Sentences with phrase «authority on animal welfare»

How to Report Animal Cruelty — Your community views your shelter or rescue as an authority on animal welfare issues and looks to you for advice on reporting animal cruelty.

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USDA on March 13 announced its intention to withdraw the final regulation on May 13, contending that the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) gives the National Organic Program the authority to regulate only veterinary medications, not animal care, welfare or production standards.

We believe compulsory microchipping will help reduce the burden on animal welfare charities such as Dogs Trust, who have a centre in Bridgend, and reduce the cost to local authorities of kennelling.

While animals don't have a voice in their own welfare, it's reassuring to know that somewhere there are people who care and are willing to speak up on their behalf --- people with the education and authority to make a difference in existing and future laws.

She's the «go to» authority on Oklahoma's growing spay and neuter services network, efforts to pass animal welfare legislation, and the sad state of animal cruelty and neglect, puppy mills, animal hoarders.

CALLISTO engages the outside world in developing the expert opinions and recommendations, having direct links with a wider audience of stakeholders: organisations of pet owners, pet traders and transporters, farmers, animal welfare organisations, national and international public health authorities, experts on epidemiology, sociology and welfare of companion animals.

Bob Baker has been active in animal welfare for over three decades and is a nationally recognized authority on animal cruelty.

She has the authority under Florida law to check on an animal's welfare and, if necessary, seize the pet.

The RSPCA, which has roots going back to 1876, is regarded as Queensland's leading authority and agency on animal welfare, offering a range of services designed to alleviate situations that may cause distress to animals.

This bill would give the state veterinarian authority over training performed by animal welfare organizations on laws protecting animals in puppy mills.

More than 100 dogs saved from a Bloomfield, Ind. puppy mill are now on their way to better lives thanks to the efforts of local authorities, area humane organizations and The HSUS, which acted as the lead animal welfare organization in this rescue mission.

Until training has been provided for all authorities on how to promote animal welfare and health standards for canines and felines and how to identify and prevent animal neglect and cruelty with this species, these large - scale facilities will continue to be «approved,» operate and grow — creating burdens on the community and harm to animals.

«Should it nevertheless be the case that the law or administrative practice of a third country through which the transport will transit verifiably and definitely precludes full compliance with the technical rules of [Regulation 1/2005], the margin of discretion conferred on the competent authority of the place of departure empowers it to accept realistic planning for transport which, in the light inter alia of the means of transport used and the journey arrangements made, indicates that the planned transport will safeguard the welfare of the animals at a level equivalent to those technical rules.»

So, in Hedley Lomas (Case C - 5 / 94, The Queen v Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, ex parte: Hedley Lomas (Ireland) Ltd.) the United Kingdom could not prohibit the export of live sheep to Spain because it did not trust the Spanish authorities in applying EU rules on animal welfare.