Reddit Animals

APRIL 11, 2023

This put Coffee in an impossible position - he needed to rehome the pythons because they were illegal in Florida, but the FWC was threatening to face him with additional criminal charges if he did so. Whether we like to admit it or not, we (culturally) view animals on a "sentience spectrum."

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Pythons illegal Florida Killing 40

Critter News

APRIL 23, 2009

The appeals court said the goal of protecting against animal cruelty was a worthy one, but one already accomplished by laws in all 50 states and the District of Columbia outlawing the practice. The appeals court noted that the Supreme Court is resistant to removing First Amendment protections of depictions even of illegal actions.

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District of Columbia Animal Abuse Animal Cruelty Cruelty 100

Critter News

OCTOBER 17, 2009

The law, since revised, aimed to protect animal research laboratories from illegal, sometimes violent protests. The company had been a target of animal activists since video footage surfaced on television in the 1990s depicting animal abuse at its laboratory in the United Kingdom.

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