Category: Law

Barnyard scrambles & turtle racing

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  July-August 2013:

RIVERDALE,  California;  DANVILLE,  Illinois;  EUGENE,  Oregon;  BELAIR,  Maryland––Video of a May 5,  2013 “barnyard scramble” at the Riverdale Rodeo in Riverdale,  California obtained and posted online by Showing Animals Respect & Kindness brought the end of the event,  the Fresno Bee reported on June 23,  2013. “The five-minute video shows rodeo organizers tossing animals out of trailers and containers onto the arena floor before children are turned loose to chase them,”  the Fresno Bee described.  Read more

Not very much good for animals in 2013 Farm Bill maneuvering

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  July-August 2013:

WASHINGTON D.C.––A version of the 2013 Farm Bill passed on July 11,  2013 by the U.S. House of Representatives eliminated $80 billion in funding for the federal food stamp program,  but included an amendment by Representative Steve King (R-Iowa) which would overturn more than 150 state laws governing aspects of food safety,  occupational health, and animal welfare. Read more

Indian ban on tail-docking undone

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  May/June 2013:

CHANDIGARH––Kennel Club of India general secretary Harinder Singh Aulakh in mid-April 2013 advised dog breeders via the Indian Kennel Gazette that they may resume cropping the ears and docking the tails of dogs, after the Madras High Court ruled that the Animal Welfare Board of India lacked the authority to ban ear-cropping and tail-docking if done by a “qualified veterinarian.”  The AWBI had issued an order against ear-cropping and tail-docking in November 2011. Read more

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