Image by Doris Metternich from Pixabay August 9, 2019 There is a trend growing among universities across the United States that is an exciting development for the animal welfare community. According to Harvard Law Today, Harvard University is opening an Animal Law...
Paws Down! To Texas Governor Greg Abbott for vetoing a bill that would have given more protections to dogs. June 24, 2021 In a disappointing upset, HB 873, the Safe Outdoor Dogs Bill, was vetoed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott after it sailed through the House and...
Paws Up! To the U.S. House of Representatives for voting in favor of the Horse Transportation Safety Act. July 3, 2020 The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1400, The Horse Transportation Safety Act, on Wednesday. This legislation will now be added to House...
July 24, 2020 Senate Bill 593 finally passed the New York Senate on Tuesday after its introduction in February 2020. Even a pandemic cannot get in the way of moving this critical legislation forward! Senator Michael Gianaris spearheaded this bill earlier this year...
Paws Up! To Virginia lawmakers for passing “Tommie’s Law” which increases the severity of animal cruelty charges to a felony. March 19, 2019 Thanks to Senator Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach), animal abusers can now face felony charges in Virginia....
Paws Up! To the Virginia General Assembly for introducing several measures to tighten restrictions and increase penalties for animal abuse and neglect at breeding facilities. March 9, 2022 Undercover investigators recently released disturbing footage of the inside of...
