Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Environmental groups have called on Obama to get rid of the USDA's Dept. In 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency charged Wildlife Services for its illegal placement of a sodium cyanide M-44 (a highly lethal booby trap) on public land, which harmed a U.S. Ranchers oppose the move.

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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. This bill specifically makes for groups that might oppose it to use the court system to do so. The last such facility in the US closed in 2007. From the bill, which you can read here : Section 2.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Just as the National Park Service marks 2016 as its centennial year and celebrates 100 years of stewardship for American public lands, many of our wild public places are being attacked by a small group of extremists as well as key members of the House of Representatives and the U.S. This March 23rd interview with the U.S.

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MARCH 15, 2016

Individually, many NWRs protect crucial bird habitat. Farallon NWR , a group of islands near San Francisco, hosts the largest colonies of breeding seabirds south of Alaska. Because many NWRs were established to protect migrating birds, they lie along one of the four primary flyways. It’s not just for the birds.

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Critter News

MAY 23, 2011

An animal rights group based in the United States has ranked Quebec “the best province to be an animal abuser” in a report on Canada’s animal welfare record. From the Montreal Gazette.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 17, 2009

Six members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty were convicted at a 2006 trial in New Jersey of conspiracy to violate the 1992 Animal Enterprise Protection Act. The law, since revised, aimed to protect animal research laboratories from illegal, sometimes violent protests.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Animal rights groups are seeking leave to appeal to the high court in their ongoing fight to have Lucy the elephant moved to a warm-weather U.S. One of the appeal court justices wrote a dissenting opinion, saying the groups should have public standing in the case and it should go to trial. Excerpted from CTV News. wildlife sanctuary.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Brown, a case in which the meat industry is attempting to invalidate a California law designed to reduce animal suffering and protect public safety. Tags: meat california farm animal welfare factory farm animal law meatpacking.

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MARCH 13, 2018

However, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”) broadly prohibits the “take” of any bird, which effectively means that a protected bird cannot be killed, harassed, or otherwise adversely impacted. The environmental groups appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, but the result was the same.

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Critter News

JULY 8, 2011

Animal Welfare Groups Win Industry Backing for First-Ever Federal Regulation of Hen Welfare Groundswell of Public Support Results in Full Court Press for Nationwide Law Protecting Chickens to Replace State-by-State Initiatives WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. A press release I received from the Farm Sanctuary.

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JUNE 23, 2018

Then the EIS (environmental impact statement – a document required by federal law) hit the press. From that moment to this, the islands remain untouched thanks to the restrictions of the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act, actions by the Nature Conservancy, and ultimate management by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2012

Led by professionals who have experience with organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States, the group is definitely not new to the issues surrounding animals worldwide. The group offers information on everything from how to start an accredited, recognized sanctuary, to the best was to acquire necessary resources.

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JUNE 7, 2016

The result is often litigation, frequently lawsuits initiated by conservation groups. NEPA is a federal law that requires agencies to follow certain procedures before commencing a project. The conservation groups raised a number of arguments, but the court ruled against them and in favor of BLM in every instance.

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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). Consequently, the Ross Sea has become a focus of numerous environmental groups who have campaigned for a world marine reserve.

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MARCH 2, 2023

Maybe those should be protected too? Given that the Black Kite is politely described as an “opportunistic hunter” – which includes the fact that they are more likely to scavenge than most other raptors – the name choice of the company protecting the world’s cyber ecosystem is a bit weird.

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JULY 5, 2022

There are now multiple sites where people can contribute data on window strikes and bird deaths, including NYC Audubon’s dBird , FLAP’s Global Collision Bird Mapper , iNaturalist, and, on a social media level, the Facebook group Dead Birds 4 Science , run by the indefatigable Heidi Trudell.

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AUGUST 22, 2016

To learn more about one’s favorite National Wildlife Refuge, the first steps are to visit the refuge and its website (and its Friends group website, if any). Some background is required: The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 overhauled the laws governing the Refuge System and one provision of that Act required CCPs.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 19, 2009

The internet evolved, and this site was created with a bigger, better vision, but the goal remained the same… help animals find homes through promoting rescue groups. Rescue Spotlight is going to be an ongoing feature here where we hope to highlight rescue groups to help them get more exposure online.

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Critter News

AUGUST 27, 2008

The ultimate goal of law enforcement is to stop criminal activity before is occurs. Through community meetings, neighbors will learn more about each other and how to protect wildlife, the environment, personal property and human life. This program is designed to adapt to the concerns and needs of each participating "Watch" group.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 7, 2015

To the Editor: As Mark Bittman rightly notes, California’s new farm animal welfare law presages what is coming for all farm animal industries nationally (“ Hens, Unbound ,” column, Jan. 1, 2015 The writer is director of advocacy and policy for Farm Sanctuary, a national farm animal protection group.' FRIEDRICH Washington, Jan.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Many of these refuges and associated Conservation Areas, which have the potential to protect more than 1 million acres of vital wildlife habitat, have been forged through creative partnerships with sportsmen, conservation groups and private landowners. President Obama has added 10 new refuges in his first term.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

…a City Council committee voted 5-0 to recommend a new law that in essence licenses the care and feeding of free-roaming cats as part of a larger effort to reduce their numbers. Nonprofit pet protection groups would manage the program and be responsible for ensuring that cat caretakers take the required steps.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

While there are laws in place protecting endangered species of shark from shark finning, international waters are rarely regulated when it comes to the practice. There are many groups and people working to end this practice, and with any luck bringing it to light will help speed along the process.

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JULY 4, 2018

This leg of the trip was for the most part all about my father-in-law. With my Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) field guide in hand, off we set to put a few Scottish birds on the list. Speaking of Bank Swallows , here is one of those family groups. I mean he waited 76 years, what’s a couple more days?

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Britain’s Birds is organized in a very loose taxonomic order, with priority given to grouping together birds that are perceived as similar. Browsing is facilitated by section titles at the top of each left-hand page and smaller group titles on the upper right-hand page. plus a chapter on “Vagrant landbirds from North America.”

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Animal Person

DECEMBER 17, 2009

During a brief moment of insanity after the death of my pet kitty Brady in 1991 (at the age of 17), I attended Vermont Law School to study Environmental Law. But before my return, I would spend nearly $25,000 on one semester of law school, and learn a frightfully basic lesson that passed me by during childhood.

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MAY 7, 2019

” The essays are arranged in thematic order grouped in six sections: “Spark Bird!” I do need to note that a rare error crops up here–LISTSERV is not a generic electronic bulletin board, it is a propriety product owned by a company and the use of the term is protected by trademark law.

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MARCH 17, 2011

And a very happy Masemas for anyone who observes my son Mason’s birthday (probably not as many as the last group!) My mother, mother-in-law, and godmother are all visiting right now. While we’re celebrating, let’s have three cheers for the coming equinox. Share your plans in the comments below. The proposal from U.S.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 22, 2008

To the Editor: “ What’s Next in the Law? The Unalienable Rights of Chimps ,” by Adam Cohen (Editorial Observer, July 14): The Spanish Parliament’s decision to grant rights to apes is indeed groundbreaking, and will foster philosophical discussion about animal protection for some time.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 6, 2009

broke the news that Chiquita was represented by a powerful Washington law firm, Covington & Burling LLP, and its consultant, McLarty Associates (2). The other hired gun for the coup government that has deep Clinton ties is (lobbyist) Bennett Ratcliff.” (1) 1) DemocracyNow! 3) George W. 3) George W.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 13, 2008

Recent investigations by nonprofit groups in California, Ohio and Pennsylvania have revealed the atrocious living conditions of egg-laying hens, though their owners said they were humanely cared for. Consumer boycotts and protective laws are desperately needed.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 14, 2012

Whether individuals have legal rights depends on the laws and other legal background (e.g., a despot) or any group (e.g., Theoretically, one could, it is true, create legal rights that accord with or protect moral rights, but that is not the same as creating these moral rights in the first place. In some countries (e.g.,

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 2, 2006

Bush signed the “ Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act ” into law this past Monday (November 27, 2006). The law protects animal enterprises from courses of conduct designed to disrupt their normal profitable functioning. The new law is chilling both in its scope and in its narrowness. On November 4, 2005, Rep.

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MARCH 21, 2011

Apparently in the past some birders and photographers had been not so polite in their behavior when a Northern Hawk Owl had been in the vicinity, and when this bird showed up the local law enforcement did not want it made public. Isn’t conservation about putting the group ahead of the individual? The proposal from U.S.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Neal Barnard, Food for Life: How the New Four Food Groups Can Save Your Life , p. As the Newsweek story indicates, 38 states have passed laws giving women the right to breastfeed in any public or private place she’d otherwise be allowed to be. The legislators in these 12 states ought to be ashamed. Breast-feeding does just that.

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