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13 Jan 2017, 7:36 am by ALDF
Any 21st-century institution of higher learning should know better than to condone and actively participate in the commercial trade and exploitation of exotic animals. [read post]
3 Jan 2017, 5:48 am by Michael Markarian
Meat Animal Research Center, members of Congress from both sides of the aisle and both chambers prevailed on the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service to cover all its research practices under the standards of the Animal Welfare Act and institute regular inspections of all its animal research facilities. [read post]
20 Dec 2016, 10:00 pm by News Desk
  Moredun conducts research into diseases of farm livestock and the promotion of animal health and welfare. [read post]
20 Dec 2016, 8:01 am by Sue Kelleher
  According to their website, The Animal Law Resource Center  (http://www.animallaw.com/) provides information and access to legislation and legal matters dealing with animals, including animal cruelty and control, laboratory welfare, as well as wildlife. [read post]
5 Dec 2016, 10:00 pm by Dan Flynn
” Many of those letters go on to ask for some specific changes in the guidelines, including: Require third-party certification for animal welfare and environmental stewardship claims. [read post]
5 Dec 2016, 8:19 am by eputsche
” “FSIS is taking a step in the wrong direction with this Guideline, which violates the agency’s own statutory mandates and allows producers to use inconsistent claims that will mislead consumers who care about animal welfare,” says Cheryl Leahy, General Counsel for Compassion Over Killing. [read post]
18 Nov 2016, 12:22 pm by Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M.
  Among this year’s 110 participants were key institution decision makers, Animal Care and Use Committee members, lab animal veterinarians, animal welfare compliance specialists and other lab animal research team members from the pharmaceutical industry, contract research organizations, academic research institutions, and government officials from USDA and NIH. [read post]
18 Oct 2016, 6:30 am by Sarah Hiatt
In addition to introducing federal animal welfare and humane slaughter laws, state referenda, state law standards, and so-called “ag gag” laws are considered. [read post]
5 Oct 2016, 10:44 am by Michael Markarian
Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Institutes of Health, and other executive agencies. [read post]
29 Sep 2016, 6:52 pm
  The control of the mating and reproduction of animals, including human animals, serves as a foundation for virtually every social order. [read post]
25 Jul 2016, 2:40 pm by Cari Rincker
Additionally, I enjoyed (1) speaking to the National Business Institute (“NBI”) on wine and vineyard law, (2) moderating webinars for the American Bar Association (“ABA”) General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division’s Agriculture Law Committee on intellectual property and insurance, and (3) giving presentations to Lawline on New York animal welfare law, farm leases, managing the agri-business client, and building a law… [read post]
14 Jun 2016, 1:28 pm by Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M.
One of the best sources of information for students interested in a veterinary career is the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC), “a non-profit membership organization working to protect and improve the health and welfare of animals, people and the environment by advancing academic veterinary medicine. [read post]
14 Jun 2016, 8:19 am by Ellen Scholl
For those concerned about the security risks posed by animal antics, there is a surprising amount of information out there on prevention. [read post]
6 Jun 2016, 4:38 pm by Fox Rothschild LLP
Will we channel this evolution through the animal welfare paradigm of enhanced human responsibility toward nonhuman animals? [read post]
23 May 2016, 12:53 pm by Simon Lester
The core reason for building a global trade regime is to create a third party institution that helps manage conflicts that could ultimately endanger international welfare, peace, and security. [read post]
22 May 2016, 8:47 am by Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M.
However, there is a limit in the amount that is allowed in the horse’s blood stream which varies state to state.[10] Animal rights activists, as well as some involved in the horse racing industry, believe that instituting federal control would improve the welfare of the horses and the integrity of the sport.[11] There are almost 30 medications that may be used in race horses, but many states impose threshold limits for these medications, even those that have been… [read post]
19 May 2016, 6:02 pm by stevemehta
  Section 15657 of the Welfare and Institutions Code provides heightened remedies to a plaintiff who can prove “by clear and convincing evidence that a defendant is liable for physical abuse as defined in Section 15610.63, or neglect as defined in Section 15610.57,” and who can demonstrate that the defendant acted with “recklessness, oppression, fraud, or malice in the commission of [this] abuse. [read post]
13 Apr 2016, 1:56 pm by Michael Markarian
He played a key role in obtaining strong provisions to require all federal agriculture research facilities to meet animal welfare standards, and he set the stage for the decision by the National Institutes of Health to end the use of all chimpanzees in laboratory experiments and retire them to sanctuaries. [read post]