January 10, 2018
The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), along with a coalition of animal advocacy groups, is proposing the Florida Orca Protection Act for the upcoming 2018 legislative […]
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January 9, 2018
The 2018 Florida legislative session begins on January 9, 2018, and runs through March 9th. However, it can be extended by 3/5 vote of the senate and house. […]
January 2, 2018
The Problem. Eighty percent of animal abuse cases in Connecticut over the past ten years were either dismissed or never prosecuted.[1] What seems like an impossible […]
January 2, 2018
It is quiet, the only noise is the swish of the dip net as it gets pushed and pulled through the cold river water. It is […]
January 2, 2018
I. ISSUE On August 25, 2017, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law the “Beagle Freedom Bill,” or S.B. 1884.[1] This bill concerned the many adoptable […]
November 28, 2017
Representative Tom Leek has introduced HB 473, called “Ponce’s Law,” that would strengthen Florida’s animal cruelty law by allowing judges to prohibit people convicted of animal […]
October 27, 2017
On October 13, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown of California signed what is thought to be a bill that is the first of its kind in the […]
August 28, 2017
Early Legislation Filed to Specifically Criminalize Animal Hoarding and Require Mental Health Counse
A new bill for the 2018 Florida legislative session, one of the first, would significantly change the criminal law regarding animal hoarding in the state. The […]
August 28, 2017
A video recently surfaced on social media showing a shark (possibly a blacktip or spinner) being dragged behind a boat traveling at high speed near Tampa. […]