The Animal League Defense Fund (ALDF.org) recently released their 10th annual rankings of the best and worst states
for animal protection laws, and guess who came out on top: Illinois!
Animal welfare advocates call
for animal protection laws.
For the fifth year in a row, Kentucky ranked dead last
for animal protection laws in America, while Illinois was ranked the best for the sixth year in row, according to a yearly report issued by the Animal Legal Defense Fund.
South Carolinians converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day in Columbia on Wednesday to lobby
for animal protection laws.
Through his leadership, Illinois remained # 1 in the nation
for animal protection laws for more than seven years according to ALDF's rankings report of state animal protection laws.
Not exact matches
While in Jordan,
Animals Australia assisted with the drafting of
animal protection laws for submission to the Jordanian Minister of Agriculture.
After his release, he lobbied
for stronger
animal protection laws and became the NFL's 2010 Comeback Player of the Year.
Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal said, «Today represents a watershed moment
for animal protection in New York State now that my bill A.740 - A, also known as the «puppy mill bill,» has become
law.
Allie Feldman Taylor is the Founder and Executive Director of the newly established Empire State Humane Voters (ESHV), a grassroots organization working to elect candidates who support
animal protection, lobby
for stronger
laws to stop
animal cruelty, and hold elected officials accountable to humane voters.
The current
law for protection of experimental
animals hinges on the cost - benefit equation.
Furthermore, the
animal experimentation follows the European Convention
for the
protection of vertebrate
animals used
for experimental and other scientific purposes (ETS No. 123) with its appendix A. All
animal experiments are and will be carried out in full accordance with the
Law and the Decree, which state that the work with
animals is carried out only under specific authorizations that include licenses
for the personnel, housing of the
animals, and also individual experiments.
European directive 86 / 609 / CEE of November 26th 1986, unifying CEE regulations concerning the
protection of
animals used
for scientific purposes, incorporated into French
law by the decrees N ° 87 - 848 of October 19th 1987 and N ° 2001 - 464 published on May 29th 2001.
This legislation was transposed into Irish
law in December 2012 by SI No 543 of 2012 and is implemented by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), the competent authority in Ireland responsible
for the
protection of
animals used
for scientific purposes.
Sara Gold is a rising star at the United
Animal Protection Agency (UAPA), a major animal rights organization that conducts animal rescues and lobbies for better animal welfare
Animal Protection Agency (UAPA), a major
animal rights organization that conducts animal rescues and lobbies for better animal welfare
animal rights organization that conducts
animal rescues and lobbies for better animal welfare
animal rescues and lobbies
for better
animal welfare
animal welfare
laws.
Since there were no child -
protection laws, she shrewdly approached the American Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals.
Lawmakers must recognize the needs
for better enforcement of
animal protection laws across the nation.»
In 2006, the ASPCA will expand its Humane
Law Enforcement (HLE) Department, allowing for more investigations and arrests for animals cruelty in the New York metropolitan area, while also increasing the scope and number of training seminars given by this agency to law enforcement and animal protection agencies across the count
Law Enforcement (HLE) Department, allowing
for more investigations and arrests
for animals cruelty in the New York metropolitan area, while also increasing the scope and number of training seminars given by this agency to
law enforcement and animal protection agencies across the count
law enforcement and
animal protection agencies across the country.
The annual report, the only one of its kind in the nation, ranks all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories
for the comprehensiveness and strength of their
animal protection laws.
For a little humor, take a look at «11 strange
animal protection laws» in the sidebar to the right.
If the
animal had been a domestic appliance and become faulty or broken retail trading
protection laws would protect the consumer, mechanical faults being simple to allocate responsibility
for
This further reiterates the need
for India to have stronger
animal protection laws because even this brutal clubbing of a dog would only cost the killer a Rs 50 fine.
Several new
laws and additions were passed by the USDA September 10th 2013,
for the
protection and welfare of
animals that require even «hobby breeders» to hold and license and be subject to inspection.
Laws for the
protection of domestic
animals are regarded as having but a limited application to dogs and cats; and, regardless of statute, a ferocious dog is looked upon as hostis humani generis, and as having no right to his life which man is bound to respect.
The new
law creates
protections for wildlife,
animals used in research and companion
animals.
Illinois is tied
for 2nd place in The Humane Society of the United States» 2012 «Humane State Rankings» which grades each state and the District of Columbia based on a wide range of
animal protection laws dealing with pets,
animal cruelty and fighting, wildlife,
animals in research, horses and farm
animals.
ALDF accomplishes this mission by filing high - impact lawsuits to protect
animals from harm, providing free legal assistance and training to prosecutors to assure that
animal abusers are punished
for their crimes, supporting tough
animal protection legislation and fighting legislation harmful to
animals, and providing resources and opportunities to
law students and professionals to advance the emerging field of
animal law.
Illinois has some strong
animal protection laws, but there is still room
for improvement.
At the kick - off meeting, Rebekah DeHaven, senior attorney and associate director of humane
law and policy
for Alley Cat Allies, participated in a panel discussion with MCASAC shelter officials and other
animal protection organizations, including Washington Humane Society.
Animal Protection Officers respond to 30,000 calls each year, rescuing injured wildlife, enforcing animal laws and ordinances, and providing support and resources for pets and people in need inAustin and Travis C
Animal Protection Officers respond to 30,000 calls each year, rescuing injured wildlife, enforcing
animal laws and ordinances, and providing support and resources for pets and people in need inAustin and Travis C
animal laws and ordinances, and providing support and resources
for pets and people in need inAustin and Travis County.
Every spring, hundreds of supporters ranging from individuals to local and national
animal welfare organizations gather in Jefferson City to ask our legislators to push
for stronger
animal -
protection laws.
The nation's largest
animal protection organization advocates
for better
laws to protect
animals; conducts campaigns to reform industries; provides
animal rescue and emergency response; investigates cases of
animal cruelty and cares
for animals through sanctuaries and wildlife rehabilitation centers.
We strongly believe our professional judgment and insights are inherently requisite in the creation of the best possible, most sound
laws for the long term good and
protection of the pet owning population and welfare of all
animals in Cook County and throughout the State of Illinois.
As a result, the
law provides greater legal
protection to those
animals then say,
animals raised
for food, fur, entertainment or research.
China has no
animal protection laws for dogs or livestock, but
animal welfare movements are growing there and in much of Asia.
In 2013, Gov. Cuomo expanded
protections for New York's
animals significantly by signing three important
animal welfare bills into
law.
An
Animal Welfare Bill - HB 1238 was voted on & passed last year (2017) that will forever change the
laws in this state
for protection of innocent
animals!
On their site, The World Society
for the
Protection of
Animals (WSPA) sent a survey to Canada's 5 main political parties about important
animal welfare issues in the country.The (WSPA) encourages people to review their responses before making a decission at the time of voting Animal Cruelty Legislation Canada's animal cruelty laws were amended recently to increase maximum penalties
animal welfare issues in the country.The (WSPA) encourages people to review their responses before making a decission at the time of voting
Animal Cruelty Legislation Canada's animal cruelty laws were amended recently to increase maximum penalties
Animal Cruelty Legislation Canada's
animal cruelty laws were amended recently to increase maximum penalties
animal cruelty
laws were amended recently to increase maximum penalties
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On Aug. 24, 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into
law the Laboratory
Animal Welfare Act to increase
protection for laboratory
animals.
Without state
protection, federal
law makes a veterinarian discussing the medical use of cannabis
for animals illegal.
Before that, he served as head of the organization's investigations and rescues division where he busted puppy mills, fought
for stronger
animal protection laws and worked with prosecutors and police to bring abusers to justice.
And I was going to go to
law school, and I said I'd put off
law school
for a short time and work in
animal protection, and I did that.
Originally,
animal control
laws served two purposes: 1) to provide a basis
for the
protection of the public's health, and 2) to provide a means to prosecute
animal cruelty.
We are told that Best Friends is modeling their solution on their own interpretation of excerpts from breeding restriction
laws enacted by THE GERMAN
ANIMAL WELFARE ACT of 1998, and THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION
FOR THE
PROTECTION OF PET
ANIMALS IN STRAUSSBORG GERMANY of 1987.
HLS SALDF was proud to host leaders in the
animal protection movement, such as Ingrid Newkirk, president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), who spoke about history's progress toward recognizing groups as deserving of rights, and experts in the field of animal law such as Carter Dillard, ALDF director of litigation, who spoke on Animal Rights, Human Rights, and the Future of our P
animal protection movement, such as Ingrid Newkirk, president of People
for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals (PETA), who spoke about history's progress toward recognizing groups as deserving of rights, and experts in the field of
animal law such as Carter Dillard, ALDF director of litigation, who spoke on Animal Rights, Human Rights, and the Future of our P
animal law such as Carter Dillard, ALDF director of litigation, who spoke on
Animal Rights, Human Rights, and the Future of our P
Animal Rights, Human Rights, and the Future of our Planet.
In response to today's Government announcement of a new
Animal Welfare Bill that will enshrine the sentience of animals in the law and increase the maximum sentences for animal welfare offences from six months to five years, Cats Protection's Head of Advocacy and Government Relations, Jacqui Cuff,
Animal Welfare Bill that will enshrine the sentience of
animals in the
law and increase the maximum sentences
for animal welfare offences from six months to five years, Cats Protection's Head of Advocacy and Government Relations, Jacqui Cuff,
animal welfare offences from six months to five years, Cats
Protection's Head of Advocacy and Government Relations, Jacqui Cuff, said:
The WSAVA (World Small
Animal Veterinary Association) is an opponent of the tail docking together with the ECPPA (European Convention
for the
Protection of Pet
Animals) and they've done their best to pass
laws that ban the docking.
Kentucky holds steady at fiftieth place
for the ninth year in a row, followed by Iowa (49), Wyoming (48), Utah (47), and North Dakota (46) rounding out states with the weakest
animal protection laws.
Thank you
for posting the
Animal Protection Laws by State results.
From insisting on long probations requiring that
animal abusers not be allowed to own or cohabitate with animals, to creating an Animal Cruelty Prosecution program within the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, the attorneys honored during 2009's National Justice for Animals Week have gone above and beyond to give real teeth to animal protection
animal abusers not be allowed to own or cohabitate with
animals, to creating an Animal Cruelty Prosecution program within the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, the attorneys honored during 2009's National Justice for Animals Week have gone above and beyond to give real teeth to animal protectio
animals, to creating an
Animal Cruelty Prosecution program within the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, the attorneys honored during 2009's National Justice for Animals Week have gone above and beyond to give real teeth to animal protection
Animal Cruelty Prosecution program within the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, the attorneys honored during 2009's National Justice
for Animals Week have gone above and beyond to give real teeth to animal protectio
Animals Week have gone above and beyond to give real teeth to
animal protection
animal protection laws.
I Stand With My Pack is committed to raise awareness through educational outreach & advocacy programs, to work to strengthen people's connection to and understanding of
animals and the natural world, and to work
for stronger
animal protection laws.