Animal Legal News

Kentucky lawmakers consider ban on horse slaughter

Court Reprimands New Delhi Over Monkeys

Dog Groomer Faces Animal Cruelty Counts

Oregon - Woman faces 257 charges of animal neglect

Woman Banned From Breeding, Selling Animals

Federal: Urge Your Representative to Oppose the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act!

The American Enterprise Terrorism Act and the HSUS

North Carolina - Authorities considering possible charges at Animalogic

Urban wildlife / Ordinance proposed with fines for feeding the animals

Albuquerque animal ordinance draws critics from surrounding towns

McCain backs ban on slaughter of horses

Nevada delegations backs House vote to ban horse slaughter

Was Noah's Ark seizure legal?

L.A. County Dog Ordinance Deadline Extended

Animal abuse trial for police chief delayed

Los Angeles County Spay-Neuter Law Nearing

Pit bulls seized; arrests expected

Dog groups seek to sway legislation

UK - ALF bomber faces jail after admitting arson bids

Feds Charge Dog Trainer in Prison Escape

West Virginia - Warrant out for one accused of animal abuse

Los Angeles County Waiver of Animal Shelter’s Licensing Obligation Illegal

Judge's Dog Found Dead At Shelter

Animal rights activists criticize Nevada judge in muskrat case

Animal rescue foster parent charged with animal abuse

The Animal Enterprise Protection Act:
Using an obscure law to charge nonviolent activists with terrorism

Animal cop can help probe cruelty cases

Horse slaughter gets congressional hearing

Proposed Illinois law would offer legal protection to pets

Police charge sisters who lived in Cat-infested house with mother's corpse

New Zealand - Judge slams animal 'death camp'

Government Watchers and Humane Workers Eager for Trial in

Landmark Case to Stop California County 's Lawlessness

Martin cat lovers' hackles up over leash law

Animal Rights Trio Jailed For Grandma Attack

Massachusetts to vote on ban on dog racing

States Ban Hunting of Live Animals over the Internet

Judge To Determine Dogs' Guardians

N.Y. Suspect Faces New Bogus-Vet Charges

Daughters of Dead Dover Woman Turn Themselves In

Attorney General sues Pembroke Pines pet shop for 'deceptive' sales of dogs

Los Angeles - Measure Approved To Control Rabbit Population

Southern legislatures banning ‘hog-dog rodeos'

Woman Challenges Anti-Pig Law and Wins

Environmental groups suing to get bird federal protection

Lobbyist: Two helped doom a race-dog bill

Judge ordered to keep his dogs at home

Calif. bill would require evacuation plans for pets, livestock

Species on Endangered List Challenged

Judge says sea lion research violates animal protection laws

Vermont becomes second state to protect pets in abuse cases

Animal Legislative Action Network (ALAN) Supports Barry Groveman...

Herriman woman pleads guilty to neutering neighbor's dog

Houses Votes to Stop Sales of Wild Horses

Oxford seeks animal protests ban

Urge your representative to end animal fighting

Couple gets community service for leaving cat in Everglades

Connecticut Supreme Court Goes to Dogs

Second Teen Charged With Animal Abuse After MySpace Posting

Teens charged with animal abuse after MySpace posting

Animal lover calls for stronger trapping laws

Trapping lawsuit pending over harm to lynx and eagles

Shame - Republican Hunter Revives Island Hunting Plan

Attorneys Siphon Off Half Of Trust Fund Set Up For Poor People, Stray Animals

Officials: Animal Rights Leader Caught On Tape Stealing Donations

Measure Would Make Dog Racing Illegal in Del.

Fur store owner plans to sue the city

Vermont could become second state to offer pet protection orders

Levine, Koretz head Assembly's 'Animal Caucus'
SHAME - Lisa Peterson, a spokeswoman for the American Kennel Club, who debated Koretz on the ear-cropping issues on Capitol Public Radio last year, said that his bills are part of a larger trend to give "rights" to animals

and demote pet owners to the status of "guardians."
"We view dogs as property," Peterson said.

Florida man sentenced for selling skins of endangered animals

California Congressional candidate Marcy Winograd unleashes her position on Animal welfare

Iowa - Council Bluffs employee favors cat leash law

Egg plant loses bid to suppress animal activist's evidence

Albuquerque, NM - Mayor introduces spay, neuter plan

Judge sorry for saying dogs should be shot

L.A. County Supervisor Candidate Dave Hernandez

Australia - Award-winning wool grower guilty of animal cruelty