Research Animals Rescued from North Carolina Lab
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
"This event serves as dramatic testament to what can happen when the humane community comes together to oppose cruelty," says AWI President, Cathy Liss. "We
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Appeal Denied for Six Activists Convicted Under AEPA
Critter News
OCTOBER 17, 2009
Six members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty were convicted at a 2006 trial in New Jersey of conspiracy to violate the 1992 Animal Enterprise Protection Act. The law, since revised, aimed to protect animal research laboratories from illegal, sometimes violent protests. From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Dog Death Squads in China
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 13, 2009
Make a donation to help IFAW end dog culls in China and to protect animals around the world from similar cruelty. And then please make a donation to help us continue our efforts to help save animals around the world from cruelty and exploitation. Please send your message of protest today. Thank you, Fred.
Freedom of Speech
Animal Ethics
APRIL 20, 2010
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment protects depictions of animal cruelty. This does not mean that it protects animal cruelty, which is (and ought to be) illegal in every state.
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
MARCH 30, 2010
To the Editor: Re “ Animal Abuse as Clue to Additional Cruelties ” (news article, March 18): As someone who deals with dozens of cruelty-to-animals cases every week, I applaud states that are imposing stricter penalties on people who hurt animals and that are working to establish online registries of animal abusers.
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
AUGUST 11, 2010
2): We disagree with your contention that the First Amendment protects animal “crush” videos. Stevens , the Supreme Court last year overturned a 1999 law banning depictions of animal cruelty on the grounds of overbreadth. To the Editor: Re “ Disgusting but Not Illegal ” (editorial, Aug. In United States v.
On Trial: Animal Torture Videos vs. Free Speech
Animal Ethics
OCTOBER 6, 2009
Code, Title 18.48, made it a federal crime to knowingly create, sell, or possess a depiction of animal cruelty with the intention of placing that depiction in interstate or foreign commerce for commercial gain. And the people making these videos will profit handsomely from the torture they inflict on these animals.
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