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Supreme Court to Review Legality of Animal Abuse Videos

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Preventing cruelty to animals, although an exceedingly worthy goal, simply does not implicate interests of the same magnitude as protecting children from physical and psychological harm," the appeals court said. Thanks to Animal Law Online for the catch. Tags: us supreme court animal cruelty animal law.

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USHS Alleges Animal Abuse at the University of Louisiana New Iberia Research Laboratory

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They have video. The video footage shows monkeys biting themselves and slamming against the bars of small cages. Other scenes show a newborn chimpanzee being taken from its mother and an adult screaming as a lab worker aims a tranquilizer gun before the animal falls sedated from a shelf to the floor.