On the heels of a bipartisan Congressional coalition’s letter to the World Health Organization and other intergovernmental bodies urging a worldwide ban on live animal or “wet” markets, legislators in California and READ ON
Animals and the Law
California and New York Legislators Hope to Prevent Future Pandemics
Mischief-Makers or Non-Violent Gadflies? Putting Society’s Treatment of Animals on Trial
‘The recent trial of Canadian activist Anita Krajnc highlights the moral absurdities of the law’s classification of animals as property. This article examines the historic role of the law in READ ON
Banning Animal Tattooing While Eating Animals for Pleasure?
Last month, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill that will generally prohibit the tattooing and piercing of one’s companion animals, through an amendment to New York’s Agriculture & READ ON
Animal Law 101: What Is “Necessary” Animal Suffering?
In her new TED Talk, animal rights attorney Lesli Bisgould delivers a terrific overview of the problems with our legal system in protecting animals from the institutions that exploit them READ ON
Contamination and Cruelty in the Chicken Industry
The National Chicken Council, which represents the U.S. chicken industry, has released its 2014 update of the NCC Animal Welfare Guidelines for the humane treatment of the nine billion chickens READ ON
Rejecting the Egg Bill Means Rejecting Cages
Under the terms of the 2013 Egg Bill sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California and Rep. Curt Schrader of Oregon, barren battery cages would be phased out over a READ ON
The Mobile Slaughterhouse: The Locavore’s Answer to Decentralizing Death
The mobile slaughterhouse is promoted by advocates of small-scale animal agriculture as a solution to the very serious problem of access to commercial processing facilities. Large producers benefit from consolidated, READ ON
Proposed Legislation for Egg-Laying Hens: An Update
If it’s all right for an animal protection organization to lobby to ensure that an animal-abusing industry has “a secure future” and that consumers have “a dependable economic egg supply,” READ ON
Examining Temple Grandin and the Humane Slaughter Paradox
Browsing Temple Grandin’s official website is a puzzle of ideas and positions on animals in agriculture that could leave you more confused about her conclusions than when you started. For READ ON
Vegan Leafleter Wins Philadelphia Court Settlement for Illegal Arrest Case
The city of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $15,000 to Edward Coffin, an animal rights activist who was illegally arrested and held for two hours for handing out fliers on READ ON
