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

Dutch ag minister speeds up debeaking ban

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July-August 2013:

DEN HAAG––Asked by the Dutch Party for Animals to expedite a ban on trimming the beaks of egg-laying hens, originally to take effect in 2021, Dutch agriculture minister Sharon Dijksma in June 2013 reset the deadline to September 2018. Read more

Fatalities bring Beijing crackdown on big dogs

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July-August 2013:

BEIJING––Recent fatal dog attacks have prompted Chinese cities including Beijing, the national capital, to resume enforcing long-ignored laws against keeping pet dogs taller than 35 centimeters and against keeping more than one dog per household. Read more

New Jersey governor Christie vetoes gestation stall ban

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July-August 2013:

TRENTON––New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) on June 1, 2013 vetoed a bill approved by the state legislature in May 2013 which would have banned the use of gestation stalls to confine pregnant and nursing sows. 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

Circus big cat shows are history in Ireland

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July-August 2013:

LIMERICK, Ireland––“Some of you who have been to our show over the last few days may have noticed that we no longer have lions and tigers in the show,” Tom Duffy’s Circus owner David Duffy posted to Facebook on June 21, 2013. Read more

Colorado requires law enforcement training in dog behavior

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, May/June 2013:

DENVER––Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper on May 13, 2013 signed into law bills designating shelter animals the official state pet and requiring Colorado police and sheriff’s departments to provide personnel with three hours of online training on dog behavior recognition and the use of nonlethal dog control methods. The training must be made available by September 1, 2014. Read more

India bans dolphin exhibitions

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, May/June 2013:

DELHI––“We will not allow dolphinariums,” Indian environment and forest minister Jayanthi Natarajan on May 8, 2013 told Chetan Chahan of the Hindustan Times. Read more

Pennsylvania SPCA hires veteran investigator Keith Mohler

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, May/June 2013:

LANCASTER––The Pennsylvania SPCA on April 30, 2013 announced the hiring of veteran cruelty investigator Keith Mohler to cover Lancaster County. Mohler will work from an office provided by Lancaster County district attorney Craig Stedman. His hiring expands the Pennsylvania SPCA humane law enforcement team to 13 officers in 17 counties. Read more

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