AVMA members press Congress for illicit xylazine, dog importation laws
AVMA News
APRIL 25, 2023
Nearly 120 veterinarians and veterinary students attended the 2023 AVMA annual legislative fly-in, held April 17-19 in Washington, D.C.
A Birder’s Guide to U.S. Federal Public Lands
10,000 Birds
MARCH 5, 2024
In fact, the overwhelming majority of federal land is in just 11 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). On a state-by-state basis, that percentage increases dramatically as one moves from east to west.
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There Oughta Be A Law Contest
Critter News
AUGUST 24, 2009
The Humane Society Legislative Fund is having a contest where you can submit your idea for a new law protecting animals. The winner will get a trip to Washington DC to lobby for it with HSLF staff.
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1st Annual Washington DC Week for the Animals
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 24, 2009
Just in time for the start of summer, it’s the First Annual Week for the Animals in Washington DC! Washington, DC) Animal World USA is pleased to announce exciting news about the 1st Annual Washington DC Week for the Animals, which will kick off Saturday, May 30th and run through Sunday, June 7th, 2009.
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Physicians Committee Accuses University of Washington of Cruelty to Ferrets
Critter News
FEBRUARY 10, 2011
A national physicians group has filed a federal complaint against the University of Washington, saying its use of ferrets to train medical residents in emergency procedures on babies and children violates a federal animal-welfare law. The complaining group, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, based in Washington, D.C.,
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Need an Animal Law Talking Guy?
Critter News
OCTOBER 29, 2008
In Washington State, Adam Karp is your man. Tags: animal law. But, he also has a list of referrals for lawyers in other states that do this kind of thing.
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Lawsuit to Challenge Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act
Critter News
DECEMBER 15, 2011
Read the full article in the Washington Post. government Thursday to challenge the constitutionality of a rarely used law they say treats them like terrorists if they cause a loss in profits for businesses that use or sell animal products. A group of animal rights activists sued the U.S.
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“The Center of the Universe”: Fremont Brewing: Universale Pale Ale
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
I knew for sure I hadn’t seen a Great Blue yet this year, but the heron on the can of this week’s beer – Universale Pale Ale by Fremont Brewing of Seattle, Washington – reminded me just how long it’s been. You can get there from here: the whimsical signpost planted at the Center of the Universe in Fremont, Washington.
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113 Birds of the West: An Artist’s Guide–A Book Review
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
The Trumpeter Swans above, for example, winter in Washington’s Skagit Valley, where Hashimoto “attempted to capture the low light and soft grays of winter,” while also rejoicing in this conservation success story–in the early 1960’s the swan numbers in the Valley were down to 15 due to hunting, they now number 11,000.
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Shutting Your Trap
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 20, 2013
Had I known the law better I would have said, “Excuse me, but this trap is not worth over $250 nor have I damaged it with explosives, so in the State of New York you cannot legally charge me with Malicious Mischief.” “Do you think this is funny?” he snapped, glaring at me as if I were an eight-year-old. “I
Hope for Hen Welfare
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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Bird Litigation: Spotted Owl v. Barred Owl
10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2018
Two environmental groups — Friends of Animals and Predator Defense — disagreed and filed suit against FWS, arguing that the plan to remove the Barred Owls violated the MBTA and other environmental laws. Photos: Spotted Owl by USFWS Endangered Species ; Table Rock Wilderness, Oregon by BLM Oregon and Washington.
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118 USHS Alleges Animal Abuse at the University of Louisiana New Iberia Research Laboratory
Critter News
MARCH 5, 2009
The Humane Society of the United States released the video scenes Wednesday, saying that’s only part of the documentation of what it claimed were 338 violations of federal law and policy at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s New Iberia Research Laboratory. It is the nation’s largest primate research lab that studies chimpanzees.
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From Today's New York Times
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. FRIEDRICH Washington, Jan. 1, 2015 The writer is director of advocacy and policy for Farm Sanctuary, a national farm animal protection group.'
Puffin Trip in Maine
10,000 Birds
MAY 30, 2017
Fortunately, just like when we visited Washington State , Daisy was amenable to taking a boat ride to see some puffins so on the evening of Saturday, 27 May, we (me, Daisy, Desi, and my mother-in-law) found ourselves on a boat in New Harbor watching Black Guillemots swim in the harbor while we waited for our boat to head out to Eastern Egg Rock.
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100 Organizations Putting Animals First
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 17, 2012
A non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., Run by a very qualified staff, the organization’s employees boast a collective 40 years’ experience in animal protection in addition to their numerous accolades and certifications including MBAs, law degrees and more. Animal Rescue Corps.
Steven M. Wise on Legal Rights for Animals
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 30, 2012
In 2002 the German Parliament amended Article 26 of the Basic Law to give nonhuman animals the right to be “respected as fellow creatures” and to be protected from “avoidable pain.” But a change in the common law (which Germany does not have) may be the most likely of all. What is the common law? Salem and Andrew N.
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From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
MARCH 6, 2014
BRUCE FRIEDRICH Senior Policy Director Farm Sanctuary Washington, March 4, 2014 To the Editor: The humane laws for hens in California that provide them more space in which to live should be countrywide. Compassionate consumers can take a stand against this cruelty by choosing vegan options. Chickens deserve to live humanely.
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
AUGUST 11, 2010
Stevens , the Supreme Court last year overturned a 1999 law banning depictions of animal cruelty on the grounds of overbreadth. The justices were legitimately concerned that the law could impede valid speech. Jon Kyl Jeff Merkley Richard Burr Washington, Aug. To the Editor: Re “ Disgusting but Not Illegal ” (editorial, Aug.
Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review
10,000 Birds
JULY 5, 2022
And, then there are the pick-up-dead-birds initiatives in major cities in North America–New York City’s Project Safe Flight, Chicago’s Chicago Bird Collision Monitors, Toronto’s Bird Collision Monitoring Patrols, Washington, D.C.’s ’s Lights Out DC, to name a few. It’s not a bad idea.
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Birding Protection Island, Washington
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 29, 2011
Before my trip to Washington the only species of puffin I had ever seen in the wild was the puffin of the Atlantic Ocean, the appropriately named Atlantic Puffin. Having flown to Washington State on a family vacation the first obstacle was easily out of the way, which you knew already if you ever read this blog. I love puffins.
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From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 26, 2009
19): The Supreme Court should reinstate a crucial 1999 federal law banning the commercial sale of videos depicting animal cruelty. Now that the law has been struck down, there has been a resurgence in these snuff films readily available for sale over the Internet. This is not speech.
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
MARCH 16, 2008
One key solution, as you note, rests with the United States Senate: the Law of the Sea Convention. Ratification of the Law of the Sea would send an important message to the more than 150 countries that have already joined the treaty, including all of our allies, that we are committed partners in protecting the planet and its people.
From Yesterday's New York Times
Animal Ethics
MAY 23, 2008
These new penalties would give the law some much needed teeth. Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive The Humane Society of the United States Washington, May 21, 2008 The Humane Society of the United States and other animal protection organizations support the farm bill because of these achievements for animals.
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
JULY 22, 2008
To the Editor: “ What’s Next in the Law? Hope Ferdowsian Director of Research Policy Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Washington, July 14, 2008 But Americans need not await the resolution of the academic debate, which is more about form than substance, before acting to protect animals.
What are the Costs of Changing Bird Names?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
An op-ed in the Washington Post by Gabriel Foley and Jordan Rutter is a fine summary of the arguments, and there is a good background article at Birdwatching magazine. Laws and regulations can be updated over time ( e.g., the list of birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act ).
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237 Think Bush Is a Pro-Animal Environmentalist? Think Again!
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 17, 2008
According to this AP Newswire issued yesterday: "President Bush exempted the Navy from an environmental law so it can continue using sonar in its anti-submarine warfare training off the California coast — a practice critics say is harmful to whales and other marine mammals.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 13, 2017
The lawsuit was filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C. The Preliminaries : Paragraphs 1-5 identify the issues at a high level: the lawsuit involves a proposed turbine at a facility near Ottawa NWR in Ohio that will allegedly kill birds in violation of federal law. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington D.C.
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From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
JULY 5, 2007
Andrew Kimbrell Executive Director Center for Food Safety Washington, June 29, 2007 To the Editor: Henry I. Susan Levin Washington, June 29, 2007 To the Editor: Urging more hormone injection of cows to increase milk production is backward. Miller’s argument distracts from the real concerns over rBGH. Kershen Norman, Okla.,
The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
For the United States, the 50 states are included, as are Washington D.C. For example, the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act—America’s most important avian conservation laws—apply in both territories. But Washington D.C. The ABA Area includes all of Canada, which has both provinces and territories.
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Birding Seattle
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
A Birder’s Guide to Washington by Hal Opperman, published by the American Birding Association back in 2003, was an invaluable resource in figuring out what parks we should visit. But before I get into the details of what birds were where let me take a moment or two to mention the references I used to figure out where to bird.
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Reflections on Five Years of Blogging
10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2022
I initially thought I would focus on the intersection of birding and the law and birding on federal public lands, and I have done lots of posts on those topics. I suspect many pageviews are by birders who feel they ought to know a bit more about how the law impacts bird conservation, rather than their intrinsic interest of the topic.
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Reflections on Five Years of Blogging
10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2022
I initially thought I would focus on the intersection of birding and the law and birding on federal public lands, and I have done lots of posts on those topics. I suspect many pageviews are by birders who feel they ought to know a bit more about how the law impacts bird conservation, rather than their intrinsic interest of the topic.
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Some Chinese Pheasants
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 15, 2022
Washington. Just don’t bring up the topic during a dinner with your in-laws. Connecticut. New Jersey. North Dakota. Rhode Island. South Dakota. Wisconsin. I particularly like this photo of a female at Nanhui. It is easy. Apparently, you just collect the excrement of captive birds, weigh it and calculate back from there.
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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 29, 2006
As this Newsweek article and this Washington Post article report, when Gillette boarded a flight from Burlington, Vermont to New York on Oct. 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.
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Best Bird of the Year for 2015
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 28, 2015
Well, I waited until nearly the last minute but on 27 December while hiking with my family and in-laws in Zion National Park I spotted a round brown ball across the Virgin River from us. This is a nighthawk in Delaware but, you know what? Close enough… What about me? What was my Best Bird of the Year? But I haven’t found them.
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Combined Beats List – June 2016
10,000 Birds
JULY 2, 2016
The law of diminishing returns brings the inevitability of repeat sightings and has checked the momentum of the combined beats’ list for June. Old Washington Cross Rd. Despite recording 370 species during the month, the list total has advanced by just 45. As at June 30 th , it stands at 1796. 06 Mar 2016. 06 Mar 2016. 06 Mar 2016.
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Duck Stamp Conservation 2023
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Membership of the MBCC is set by law: the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the EPA, two Senators, and two Representatives. Willapa NWR (Washington): $1,255,248 to acquire 239 acres. Acquisitions made with the MBCF must be approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (“MBCC”).
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187 We Interrupt Regularly Scheduled.
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.
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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate
10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2023
Treaties trump state laws. A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. Or, that birders are able to get A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: George P. Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds. Chapter 8 is worth the read.
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147 Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 14, 2018
The members of the MBCC are set by law: the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the EPA, two U.S. Nisqually NWR (Washington): 56.3%. There was approximately $9 million carried over from the previous year and smaller contributions from a variety of other sources. Senators, and two U.S.
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203 Auto-pilot Conservation in the Era of Trump
10,000 Birds
JULY 9, 2019
Membership of the MBCC is set by law: the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the EPA, two U.S. million from the MBCF to conserve 2,259 acres in two NWRs, including Turnbull NWR in Washington. Duck Stamps and import duty contributions were similar, at about $34-38 million each. Representatives.
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