Category: North America

Westminster dog show drops Pedigree over pro-adoption ads

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  March 2012:

Westminster dog show drops Pedigree over pro-adoption ads

NEW YORK CITY— Mars Petcare U.S.,  maker of Pedigree brand dog food,  lost the 2012 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show television advertising contract to Nestle Purina Pet Care,  but won the publicity war after Westminster spokesperson David Frei on February 10,  2012 confirmed to Ben Walker of Associated Press that Pedigree was dropped for airing tear-jerking commercials that promoted shelter adoptions of mutts during the 2011 Westminster show. Read more

Seen as "normal" in U.S., "bully breed" attacks on wildlife raise concern in U.K.

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  March 2012:

Seen as “normal” in U.S.,  “bully breed” attacks on wildlife raise concern in U.K.

DENVER,  HONOLULU,  LONDON–KUSA/Denver television news anchor Kyle Dyer on February 8,  2012 suffered facial injuries requiring 70 stitches from an 85-pound Argentine mastiff named Gladiator Maximus,  called Max for short,  whom she was petting during a live interview with Lakewood,  Colorado firefighter Tyler Sugaski.  Sugaski two days earlier rescued Max after he fell through thin ice while chasing a coyote. Read more

Lawsuits & prosecutions rattle Northeast horse rescuers

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  March 2012:

Lawsuits & prosecutions rattle Northeast horse rescuers

SARATOGA SPRINGS,  RIVERHEAD, HARRISBURG,  BINGHAMTON–Four New York and Pennsylvania horse rescue operations,  ranging from one believed to be the largest in the U.S. to some of the smallest,  entered the 2012 spring mud season mired in controversy,  with the possibility of more muck flying as result of lawsuits filed in attempts to restore reputations. Read more

Public may vote on Miami pit bull ordinance

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  March 2012:

Public may vote on Miami pit bull ordinance

MIAMI,  Florida–The Miami-Dade County public safety and health care administration committee on February 14,  2012 recommended to the county commission that voters should be asked on the August 2012 county ballot whether a 23-year-old ban on possession of pit bulls should be repealed.  This would apparently be the first time anywhere for a pit bull ban to be put before voters. Read more

SHARK wins "2nd Battle of Broxton Bridge"

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  March 2012:

SHARK wins “2nd Battle of Broxton Bridge”

EHRHARDT,  S.C.–Showing Animals Respect & Kindness on February 12,  2012 routed fewer than two dozen pigeon shooters at the second Battle of Broxton Bridge–but the shooters,  in retreat, allegedly gunned down a SHARK drone helicopter camera platform moments after takeoff. Read more

St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center to sell Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge art collection

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  March 2012:

St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center to sell Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge art collection

MADISON,  New Jersey–Hoping to raise $500,000 toward the estimated $2.3 million cost of completing a shelter that has already cost $10 million and taken more than three years to build,  St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center president Heather Cammisa on January 22,  2012 announced the forthcoming sale of 150 works from founder Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge’s extensive art collection.  “It was an emotional decision to sell the art-bittersweet,” Cammisa told Daily Record of Parsippany staff writer Cara Townsend. Read more

NIH announces end of funding for buying cats from Class B dealers

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  March 2012:

NIH announces end of funding for buying cats from Class B dealers

WASHINGTON D.C.–-The National Institutes of Health on February 8,  2012 published notice that NIH grantees will be prohibited after October 1, 2012 “from using NIH funds to procure cats from USDA Class B dealers.  The procurement of cats may only be from USDA Class A dealers or other approved legal sources,”  the NIH said. Read more

U.S. Supreme Court overturns California law requiring downers to be euthanized

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  March 2012:

U.S. Supreme Court overturns California law requiring downers to be euthanized

WASHINGTON D.C.— The U.S. Supreme Court on January 23,  2012 unanimously overturned a 2008 California law requiring slaughterhouses to immediately euthanize non-ambulatory livestock.

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Focused on the issue of federal primacy over state legislation,  the legal reasoning behind the 9-0 verdict signaled that the Supreme Court is likely to favor uniform national standards for livestock handling in any situation where state and federal law are perceived to be in conflict.  This could mean any situation in which states have adopted supplementary humane standards meant to address gaps in federal laws which were last updated by Congress several decades ago. Read more

Agreement Raises Flags for Egg-Laying Hens: A Chicken Activist’s Perspective on the "New Deal"

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  March 2012:

Agreement Raises Flags for Egg-Laying Hens:  A Chicken Activist’s Perspective on the “New Deal”
by Karen Davis,  PhD,  founder & president of United Poultry Concerns
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The January/February 2012 edition of ANIMAL PEOPLE included a full-page ad headlined “It’s Time to Ban Barren Battery Cages Nationwide,”  urging readers to ask Congress to support the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012.
The ad told us that “All the groups that have been leading the fight to ban battery cages-such as those listed below-actively support this legislation, because it’s the best opportunity to help the largest number of farm animals.” Read more

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