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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Animals & Law, Conservation, Culture, Science & Tech, Sport, Wildlife on 05 2nd, 2009 | 2 Comments

Robot Animals Snare U.S. Poachers

Robot Animals Snare U.S. Poachers
photo credit: twoblueday On a remote U.S. Forest Service road in Arizona a few years ago, the driver of a white minivan slowly rolls to a stop, sticks a rifle out the window, and starts firing at what look to be wild turkeys. State officers hiding in nearby bushes emerge, running toward the vehicle...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Animals & Law, Business, Culture, Dogs, Mammals, Pets on 04 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Animal cruelty DVDs as free speech: Will the Supreme Court buy that?

Animal cruelty DVDs as free speech: Will the Supreme Court buy that?
photo credit: audreyjm529 Sadly, there's a market for everything.  There's even a market for videos of dogfights, in which animals brutally and painfully rip each other apart. A man convicted of selling these videos will appeal his case before the Supreme Court, and will argue that selling the videos...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Animals & Law, Dogs, Mammals, Pets on 04 14th, 2009 | No Comments

Why Indy doesn’t require dog licenses

Why Indy doesn’t require dog licenses
photo credit: Emery_Way Indianapolis has long struggled to control its unwanted pet population. Yet for years, the city has ignored the recommendations of its own experts and resisted using an effective tool to manage domestic animals -- one used by every other major city in the U.S.: Pet licensing. Indianapolis...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Animals & Law, Education, Science & Tech on 04 14th, 2009 | No Comments

UCLA professor stands up to violent animal rights activists

UCLA professor stands up to violent animal rights activists
photo credit: _Gene_ As soon as he heard his car alarm blare and saw the orange glow through his bedroom window, UCLA neuroscientist J. David Jentsch knew that his fears had come true. His 2006 Volvo, parked next to his Westside house, had been set ablaze and destroyed in an early morning attack March...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Animals & Law, Conservation, Endangered Species, Mammals, Pets, Wildlife on 03 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Family Of Chimp Attack Victim Seeks $50M

Family Of Chimp Attack Victim Seeks $50M
photo credit: ori2uru The family of Charla Nash -- who suffered devastating injuries in last month's Chimpanzee attack in Stamford -- is seeking $50 million in damages against the chimp's owner. Nash's twin brother, Michael, filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Stamford late Monday against Sandra Herold...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Animals & Law, Cats, Pets on 03 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Pet Custody Creates New Business for Courts

Pet Custody Creates New Business for Courts
photo credit: Piez When couples break up, judges can decide who gets custody of pets based on their unique sentimental value, a New Jersey appeals court ruled Tuesday, setting a precedent in the state. The published opinion in Houseman v. Dare (pdf), A-2415-07, reverses a trial court's finding that...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Animals & Law, Dogs, Pets on 03 13th, 2009 | No Comments

California law would require reporting pets hit on road

California law would require reporting pets hit on road
photo credit: Randy Son Of Robert A California lawmaker has proposed making it illegal to flee the scene of an accident in which a dog, cat or farm animal has been injured. The measure, sponsored by Assemblyman Mike Eng, would require that drivers attempt to provide aid to an injured farm animal...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Animals & Law, Business, Conservation, Endangered Species, Mammals, Wildlife on 03 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Animals & Money: How much does the endangered species act cost?

Animals & Money: How much does the endangered species act cost?
photo credit: law_keven This week President Obama brought science back into the Endangered Species Act, effectively overturning a wild diversion of the law by the Bush administration last summer. Bush decided that federal officials didn't have to bother to consult with scientists when they decided...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Animals & Law, Endangered Species, Mammals, Pets, Wildlife on 02 25th, 2009 | No Comments

House votes to approve Captive Primate Safety Act after chimp attack

House votes to approve Captive Primate Safety Act after chimp attack
The House of Representatives voted today to approve the Captive Primate Safety Act (HR 80), with 323 lawmakers in favor and 95 opposed. The bill, which would make it illegal to transport chimpanzees and other primates across state lines for individuals' use as pets, was debated Monday with a vote (initially...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Animals & Law, Cats, Dogs, Featured Articles, Pets, Wildlife on 02 20th, 2009 | No Comments

Number of Lawyers Working Pro Bono for Animal Rights Skyrockets

Number of Lawyers Working Pro Bono for Animal Rights Skyrockets
When Bruce Wagman of Schiff Hardin told management at one of his first law jobs that he wanted to do pro bono work in the area of animal law, the firm told him that wasn't an option. So Wagman left. Flash forward more than a decade, and animal law has become one of the fastest-growing areas of study...
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