College’s Animal Law Program to Expand In early July 2016, the Michigan State University College of Law announced its newly created Animal Welfare Clinic and posted an opening for Director of the Clinic. “This clinic will service individual clients with … Continued
Top Ten Animal Victories in 2015 1) Idaho’s ag-gag law was declared unconstitutional 2) SeaWorld announced it will phase out all orca shows in San Diego 3) The World Health Organization listed processed meats as carcinogenic … Continued
Meet Nova, Marla, Paul and Rosie. Michigan animal shelters help more than just cats and dogs. Rats, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, and other small animals need homes, too. If you don’t support buying puppies from a pet store because you’re … Continued
How will you commemorate this day? Started in 1931, the Mission of World Animal Day is: To raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe. Building the celebration of World Animal Day unites the … Continued
This week brings a couple of positive stories from opposite sides of the state. Both demonstrate that animal advocates who are organized, strategic and persistent have the power to influence government and business to adopt more animal-friendly policies. Berrien County … Continued
Capping a lengthy and contentious debate, the Ann Arbor City Council recently voted 8-1 to begin shooting deer this winter. Several members of the majority who voted for the cull described themselves as “animal-lovers.” Mayor Christopher Taylor cast the only … Continued
This is a preliminary report, but it demonstrates the difficulties associated with feral or community cats, and with determining hoarding. This case from Livingston County has many of the elements of these stories: neighbor disputes, condition (and number) of the … Continued
Two noteworthy bills have been introduced in Washington since the beginning of the 114th Congress in January 2015. Both strengthen federal criminal laws for animal abuse. The Pet and Women Safety Act of 2015, H.R. 1258, makes it a federal … Continued
In a lawsuit brought by a coalition of nonprofit animal and public interest organizations, a federal district court in Idaho found that state’s Ag-gag law to be unconstitutional. After a 2014 Mercy for Animals video of workers dragging a cow … Continued
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