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Department of Justice Tackles Breed Discrimination – more bad news for Denver

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[on July 26, 2010] in honor of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) the Department of Justice released its”Final rule” on enforcement of the law.

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Dog-Fighting DNA Database Breaks New Ground in Crackdown on Animal Cruelty

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The nation’s first criminal dog-fighting DNA database has been established…and is designed to help the criminal justice system investigate and prosecute dog fighting cases and address the growing problem of dog fighting using 21st century technology.

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Divorcing with Pets: An Attorney’s Perspective

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Divorce is often a very traumatic event for all concerned. At such a time, beloved pets can be a source of solace. Unfortunately, pets can also become part of the turmoil.

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Racketeering Lawsuit Fingers Humane Society of the United States

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In a landmark RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) lawsuit certain to have far-reaching implications for the animal rights movement…

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Year-End Study Names 2009’s “Five Best States to be an Animal Abuser”

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Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Mississippi, and North Dakota are the five best states in the country to be an animal abuser, according to a new report released by the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF).

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It’s Been a Banner Year for Humane Legislation According to ASPCA

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As 2009 winds down, let’s take a moment to celebrate some of the animal welfare achievements made around the country.

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San Francisco board wants to ban cat de-clawing in the city

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The San Francisco Commission of Animal Control and Welfare voted 5-1 Thursday in support of a ban, arguing the practice is cruel…

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Military concerned with animal abuse by troops

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The U.S. military is considering the addition of a new criminal offense — cruelty to animals — to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund Attorneys Sue to Recoup $65,000 Spent Rehabilitating Neglected Indiana Horses

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Represented by the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), the United States Equine Rescue League (USERL) is filing a complaint in Grant County Superior Court on June 30, 2009 against Robert and Rebecca Collier, residents of Marion, for the cost for caring for eight severely neglected horses whom the Marion-Grant County Humane Society seized from them in November 2007.

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Animal Sheltering Leaders Call on California to Spare Abandoned and Lost Pets

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On behalf of its nearly 1.3 million California constituents, The Humane Society of the United States appeared before the state legislative Budget Conference Committee to urge consideration of the serious and adverse implications of the Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposal to suspend the “animal adoption mandate,” which would have the effect of reducing by three days the holding period for stray dogs and cats in the state’s municipal animal shelters.

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CITES Standing Committee Releases Ivory to China – World’s Largest Illegal Market

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This summer (2008) the 57th session of the Standing Committee for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) ruled that China is fit to become a trading partner for 119 tons of elephant ivory which has been put up for sale from four southern African nations. This sum represents the deaths of over [...]

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2008’s Greatest Hits (some of our favorite new laws):

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2008 U.S. Farm Bill—Puppy Importation
Effective: October 1, 2008
To combat the scourge of foreign puppy mills—where conditions are even worse than in our stateside puppy mills, if you can imagine such a thing—the ASPCA successfully fought for an amendment to Congress’s 2008 Farm Bill that prohibits the importation of dogs into the U.S. [...]

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Here Comes the Judge!

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There is a lot going on when it comes to animal-related legal issues that affect us internationally, on a national level and all the way to our individual municipalities. In Laws for Paws you’ll find articles, press releases and updates on animal-related issues from all over the world.

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