Sentences with phrase «welfare issues in the state»

A recent survey reveals that Florida voters strongly oppose trophy hunting of Florida's recovering black bear population, and support efforts to crack down on puppy mills and stop forcing greyhound tracks to offer excessive amounts of live greyhound racing — three pressing animal welfare issues in the state.

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Renowned animal welfare scientist and advisor to the pork industry, Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is clear on this issue, stating: «Confining an animal for most of its life in a box in which it is not able to turn around does not provide a decent life.»

The PPA will help represent the state pediatric dentistry association in promoting children's oral health issues with the state legislature and other elected bodies, state regulatory agencies (including Medicaid and health departments), licensing bureaus, professional health and child welfare organizations, oral health coalitions, foundations, institutions of dental education, publicly - funded safety net programs, and the private sector benefits industry.

In Russia «liberal» means people who oppose welfare state, free education and medicine, support privatization and free markets, oppose protectionism and government regulation, support the US and NATO on international issues (such as NATO bombings).

The Congress declares that the establishment of a Department of Education is in the public interest, will promote the general welfare of the United States, will help ensure that education issues receive proper treatment at the Federal level, and will enable the Federal Government to coordinate its education activities more effectively.

Major issues in the 2015 legislative session included the state economy, welfare reform, and energy policy.

Also, as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Lagos State University, LASU and member of Executive of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Momoh was prominent for his doggedness in maintaining high level integrity and professionalism, and selfless defence of staff and students» welfares, as well as strictly adherence to ethical standard on addressing issues that affected staff and students.

The organized labour in Enugu State has issued a 21 - day ultimatum to the State Government, asking it to settle all lingering welfare issues or face industrial...

Apart from welfare issues, the lecturers also lamented lack of well equipped laboratories, toilets for students and poor condition of roads in the two polytechnics and two colleges of education owned by the state.

Liam Byrne is said to be particularly aggrieved — sources familiar with his thinking say that in over two years as shadow secretary of state for work and pensions, the number of times he was able to sit down with the leader and discuss the issues around welfare, can be counted on the fingers of one hand.

«It's clear this would negatively impact animal welfare,» says Kathleen Conlee, vice president of animal research issues at The Humane Society of the United States in Washington, D.C..

The National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy is a coalition of eleven of America's foremost animal welfare organizations concerned with the issue of unwanted pets in the United States.

An NIH spokesperson tells Science that the agency wants to «evaluate the state of the science in this area, the ethical issues that should be considered, and the relevant animal welfare concerns.»

On June 23, 2016, U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services issued joint non-regulatory guidance to state and local education and child welfare agencies on the new provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for supporting children in foster care.

Code 3 Associates, Inc. was started in 1985 by Nan Stuart and Eric Bagdikian to provide much needed training for animal welfare and law enforcement officers involved in animal issues in the South Lake Tahoe, CA area where they both worked; he as a police officer and she as a California State Humane Officer.

· Labeling of all prescription medication dispensed to animal owners be labeled in accordance with state and federal law · Requiring all animal shelters operating and providing veterinary services in South Carolina be subjected to the regulation of the South Carolina Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners · Veterinarians providing veterinary services in animal shelters prepare written or electronic records concerning the animals in their respective care and maintain these for a minimum of three years · Animal shelters prepare and maintain records documenting the number of animals admitted to the facility and the method by which those animals exit the facility, whether by adoption, fostering, natural death, euthanasia, transfer to another state, or other means of discharge · Establishes a study committee for animal care and welfare issues in South Carolina · A mobile practice affiliated with, operated by, or supported by a public or private nonprofit animal shelter is prohibited from operating within eyesight of the nearest privately owned veterinarian practice.

The name «Asilomar» comes from the name of the spot where in August of 2004, a group of animal welfare industry leaders from across the nation met together in California to discuss issues and create standards focused on reducing the euthanasia of healthy, treatable and adoptable companion animals in the United States.

In 2013, the ARL assisted in the investigation of 567 cases of animal cruelty — that's more than one case a day and we're just one of many organizations and law enforcement agencies in the state legally pursuing animal welfare issueIn 2013, the ARL assisted in the investigation of 567 cases of animal cruelty — that's more than one case a day and we're just one of many organizations and law enforcement agencies in the state legally pursuing animal welfare issuein the investigation of 567 cases of animal cruelty — that's more than one case a day and we're just one of many organizations and law enforcement agencies in the state legally pursuing animal welfare issuein the state legally pursuing animal welfare issues.

In these first few months of 2016, many state legislatures will be tackling serious issues regarding animal management and welfare.

The Alliance is the only state organization lobbying exclusively for animal welfare issues in Jefferson City.

Michiganders concerned about animal welfare converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day in Lansing on Tuesday to lobby for better laws to protect pets and exotic animals and to oppose the legislature's underhanded attempt to stifle the voting rights of Michigan citizens on wildlife issues.

The Humane Society of the United States launched this week in 1996 to celebrate and promote animal shelters and increase public awareness of animal welfare issues and shelter services.

She is actively involved in issues of animal behavior and welfare at the county, state and national level and is a member of the MVMA and AABP Animal Welfare Committees and the Dean Foods Animal Welfare Advisory Council.

A TNR program in Maricopa County, Arizona, called the «Maddie's Pet Rescue Project» was so successful the County Board of Supervisors issued a resolution stating: «Maricopa County Board of Supervisors does hereby endorse non - lethal trap - neuter - return, when accompanied by ongoing feral cat management, as the most effective, humane method of controlling feral cat populations in Maricopa County and in so doing better provides for the welfare of these animals while better serving our communities» public health and safety concerns.»

In the mid 1940's, state agencies began to embrace child welfare issues, leaving the Nebraska Humane Society as the sole organization within the Omaha area designated for the protection of animals.

Based on our participation in numerous national coalitions focused on animal / shelter overpopulation issues; our work in shelter medicine, shelter research and as a major animal welfare grant maker; and our 100 + years as a direct service provider in New York City as well as our more recent direct participation in intensive, collaborative efforts with more than 10 ASPCA partner communities across the United States, the ASPCA has determined that a number of indicators should be tracked to understand progress in decreasing the number of animals at risk.

Animal welfare is an important quality of life issue in our state and it should not be overlooked.»

In June, more than 60 groups from across the state issued an open letter to you asking you to put the welfare of Virginia's people ahead of the interests of polluters.

Even for someone who follows sustainable agriculture and animal welfare issues, this is pretty astounding: New analysis by the Center for a Livable Future shows that 80 % of all antibiotics sold in the United States go to farm animals (Wired).

Identifying the Relevant State Statutes: Health information privacy provisions can be found in laws applicable to many issues including insurance, worker's compensation, public health, birth and death records, adoptions, education, and welfare.

Fourth, in § 160.203, several criteria relating to the statutory grounds for exception determinations have been further spelled out: (1) The words «related to the provision of or payment for health care» have been added to the exception for fraud and abuse; (2) the words «to the extent expressly authorized by statute or regulation» have been added to the exception for state regulation of health plans; (3) the words «of serving a compelling need related to public health, safety, or welfare, and, where a standard, requirement, or implementation specification under part 164 of this subchapter is at issue, where the Secretary determines that the intrusion into privacy is warranted when balanced against the need to be served» have been added to the general exception «for other purposes»; and (4) the statutory provision regarding controlled substances has been elaborated on as follows: «Has as its principal purpose the regulation of the manufacture, registration, distribution, dispensing, or other control of any controlled substance, as defined at 21 U.S.C. 802, or which is deemed a controlled substance by state law.»

Fostering Court Improvement Fostering Results, ABA Center on Children and the Law, National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues, & Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic (2008) Aims to link States so that they can open new, collaborative dialog with all stakeholders in their child welfare systems through the use of data and data analysis, including Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System data housed and maintained by the child and family services agency of each State.

Advocate for public policy by participating in state, regional and national child welfare committees and task forces that support foster parent related issues, child welfare issues and issues concerning children in placement;

State Progress in Sharing Data Between Courts and Child Welfare Agencies (PDF - 15,821 KB) Flango CW360 °: A Comprehensive Look at a Prevalent Child Welfare Issue, 2011 Highlights the effectiveness of electronic data exchange that provides both courts and child welfare agencies with timely, complete, and accurate information upon which to make decisions promoting child safety, permanency, and well - being.

The literature on these placements suggests that although kinship families are much more vulnerable than unrelated foster families, children living with relatives are more likely to remain in the same placement and to have longer durations in foster care.78 Given the large numbers of kinship placements occurring across the United States, it would behoove the child welfare system to provide supportive services to these vulnerable kinship families to enable them to provide quality care to the children in their care (see the article by Geen in this journal issue).

Adoption from foster care Addresses issues regarding the adoption of children who are in the custody of a State, county, or Tribal child welfare agency

State laws on child welfare Laws addressing State agency responsibility when a child is placed in out - of - home care, including case planning, reasonable efforts to reunify families, and related issues.

The 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)(P.L. 105 - 89) marked the first time issues related to permanency were explicitly stated in legislation, which was pivotal in changing the landscape of child welfare practice.

Presents a review of statutes and administrative codes that shows that States are using a variety of approaches to address the issue of case planning in child welfare.

Current information on issues facing the child welfare and abuse prevention community; an organized presence in state government to educate legislators about the needs of the families they serve.

Addressing Disproportionality in the Child Welfare System: What State Policymakers Should Know Waheed, Hill, & Kromrei (2007) Presents a webcast hosted by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices that discusses the disproportional representation of minorities in the child welfare system and offers State examples for responding to this complex issue.