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Missouri Legislature Attacks Horse Activist

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Tags: Stupid legislation horse slaughter Missouri. The late-night, anonymous phone calls led Shoss to file a harassment complaint last week with the University City Police Department. The calls stopped, she said, after the Post-Dispatch started asking lawmakers about them.

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Montana Legislature Proposes Horse Slaughter Facility

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Tags: horse. It's that if you don't have the funds, and you don't have the feed, and don't have the place to keep them, and they are old, and they are no longer going to work for what you need them for, it's a place for them to go," said Billings Livestock and Horse Sale's Jenn Parker. A place for them to go?

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Election Victories for Animals

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This proposition would have given the legislature exclusive authority over wildlife issues. Tags: legislation elections Missouri arizona politics. It stops puppy mill abuses by establishing responsible standards for the proper care of dogs. Also, Proposition 109 failed in Arizona.

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Montana Horse Slaughter Bill Not Vetoed

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On Friday, April 3rd, Montana Governor Brain Schweitzer returned House Bill 418 to the legislature with suggestions for amendments. The letter was written to the Montana legislature. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics. From Elizabeth Forel, of the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages. PLEASE TAKE ACTION.

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Arkansas Out of the Dark Ages with Cruelty Law

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The law, which will take effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns, makes aggravated animal cruelty on first offense punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 and up to six years in prison. Tags: animal cruelty legislation Arkansas us.

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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries

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Through its campaign, www.ExposeAnimalAbusers.org , the animal protection organization is promoting model legislation that state legislatures could enact. Tags: news. Such registries would help protect animals, pet guardians and communities by preventing repeat offenses from anyone with an established history of abusing animals.

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Push Land-Grant Universities Out of the Meat Industry

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RPA’s letter urges the governors to help solve the problem by addressing it with LGU trustees and state legislatures; ensuring that their states’ school systems teach the truth about food, nutrition, original human nature, and ecology; and ensuring that the National Governors Association addresses the problem.