Critter News
MAY 3, 2009
Montana has passed a law making it difficult to challenge the building of a horse slaughtering facility in that state. The last such facility in the US closed in 2007. This bill specifically makes for groups that might oppose it to use the court system to do so. From the bill, which you can read here : Section 2.
Critter News
JULY 12, 2009
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. states and jurisdictions with regards to the strength of their laws protecting animals. The sweeping set of reforms provided for in Act 154 (P S.
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 3, 2014
By the early 1980s, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was aware that poison control centers were reporting 12,000 to 15,000 calls annually regarding children under the age of 6 ingesting rat poison, and rodenticides were documented as causing large numbers of secondary poisoning in wildlife. What to do?
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 21, 2016
“Below the 40th latitude there is no law; below the 50th no god; below the 60th no common sense and below the 70th no intelligence whatsoever.” (“Antarctica” by Kim Stanley Robinson, 1998). The deal failed due to Russia voting against it, citing uncertainty about whether the commission had the authority to establish a marine protected area.
Critter News
JANUARY 26, 2009
At issue is the population of {the Cook Inlet beluga) whales, which were put under the protections of the Marine Mammal Protection Act eight years ago, which scientists argue hasn't sped their recovery: Palin begs to differ. This listing decision didn't take those efforts into account as required by law."
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 17, 2012
Formed in 2007, this organization seeks to promote the humane treatment of animals by promoting effective animal sanctuary management. With the help of a very qualified staff, founder Bari Mears has made it her mission to devote her life to nurturing and protecting the animals of the world. Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries.
Critter News
APRIL 18, 2009
Four senior Wildlife Officers have been arrested and imprisoned after the state Congolese Wildlife Agency (ICCN) pressed charges for complicity in the destruction of the protected forests of Virunga National Park in the east of DR Congo. The charges included the massacre of the gorillas and involvement in the illegal charcoal trade.
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