9 Articles match "ALDF"

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• ALDF Calling for An Animal Abuser Registry
  
  Here's the email I got from ALDF. ALDF's proposed abuser registry legislation would require mandatory registration and community notification for convicted animal abusers. Today, California Senator Dean Florez has announced that he will be sponsoring abuser registry legislation this session-a bill that he's developed in close collaboration with ALDF experts. It sounds like they are calling for an animal abuse equivalent of the sex offender registry. I think it's a great idea.
  Critter News - Monday, February 22, 2010
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• ALDF Provides Grant to Fund Investigation of Animal Abuse
  
  From the ALDF site: Dearborn, Mich.– ALDF offers grants for necropsies, DNA testing, and other forensic support nationwide to ensure that local law enforcement is able to collect the necessary evidence to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in cases of criminal animal abuse. Tags: animal abuse ALD The Animal Legal Defense Fund provided $3500.00 to investigate the abuse of over 100 dogs by an animal hoarder in Michigan. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced today that Dearborn dog hoarder Kenneth Lang Jr is being charged with two counts of cruelty to 10 or more animals,
  Critter News - Wednesday, September 23, 2009
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• National Justice for Animals Week
  
  From the better late then never category, the ALDF is having a National Justice for Animals Week to raise awareness about animal abuse. 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. They sent me an email on the 21st, but I just got around to reading about it. With the theme “Fighting Animal Cruelty, Honoring Animal Victims,”
  Critter News - Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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• Animal Legal Defense Fund Ranks States on Animal Protection
  
  The ALDF has released a report on how different states' animal protection laws stack up. Among the best: California, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Oregon. And the worst: Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arkansas, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, South Dakota, Wyoming You can check out the whole report on their web site. ...Tags:
  Critter News - Friday, December 26, 2008
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• Cutting Duplicative Research Could Save Millions
  
  Just read an August update from an ALDF lawyer about medical research . I was struck by this paragraph. I recently attended a presentation on animals and toxicity testing in which I was stunned to hear the speaker estimate that by merely requiring researchers to share their research results with other scientists to decrease duplicate testing, and by harmonizing chemical testing standards, several million animals would be immediately spared from use in unnecessary research.
  Critter News - Tuesday, September 8, 2009
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• Update on National Meat Association vs. Brown
  
  coalition of animal protection groups consisting of the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Farm Sanctuary, and the Humane Farming Association (HFA), intervened in the case to ensure that the interests of animals and the public were represented. ...Tags: Did anyone know this was going on? The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently heard arguments in National Meat Association v.
  Critter News - Tuesday, September 8, 2009
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• Vile Practices at Tulare County, CA Animal Shelter
  
  That's why this action alert from the Animal Legal Defense Fund strikes a cord with me. From the ALDF blog.... ALDF is asking that you send a letter to the USDA asking that Sargeant's Class B license-which allows him to round up dogs and cats from animal shelters, auctions, private individuals and other "random sources," and then sell them for experimentation-be revoked. ...Tags: I grew up in the San Joaquin Valley and am familiar with Tulare County. Arrested in June 2007, Michael J.
  Critter News - Monday, June 1, 2009
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• The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries
  
  COTATI, CALIF. – The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) today announced an effort aimed at creating public registries in each state of anyone convicted of felony animal abuse. ALDF points to the following examples for why a registry is needed to help animal guardians, law enforcement and shelters protect their animals: Animal abuse is not only a danger to our cats, dogs, horses, and other animals, I recently got an email from the Animal Legal Defense Fund. They are pioneering legislation in California to make public animal abuse registries.
  4 The Love Of Animals - Thursday, February 25, 2010
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• Puerto Rico Plans Huge Primate Breeding Facility to Supply Researchers
  
  Another crass attempt at primate slavery for money wrapped in "we put people first" robes." From the ALDF action alert page .... I'm behind on my email and only just read this action alert from the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Less than one year ago, Puerto Rico enacted a landmark animal protection law, based in part on a set of model laws drafted by the Animal Legal Defense Fund.
  Critter News - Sunday, July 12, 2009
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