Sentences with phrase «on dangerous legislation»

Not exact matches

Trump declared US ties with Russia are at a «very dangerous low» and lashed out at Congress over legislation he signed that imposes new sanctions on Moscow.

The legislation comes after last year's Bridgegate Scandal, which essentially led to a massive, dangerous roadblock after lanes were closed on the George Washington Bridge.

He has introduced legislation to expand the size of the NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad, pushed for traffic calming on some of Brooklyn's most dangerous streets, and championed Brooklyn's first Neighborhood Slow Zone, in Boerum Hill.

At a Senate press briefing Tuesday morning, heads of the Senate Joint Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction said that it was time to bolster law enforcement officials» ability to arrest and prosecute drug dealers that put highly addictive heroin and even more dangerous opioids like fentanyl and carfentanyl on the street, after years of legislation aimed at prevention, treatment and insurance coverage.

«Where a dangerous individual can not be deported due to threats to their life, we should look at legislation to impose restrictions on their residence in the UK.»

Not voting is tantamount to inflicting harm on your own business — you could find yourself fighting dangerous legislation introduced by someone you didn't bother to vote against.

This is also reflected by the position statement of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association on dangerous dog legislation, which they support, «[p] rovided that it is not discriminatory of a specific breed.

Their 3 point plan is based on the European concept of «dangerous breeds» and as with other animal rights groups, will usher in yet more anti-dog, anti-owner legislation!

Essentially, this ruling now makes breed specific legislation in Ohio for anything beyond «purebred» American Pit Bull Terriers and American Staffordshire Terriers very problematic — meaning that they would have to go through all due processes and puts more pressure on cities with laws pertaining to mixed breeds and other breeds, like cane corsos, that declaring these types of dogs dangerous without due process is «unreasonable and arbitrary.»

According to recent pit bull reports on Blogspot, Calgary's dangerous dog legislation was implemented in response to the bite problem.

* In a move that's disgraceful even for PETA, the organization portrayed Assembly Bill 2778 («a dangerous piece of legislation») as TNR's war on the poor, suggesting that TNR funding would hurt low - income pet owners.

More significantly, after pit bull advocates won legislation in 19 states prohibiting the passage of breed - specific local dangerous dog ordinances, victim advocates have mobilized on campaign budgets of nothing to stop the passage of similar laws in at least six other states, as well as defeating aggressive efforts to repeal pit bull bans by ballot initiative in Miami in 2012 and Aurora, Colorado in 2014, winning the 2016 passage of a pit bull ban in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and obtaining the introduction of a proposed pit bull ban throughout Quebec province.

Your generous gift will allow us to fight to protect all the important gains we've made over the years as well as continue our work to advocate for legislation taking on domestic violence against pets, horse slaughter and horse soring, animal testing for cosmetics, shark finning, the dangerous exotic pet trade and dog meat trade, and other cruelties.

Boonville Mayor Julie Thacher's vote broke the tie (four to four) to ultimately approve the new dangerous dog ordinance, which releases a ban on pit bulls in Boonville.Several individuals who were in favor of the removal of breed specific legislation told the council reasons for this favor at the council meeting Monday evening.

Breed - specific legislation (BSL) bans OR restricts certain types of dogs based on their appearance because they are perceived as «dangerous» breeds or types of dogs.

• Twenty - two jurisdictions instituted statewide bans on breed - specific legislation (or «BSL») by either prohibiting municipalities from regulating or outlawing certain dogs based on breed alone, or otherwise require proof of a dog's supposed dangerous propensities beyond mere breed: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware *, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.

Her continuing efforts to draft and help pass legislation protecting children and animals resulted in local and state laws She has trained over 3,000 professionals and continues training law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, veterinarians, animal shelter staff and more throughout Georgia on animal law, animal cruelty, dog fighting, dangerous dog laws and dog bite cases.

And while there are many members of the industry who do understand the importance of fighting against dangerous pet - related legislation, more can certainly be done on this front.

The American Kennel Club strongly opposes any legislation that determines a dog to be «dangerous» based on specific breeds or phenotypic classes of dogs.»

«The International Association of Canine Professionals strongly opposes legislation which discriminates against dogs and their owners by labeling certain dogs as «dangerous» or «vicious» based on breed or phenotype.

Breed - specific legislation creates an undue burden on responsible owners of targeted breeds — dogs which are most often not dangerous to their communities....»

New Position Statement - Replaces and expands on Aggressive and Dangerous Animals related to Breed Specific Legislation and Municipal Bylaws and Wolf - Dog Hybrids

Furthermore (although I have no idea of whether Spencer was aware of it at the time of writing) Barack Obama has said that absent meaningful legislation on emissions within the first 18 months of inauguration, should he win he will allow the EPA to have the authority to regulate GHG emissions as dangerous pollutants.

As soon as one proves one's point, as in the case of the first amendment outlawing all faith - based legislation, or CO2 being just as dangerous for its effects on ocean pH as it seems to be on climate, people just bury their heads in the sand.

I can only speak for myself, but I just want people to be aware of the hoax and the dangerous path we are traveling on in regards to climate legislation.

This campaign also tackles the new dangerous issue of preemptive legislation, the so - called «ban on bans.»

I suggested to Roger on Prometheus that this sort of thing is dangerous because it gives Congress a great excuse for inaction (lots of hearings but no legislation, which is the policy equivalent of the scientific focus on reducing uncertainties for which he and Sarewitz have strongly criticized the scientific community).

A research project on dangerous offender legislation in Canada and other jurisdictions, considering the advantages and disadvantages of the various approaches;

The combination of the lack of federal domestic violence remedies on reserves and the potential inapplicability of provincial legislation providing for no - contact orders put indigenous women in a uniquely precarious and dangerous situation.

Instead of expending energy on dangerous and callous legislation, Florida lawmakers should focus on policies that actually prevent teen pregnancy, provide counseling and ensure teens have access to comprehensive sex education,» said Janet Crepps, a staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights and lead lawyer in the case.

Now that this dangerous legislation passed the House, it will move on to the Senate.