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15 May 2017, 2:16 pm by dphillips
The charges follow a July 2016 investigation into Westport Tenant Farm by Westport Police, Massachusetts Environmental Police, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), and the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARLB). [read post]
17 Jul 2012, 2:13 am by Michael DelSignore
Massachusetts animal cruelty law (Chapter 272 Section 77) calls for animal forfeiture and up to 5 years in prison for anyone convicted. [read post]
13 Apr 2008, 12:17 am
Jennifer Callahan, D-Sutton, accompanied by Bailey, her yellow Labrador retriever, spoke about two of her proposals yesterday as part of Animal Lobby Day, hosted by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.For the rest of the article, click here...As part of her pitch to fellow legislators, Callahan cited the statistics behind - and the growing number of states permitting - protective orders for companion animals. [read post]
4 Sep 2012, 2:25 pm by Michael Markarian
Just two decades ago, only seven states had felony-level penalties for animal cruelty (California, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin). [read post]
28 Mar 2017, 11:54 am by eputsche
In November 2016, Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approved Question 3, An Act to Prevent Cruelty to Farm Animals, which is similar to California’s Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, but goes further. [read post]
29 Nov 2023, 4:25 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Preventing conflict and improving coexistence So much cruelty to wildlife can be prevented if communities just have the tools and knowledge they need to respond more effectively and humanely to conflicts with wildlife. [read post]
28 Dec 2022, 11:42 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Kathy Hochul’s signature earlier this month, New York became the 10th state in the U.S. to prevent the sale of cosmetics that have been newly tested on animals. [read post]
29 Aug 2023, 9:02 am by kblocher@hslf.org
In our legislatures, as in our individual capacities, we are entitled to pursue our goals of protecting animals—all animals—from cruelty, suffering and neglect. [read post]
11 Oct 2016, 9:54 am by Michael Markarian
Backed by the MSPCA, Animal Rescue League of Boston, Zoo New England, and hundreds of Massachusetts veterinarians and family farmers, more than 170,000 Massachusetts voters signed petitions to place Question 3 on the ballot. [read post]
28 Nov 2019, 9:05 pm by Alana Bevan
Trump signed into law the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act. [read post]
24 Sep 2022, 6:47 pm by Samuel Bray
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 12 Mass. [read post]
17 Jun 2021, 9:14 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Even so, the ban will prevent the suffering and deaths of countless animals. [read post]
15 May 2023, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
Known as the Act to Prevent Cruelty in Farm Animals, Question 3 was approved by almost 78 percent of Massachusetts voters in 2016. [read post]
20 May 2019, 8:44 am by Eric Parker
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals supported that legislation in 2012. [read post]
8 Jun 2021, 8:28 am by kblocher@hslf.org
With a presence in more than 50 countries, Humane Society International works around the globe to promote the human-animal bond, rescue and protect dogs and cats, improve farm animal welfare, protect wildlife, promote animal-free testing and research, respond to natural disasters and confront cruelty to animals in all of its forms. [read post]
31 Jan 2023, 10:20 am by kblocher@hslf.org
The earliest societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals campaigned against inhumane transportation and slaughter of animals. [read post]
23 Jul 2010, 7:26 am
A 1997 study by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Northeastern University found animal abusers are five times as likely to commit violent crimes against people. - Boy, people who use statistics love these magical goldilock numbers. [read post]
8 Oct 2012, 11:08 am by Dane Johnson
A 1997 study by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Northeastern University found that those who had committed a violent crime against an animal were five times more likely to commit violent crimes against people. [read post]
9 Nov 2016, 1:50 pm by Michael Markarian
Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), the lead sponsor of the Prevent Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act to establish a federal anti-cruelty law, and he won by a 1.7 percent margin in a swing state. [read post]