or humane officers inhumane treatment to animals...»

On the other hand, cat doors have a square shape, the material of the flap is usually hard and acts as a deterrent when bouncing against possible unwanted animals.

On February 22, 2017, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) filed a lawsuit against the USDA, arguing that removal of online animal welfare records violates the Freedom of Information Act and the Administative ProcedurAnimal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) filed a lawsuit against the USDA, arguing that removal of online animal welfare records violates the Freedom of Information Act and the Administative Proceduranimal welfare records violates the Freedom of Information Act and the Administative Procedure Act.

By reporting animal abuse, you could be helping prevent a violent act against a humane in the future.

The «Boomer Gracie Act» amends Title XLV (Torts), Chapter 768 (Negligence) of Florida Statutes by creating a new Section 768.32 to specify damages that may be assessed against a person found liable for negligently or intentionally causing serious injury to or the death of a companion animal.

According to USDA spokesman Darby Holladay, the department had no «prior enforcement» against Hunte, but was looking into possible Animal Welfare Act (AWA) violations.

Does the Dangerous Dogs Act protect against animal attacks: a prospective study of mammalian bites in the Accident and Emergency department.

We have long known a behavioral link exists between animal abuse and human abuse: violent behavior toward animals often acts as a precursor to violence against people.

Animal cruelty is often an early - warning sign of violent tendencies that may be acted out eventually against people.

On March 2, 2015, the USDA filed a complaint against Clearwater Kennels for violation of the Animal Welfare Act.

Goddard's law would otherwise amend Nitro's Law to the extent it would be a crime for anyone to negligently «torture, torment, or commit an act of cruelty against the companion animal», deprive the companion animal of good, wholesome food and water or deprive the companion animal of adequate shelter from the weather if it can reasonably be expected the animal would become sick or suffer.

The chapter is continuing the Animal Law Week this year by hosting speakers on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act and the impact of animal cruelty on crimes against humans, as well as screening the documentary film Blackfish to the studentAnimal Law Week this year by hosting speakers on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act and the impact of animal cruelty on crimes against humans, as well as screening the documentary film Blackfish to the studentAnimal Enterprise Terrorism Act and the impact of animal cruelty on crimes against humans, as well as screening the documentary film Blackfish to the studentanimal cruelty on crimes against humans, as well as screening the documentary film Blackfish to the student body.

The bill would also have required a court to impose a term of basic probation supervision or a term of intensive probation supervision on an offender who violates one of the prohibitions against committing cruelty to a companion animal (knowingly torturing, tormenting, needlessly mutilating or maiming, cruelly beating, poisoning, needlessly killing, or committing an act of cruelty against a companion animal) more than once.

Furthermore, it can be an act of protest against the livestock industry which subjects animals to a life lived in confinements, often kept in cramped, squalid conditions until they reach the proper size to be slaughtered and turned into food for humans.

Any act of cruelty creates a lien by the city against the injured animal.

The USDA filed a complaint against Schroder for violating the Animal Welfare Act and illegally obtaining dogs, and eventually, his USDA license was revoked.

The blog is very informative, but to get the answer to your question about «why» ASPCA is acting against the best interests of animals, look no further than the content of their annual financial disclosure forms that are available for viewing at the NYS Attorney General's office.

APHIS said the removed documents, which included records of enforcement actions against violators of the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act, would now be accessible only through Freedom of Information Act requests.

(«Does the dangerous dogs act protect against animal attacks: a prospective study of mammalian bites in the accident and emergency department», 1996, Klaassen B, Buckley JR, Esmail A., Department of Accident and Emergency, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK)

As a result, in 2014, the original PAWS Act was passed and strengthened penalties against animal abuse.

The act's passage was also warmly welcomed by the ASPCA's President, Ed Sayres, who called the passage a «landmark achievement in the ongoing fight against animal cruelty».

This comes on top of a recent successful prosecution in Switzerland under the Animal Protection Act, brought against two people who bred extreme bracycephalic cats.

In most states, a prosecutor must be the one to bring charges against animal hoarders for committing acts of cruelty to animals.

In their findings, the appellate judges cited several authorities to determine that animals lack standing specifically under the Copyright Act to pursue claims against people like Slater.