Sentences with phrase «of animal protection laws»

The HSUS graded states on the strength of a wide range of animal protection laws, including public policies dealing with animal cruelty and fighting, pets, wildlife, equines, animals in research, and farm animals.

The APIS database contains over 5000 summaries of published articles detailing issues surrounding the use of animals and enforcement of animal protection laws in the following areas:

Additionally, we lobby at both the date and federal levels to improve regulations protecting animals and to ensure the effective enforcement of animal protection laws.

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.

Under a revised version shelters could inspect a rescue but only if the shelter is able to determine legally that the rescue is in violation of animal protection laws and even then must still turn over the animal unless criminal charges are successfully pursued.

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.

Lawmakers must recognize the needs for better enforcement of animal protection laws across the nation.»

While in Jordan, Animals Australia assisted with the drafting of animal protection laws for submission to the Jordanian Minister of Agriculture.

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If it does, the U.S. will still lag far behind Europe in its treatment of farmed animals, but a federal law offering some protections to egg laying hens will be a marker of forward progress.

In an extraordinary interview with Animals Australia Campaign Director, Lyn White, Dr Abdelwahab bravely provides a compelling insight into why such practices are routine in his country and why in the absence of enforceable animal protection laws Australian animals will not be safe inAnimals Australia Campaign Director, Lyn White, Dr Abdelwahab bravely provides a compelling insight into why such practices are routine in his country and why in the absence of enforceable animal protection laws Australian animals will not be safe inanimals will not be safe in Egypt.

After his release, he lobbied for stronger animal protection laws and became the NFL's 2010 Comeback Player of the Year.

Liz Tyson is the director of Captive Animals Protection Society (CAPS) and is a PhD candidate at the University of Essex, School of 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.

At present Sweden is working on a new animal protection law to fulfill the requirements of the new EU directive (2010 / 63 / EU)

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.

At present the Netherlands is working on a new animal protection law to fulfil the requirements of the new EU directive (2010 / 63 / EU).

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.

Since there were no child - protection laws, she shrewdly approached the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

The group is dedicated to stopping the cycle of violence between animal cruelty and human abuse, promoting new, stricter animal protection laws, and further studying the relationships between humans and animals.

These laws frequently don't apply to other sources of animals, so pet store customers enjoy greater protection.

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 countLaw 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 countlaw enforcement and animal protection agencies across the country.

Following news that the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has recommended that Defra extends the law on dangerous dogs to cover dog attacks that injure a protected animal, which would include cats, Cats Protection has issued the following statement: «We very much welcome this recommendation and are pleased that the issue was raised in yesterday's House of Commons debate,» explained Jacqui Cuff, Cats...

HSI supported the establishment of a rescue team — China Animal Protection Power — who liaise with local police to stop trucks crammed with hundreds of dogs headed to slaughterhouses, in illegal cross-provincial transports that breach Chinese health and safety laws.

Unfortunately, there are still many places where the laws are incapable of providing the legal protections that our country's animals need and deserve,» says Stephan Otto, Animal Legal Defense Fund's director of legislative affairs and author of the report.

Nosodes are produced according to Hahnemann's «law of infinitesimals,» a technique that dilutes the original substance beyond recognition, leaving no recognizable traces of the original substance and no measurable protection in the animal's body.

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.

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The government of China is working with local partners in some regions to enforce existing animal protection laws to curtail the trade.

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.

Online resources ALDF provides a compendium of current animal protection laws, a legal advocates» manual, a searchable database of cases and laws, and many other resources available on our website.

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.

Online resources ALDF provides a compendium of current animal protection laws, a collection of model animal protection laws, and many other resources available on our website.

The Criminal Justice Program also maintains a nationwide database of animal cruelty cases and current and model animal protection laws available to prosecutors, legislators and researchers.

Our activities primarily focused on raising awareness of animal protection issues among other law students.

(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.

While our work with overseas animal protection groups like the Princess Alia Foundation in Jordan has led to rapid uptake of stunning in some markets, the lack of animal welfare laws in most importing countries puts animals at further risk.

Although therapy animals provide a very important therapeutic service to all kinds of people in need, they are NOT considered «service dogs» and they and their handlers have no protections under federal law (ADA, the Fair Housing Act, Air Carrier Access Act, etc.).

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.

Additionally, the Alliance expects the authorities to enforce animal protection laws, maintain oversight and public scrutiny of the use of companion animals (dogs and cats).

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.

Championed by The Humane Society of the United States and other advocacy organizations, backed by Californians, and supported by overwhelmingly bi-partisan votes in the Legislature, the seven bills signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown this session add to California's track record as a front - runner in initiating path - breaking animal protection legislation.

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.

When it comes to animal protection laws, the state of Iowa comes in almost last out of the whole nation, according to the Animal Legal Defense Fund at the end ofanimal protection laws, the state of Iowa comes in almost last out of the whole nation, according to the Animal Legal Defense Fund at the end ofAnimal Legal Defense Fund at the end of 2012.

If your state has laws that do not benefit shelter animals (such as allowing gas chambers, pound seizure, or have do not promote adoptions), contact one of these to offer your help in passing / supporting better legislation: HSUS State Director, ASPCA regional director, a large animal shelter in your state that works on legislation, or your legislator to ask him / her to support shelter animal protection legislation.

China has no animal protection laws for dogs or livestock, but animal welfare movements are growing there and in much of Asia.