Category Archives: USA
Wentzville, Missouri Repeals Breed Specific Law
Reblogged from Victories for the Animals: UPDATE PETITION: http://www.change.org/petitions/change-breed-specific-laws-in-wentzville-missouri Created By TYANNA FLYNN On March 14, Wentzville Aldermen voted 5-1 in favor of eliminating the city’s breed specific legislation. This comes after more than 2,500 signed resident Tyanna Flynn’s petition in … Continue reading
Filed under Dogs and cats, Note, USA
ALLEY CAT ALLIES PRAISES VIRGINIA AUTHORITIES FOR GUILTY VERDICT IN CAT BEATING DEATH; CALLS FOR OFFICER’S DISMISSAL
Alley Cat Allies, the only national advocacy organization dedicated to the protection and humane treatment of cats, applauded a Virginia judge for finding Officer J.N. Snoddy guilty of animal cruelty. In November, Snoddy was accused of viciously beating an … Continue reading
Filed under Animal cruelty abuse neglect, USA
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PETITION DRIVE TO REUNITE HEROIC MILITARY WORKING DOG, SERGEANT REX, WITH HIS PARTNER, CORPORAL MEGAN LEAVEY
20 March 2012 UPDATE We did it! We just got word from the United States Air Force and Marines Corps that Sergeant Rex is coming home to his best friend, Marine Corporal Megan Leavey. This wouldn’t have happened without you … Continue reading
Filed under Loyal dogs, USA
USDA FOREST SERVICE ANNOUNCES DECISION ON DOG-DEER HUNTING ON THE KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST
source: USDA FOREST SERVICE USDA Forest Service officials announced the decision to prohibit the use of dogs to hunt deer on the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana. The decision will be implemented during the 2012-2013 season. The Kisatchie National Forest … Continue reading
Cats Spared From Research
source: The American Anti-Vivisection Society The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the largest funder of biomedical research in the U.S., has announced that it will prohibit use of cats from random source dealers starting in October 2012. Prompted by Congress, a committee of … Continue reading
Filed under Animal testing, USA
HONDURAN GOVERNMENT MAKES HISTORIC COMMITMENT TO PROTECT JAGUARS
A significant victory was made for the future of the jaguar last week in Tegucigalpa with the establishment of Honduras’ first ever National Jaguar Conservation Plan by the Honduran government and wild cat conservation group, Panthera. On March 1st, Panthera’s CEO and jaguar … Continue reading
VICTORY! We saved wolves, cats, and dogs in Idaho!
Reblogged from Victories for the Animals: Created By: Caitlyn Harrison Petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/save-the-lives-of-innocent-cats-and-dogs-in-idaho-from-being-used-as-live-wolf-bait UPDATE: Today, Idaho state senator Jeff Siddoway withdrew his cruel wolf bill that would allow live cats and dogs to be used as bait to catch wolves. Siddoway admitted … Continue reading
Slaughtering Chickens For “Art” Cancelled in Lawrence, Kansas
During the past month, United Poultry Concerns, working with Animal Outreach of Kansas (www.animaloutreach-ks.org), has published 5 Action Alerts urging people to contact the Spencer Museum of Art and related institutions in Lawrence, KS to insist that an “art” project … Continue reading
Filed under Hens/Chickens, 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 testing, 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
