Animal rights drive dog lawsuit Sep 16, 2008
The companion animal-rights movement has the support of national and international groups such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the Animal Legal Defense Fund and International Society for Animal Rights. Courts and legislators have taken notice, too. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
The new legal hot topic: animal law Jul 16, 2008
" Law students say the uncertainty surrounding animal law is one reason why it is so interesting. There are very few Canadian precedents to study in animal law, which is rather ... well, unprecedented. "That's the excitement, in that a lot of the decisions haven't really been made yet," says Andrew Brighten, a McGill University law student with a clerkship this summer at the California-based Animal Legal Defense Fund. Though he's never considered himself a pet person, Mr. Brighten says he's... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Measure 53 designed to fix seizure law glitches May 9, 2008
Measure 53, which is also supported by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, would exempt abused or neglected animals from the terms of Measure 3. Bovett said two other unintended consequences flowed from Measure 3. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Local attorney offers pet trusts Apr 9, 2008
Most pet owners aren t quite so generous, leaving behind an average of 10,000 and 20,000 to their animals, said Stephan Otto, the director of legislative affairs for the Animal Legal Defense Fund. It s too early to tell how much local pet owners will leave to their animals because they haven t bitten into the trusts idea yet, but Ablan expects them to catch on by the end of the year. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Suit against Corcoran hog farm dropped Mar 6, 2008
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, East Bay Animal Advocates and three Bay Area residents originally filed the suit in Sonoma County. Lisa Franzetta, with Animal Legal Defense Fund, said that when crates are used, sows that are either pregnant or nursing are confined in crates "so tiny they cannot turn around or even scratch."Steve Duchesne, a spokesman for Corcpork, said the company has ceased its breeding operations "for a variety of business reasons," meaning that it no longer will have sows. (Fresno Bee)
Former Humane Society exec gets probation for animal mistreatment Nov 15, 2007
A group called the Animal Legal Defense Fund rates North Dakota among the worst states when it comes to animal protection laws because it lacks a felony animal cruelty provision, provisions for the forfeiture of abused animals and restrictions on the future ownership of animals by people convicted of mistreatment. . (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Emergency Alert - Help for Shelters Housing Animals Evacuated in California Wildfires Oct 24, 2007
Shelters without the resources to house large numbers of animals can adapt and use foster care forms developed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund's (ALDF's) Criminal Justice Program as part of a foster care program to establish temporary foster homes for the animals ... The Animal Legal Defense Fund is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the lives and advancing the interests of animals through the legal system ... For more information, visit: Contact: Lisa Franzetta, Animal... (PR Newswire)
U.S. is going Solo; goalie back aboard Oct 11, 2007
Robyn Katz, president of Tech's chapter of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, said her organization wouldn't take a dime from Candia. If he really wanted to help promote anti-animal cruelty, then he would donate time at a no-kill shelter, she said. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Tipton ranch assailed again Oct 3, 2007
Cotati-based Animal Legal Defense Fund on Tuesday accused Mendes Calf Ranch of keeping its calves in enclosures so small that they amounted to cruel treatment -- a charge denied by the ranch as well as university and state dairy experts familiar with its operation, who say the calves are treated in accordance with industry standards. Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit in June 2006 in Tulare County Superior Court seeking to force the ranch to change its practices ... "While we're confident... (Fresno Bee)
Animal lawyers share passion to protect helpless Oct 1, 2007
Joyce Tischler, founder and director of litigation for the California-based Animal Legal Defense Fund, said the animal law movement began in the 1970s as an offshoot of the feminist and civil rights movements. In its earliest days, attorneys concentrated on stopping perceived government abuses of animals. (Newsday -- World)
Bruce Wagman's life work -- protecting the underserved Jun 17, 2007
In 2005, I represented the Animal Legal Defense Fund in a case in North Carolina. We rescued 330 dogs from a hoarding situation, with disease rampant and suffering on a daily basis. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
N.J. May Give Pet Owners Right To Sue May 22, 2007
Joyce Tischler, Animal Legal Defense Fund,on "market value" of petsWHAT DO YOU THINK ... Joyce Tischler, founding director of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, said New Jersey would become one of the few states in the nation to allow such lawsuits. (CBS News)
Large pork producers accused of pig cruelty Jan 20, 2007
The lawsuit, filed against Corcoran-based CorcPork Inc. by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, East Bay Animal Advocates and three San Francisco Bay area residents, says the company is violating a section of the California penal code that requires farm animals to be given an "adequate exercise area."CorcPork, an industrial hog processor based in Kings County, and Clougherty Packing Co., a Los Angeles-based subsidiary of Hormel Foods Corp. that buys meat from CorcPork, are named as defendants.... (Fresno Bee -- State)
Utah Town's Dog License Limit Is Ruff Jan 3, 2007
"I never heard of a place limiting dog licenses," said Stephan Otto, a lawyer and legislative director for the Animal Legal Defense Fund, which tracks dog ordinances. "It sounds a little European.". (Forbes -- Technology)
