Category Archives: USA
TAM LINHAS AÉREAS ANNOUNCES END TO MONKEY SHIPMENTS FOLLOWING BUAV CAMPAIGN
Reblogged from Victories for the Animals: UPDATE from BUAV We are delighted to announce that TAM Linhas Aéreas , Brazil’s and Latin America’s largest airline, has just informed the BUAV that it will no longer transport primates destined for research purposes. Only recently, … Continue reading
Filed under Airlines, Animal experimentation, USA
Ohio Ends Breed Discrimination Against Dogs
Reblogged from Victories for the Animals: UPDATE from Ohio Coalition of Dog Advocates President On February 21, Governor John Kasich signed HB 14, repealing the only statewide breed discriminatory law in the U.S. Abolishing canine profiling in the Buckeye state was an historic … Continue reading
Filed under Dogs and cats, USA
Historic Ohio Legislation for Pit Bulls signed into law today
Reblogged from Victories for the Animals: News Release from Best Friends THANKS TO YOU, OHIO NO LONGER DISCRIMINATES BASED ON BREED Today, I had the pleasure of being at the bill-signing ceremony where Governor Kasich signed HB 14 into law. … Continue reading
Filed under Dogs and cats, USA
Justice for Taz, Puppy Stabbed and Dumped in Abilene, Texas
Reblogged from Victories for the Animals: On January 22, 2012, Larry Dollins, Jr. stabbed his 14 week-old puppy Taz 11 times before tossing her in a city trash container. When the animal advocates of Hand4Paws heard of this disturbing incident, a petition was … Continue reading
Filed under Justice for, USA
NY cancels plans to kill a colony of feral cats
Reblogged from Victories for the Animals: Dear Paola, On Feb 12, 2012, you signed the petition, URGENT! Act Now to Save Feral Cats. The petition author, Rachel Skelly, has now closed the petition and sent this message to all its … Continue reading
Filed under Dogs and cats, USA
Cat rescued from being frozen to the Driveway
February 21, 2012 Discouraging news about cat found frozen to the ground Donations are needed to help cover the ever-rising costs of Trooper’s medical care. http://www.examiner.com/animal-advocacy-in-national/discouraging-news-about-cat-found-frozen-to-the-ground ______________________________________________________ Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada: On February 11th a cat, since named Trooper, was discovered frozen … Continue reading
Filed under Non Profit, USA
Cruel Horse-Diving Shows Canceled
Reblogged from Victories for the Animals: Courtesy of the Library of Congress: LC-USZ62-24057 After worldwide condemnation of a proposed horse diving act in Atlantic City, horse advocates are now celebrating the announcement that there will be no horse diving at … Continue reading
Victory for Wild Horses in North Carolina
Reblogged from Victories for the Animals: UPDATE from Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the House of Representatives for unanimously passing H.R. 306, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, introduced by Representative Walter B. Jones (R-NC). This … Continue reading
Case Dismissed Against German Shepherd Dogs Protecting Their Home
Reblogged from Victories for the Animals: Two German shepherd dogs, Lug and Marley, bit a woman who entered her neighbors home unannounced and while the dogs owner was not at home. The judge had to determine if they were “dangerous dogs” … Continue reading
Filed under Dogs and cats, USA
Stop the Reopening of the Cruel Diving Horse Show
UPDATE: Cruel Horse-Diving Shows Canceled http://victoriesfortheanimals.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/cruel-horse-diving-shows-canceled/ Steel Pier Diving Horse Vintage Postcard Created By Jennifer Mishler Why This Is Important The diving horse show at the Atlantic City Steel Pier was shut down in the 1970′s, but the event is set to … Continue reading
McDonald’s Apologizes To Pit Bull Advocates
Reblogged from Victories for the Animals: After hearing from thousands of people who signed petitions on Change.org, as well as many who called, posted on Facebook and Twitter, and threatened mass boycotts, McDonald’s released a statement which reads, “we apologize for … Continue reading
Filed under Dogs and cats, USA
