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National Justice for Animals Week

Critter News

Here is the full press release: During its first-ever National Justice for Animals Week, February 22 – 28, 2009, the national non-profit Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) is recognizing some of the top law enforcement professionals in the nation for getting real justice for animals who are victims of abuse.

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Vile Practices at Tulare County, CA Animal Shelter

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Michael Sargeant was originally charged with two felony bribery charges, but on May 13, 2009, he pled no contest to one misdemeanor count of engaging in anti-competitive practices. Tags: animal shelter management animal cruelty california san joaquin valley.

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Brooklyn Woman Assaults Two ASPCA Agents

4 The Love Of Animals

Since it is a felony to assault a New York State Peace Officer, Stewart could receive two counts of felony assault and one count of animal cruelty. Brooklyn Woman Assaults Two ASPCA Agents originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 9, 2009. Do you Twitter?

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Animal Cruelty and Free Speech ” (editorial, Oct. The law speaks specifically and narrowly to the distribution for profit of videos that show illegal acts of cruelty actually being performed on live animals (my italics). 6, 2009 The writer is a professor of constitutional law at Albany Law School.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

19): The Supreme Court should reinstate a crucial 1999 federal law banning the commercial sale of videos depicting animal cruelty. To the Editor: Re “ A Free Speech Battle Arises From Videos of Fighting Dogs ” (front page, Sept. Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive Humane Society of the United States Washington, Sept.