NY vets, animal advocates and lawmakers push for tougher cruelty laws
As April marks the ASPCA's Animal Cruelty Prevention Month, advocates, veterinarians and lawmakers are highlighting the ...
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Has a shelter pet changed your life? We want to hear about it
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To celebrate, NPR wants to know how your pet has changed your life. We would ...
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New law challenges long-standing tradition at center of public outcry: 'We will continue fighting'
Historically, animals have been used by people in cruel and self-serving ways. New law challenges long-standing tradition at ...
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Support, opposition shared in hearing on Reba’s Law to increase animal abuse penalties
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Another step forward for Reba’s Law Wednesday. It is a push for stiffer penalties for those who abuse animals. The proposal is named after Reba, an English bulldog found ...
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Reba’s Law takes aim at wide range of animal cruelty, giving prosecutors more tools
(KLAS) Current law handcuffs prosecutors, giving them only misdemeanors to punish people involved in a wide variety of animal cruelty cases. The sentences available range from one to four years in ...
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Mexico City bans violent bullfighting, sparking fury and celebration
The decision sparked angry protests from bullfighting supporters and matadors, some of whom tried to breach a police barricade at the local Congress.
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Former police commissioner fears WA's new gun laws could spark feral animal surge
Police Commissioner Col Blanch said the laws were a matter for the parliament and government, with police to "operationalise" them. Farmers are concerned feral animal populations may spike as the ...
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‘Students will suffer harm’: Education Department’s civil rights office gutted by layoffs, closures
“OCR’s staff is composed of top-performing personnel with years of experience enforcing federal civil rights laws. We are confident that the dedicated staff of OCR will deliver on its ...
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What are Arizona’s laws on animal abuse?
A viral video of a dog being pushed out of a car in Surprise has caught the attention of state lawmakers. Greenland Election Results: What It Means For Donald Trump's Plans JP Morgan makes bold ...
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Animal rights groups aim to make monkey research a sticking point in OHSU’s plan to buy Legacy Health
Two national animal rights nonprofits are advocating for OHSU to close the center. Dave Miller / OPB Staff of the two nonprofits, as well as local doctors who support the campaign, flooded a ...
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‘Reba’s Law' to combat animal cruelty introduced to Nevada lawmakers
Wolfson reported the stiffest penalty current animal cruelty law would allow for those accused in the death of Reba is four years in prison with parole eligibility after just a year and a half.
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Fears gun-toting Palestinian Channel boat migrant who called on God to 'kill all Jews' will be allowed to stay in Britain due to human rights laws
Britain may be stuck with a gun-toting Channel migrant due to human rights laws, it was feared last night. Palestinian Abu Wadee – who called for ‘death to all Jews’ – is in custody ...