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Breed Specific Legislation

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BSL (Breed-Specific Legislation) is the canine equivalent of racial profiling, banning certain dog breeds that have been labeled “dangerous.” ITo recently also introduced an “I’m Tired of Animal Cruelty&# t-shirt. I’m Tired of - (ITo) is on a mission to help put an end to it.

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Arkansas Out of the Dark Ages with Cruelty Law

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Mike Beebe has signed into law new animal-cruelty restrictions that make aggravated cruelty to cats, dogs and horses a felony on the first offense. Arkansas becomes the 46th state to make cruelty to animals a felony, according to the Humane Society of the United States.

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Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act Passed House Judiciary

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It amazes me that legislative business is still being conducted in DC these days, what with the US economic sky falling. Especially animal business. The Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (H.R. Tags: horse animal cruelty legislation Slaughterhouse us. Lovely quote.

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National Justice for Animals Week

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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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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Stevens , the Supreme Court last year overturned a 1999 law banning depictions of animal cruelty on the grounds of overbreadth. These videos, the subject of House legislation and of a bill that we plan to introduce, are beyond “disgusting”—and go beyond conventional conceptions of animal cruelty.

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Georgia Dog-Fighting Law Having an Impact

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Tags: animal cruelty georgia blood sport legislation dog fighting us.

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Mexican Border Town Offers Tax Exemption for Euthanizing Dogs

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That move prompted an uproar in northern Mexico after animal rights groups argued the government was barking up the wrong tree, and they demanded the town stop what they called unnecessary “dog killings.” Activists said what the government was doing qualified as “animal torture,” and they called for legislative reform.

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