ARL will keep you updated on the status of
legislation impacting animal welfare in Massachusetts.
More than that, it opened her eyes to how
legislation impacts animal welfare.
Not exact matches
As pet professionals and pet businesses, you are uniquely positioned to educate lawmakers on how an ordinance or piece of
legislation will
impact animal welfare, business constituents and other taxpayers in your community.
We'll organize and help prepare you for these meetings with insider tips and an overview of pending or upcoming
legislation that directly
impacts animals.
1ASPCA — Breed Specific
Legislation 2Best Friends
Animal Society, «The Fiscal
Impact of Breed Discriminatory
Legislation in the United States» (PDF)-- April 2012 3American Bar Association's Resolution 100 (PDF)-- August 2012 4Dog bite data varies greatly; not all bites are reported, and those reported aren't always documented into databases.
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.
This has
impacted her desire to be a part of a solution, believing that the only way to effect real and lasting change is to tackle the root cause - that is, to challenge the existing structure of
animal welfare through policy and
legislation.
To accomplish this mission, ALDF files high -
impact lawsuits to protect
animals from harm; provides free legal assistance and training to prosecutors to assure that
animal abusers are punished for their crimes; supports tough
animal protection
legislation and fights harmful
legislation; and provides resources and opportunities to law students and professionals to advance the emerging field of
animal law.
(Washington, D.C., March 29, 2013) Despite public opposition, the Florida legislature is moving towards approving
legislation that would authorize the public hoarding of cats by feral cat activists, in the face of potential public health and property value
impacts, as well as predicted high mortality for native
animals.
In this issue: Why breed - specific
legislation should be a thing of the past; how good fostering programs help shelters save lives; running
animal transport programs to save more lives; a Mississippi shelter makes inroads against euthanasia; shelter directors take to the therapy couch to explore the judgments we all make and how they
impact our work; and more.
It's highly likely you've never had to think about the
impact of wild
animal legislation on your business before.