AVMA News

MAY 25, 2023

Bipartisan legislation would increase funding, up to $265 million, for federal programs aimed at preventing and combating destructive foreign animal diseases such as avian influenza and foot-and-mouth disease.

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AVMA News

JUNE 27, 2023

This June, Congress took up legislation that would end the federal tax on program awards. In 2022, the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) awarded nearly $9 million to 89 veterinarians in exchange for working in U.S. Department of Agriculture–designated veterinary shortage areas.

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AVMA News

MARCH 1, 2023

Regulators and legislators are showing greater interest in xylazine, a prescription drug used in multiple sectors of clinical veterinary medicine, that is increasingly showing up in street drugs.

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AVMA News

APRIL 3, 2023

AVMA President Lori Teller appeared before a House subcommittee to urge reauthorization of legislation supporting approval of new and generic animal drugs.

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AVMA News

APRIL 25, 2023

Nearly 120 veterinarians and veterinary students attended the 2023 AVMA annual legislative fly-in, held April 17-19 in Washington, D.C.

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AVMA News

JULY 27, 2023

The AVMA Advocacy Award recognizes an individual for their contribution to advancing the AVMA’s legislative agenda and advocating on behalf of the veterinary profession.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 3, 2009

BSL (Breed-Specific Legislation) is the canine equivalent of racial profiling, banning certain dog breeds that have been labeled “dangerous.” I’m Tired of - (ITo) is on a mission to help put an end to it.

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Reddit Animals

APRIL 28, 2023

We can contact our legislators to express our opposition. Here is the link to the site to find your legislators. link] If anyone has any experience with writing letters to legislators, and you're willing to share some language please do so.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

The Chinese Hwamei is a second-level protected species in China – as a consequence, according to Chinese law on wildlife protection, it is prohibited for local people to capture and keep the species in captivity without a permit.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

The ABA encourages birders to apply their skills to help conserve birds and their habitats, and we represent the interests of birders in planning and legislative arenas.”. Some tasks appear to be performed inconsistently or not at all ( e.g. , “represent the interests of birders in planning and legislative arenas”).

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

The wildlife official in question is the President of the California Fish and Game Commission. He is a proponent of trophy hunting and was photographed with a dead mountain lion in Idaho. Full story here.

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Critter News

JANUARY 18, 2011

From the Lexington Clipper-Herald. click here for the full article. Two bills introduced in the Nebraska Legislature are drawing fire from the largest animal advocacy organization in the world. Newcomer to the Legislature Sen.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

By both Serbian legislation and the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Pygmy Cormorant is a strictly protected species. In the European Union, they are included on the Annex I of the Birds Directive and their habitats are therefore potential Natura2000 ecological network sites.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

The delegation shortly reported that the national legislation is completely in line with the EU legislation. And that flight is illegal because EU legislation does not allow export of game meat from Serbia to EU. The Turtle Dove is not a trophy animal. No one is going to stuff it and put on a mantlepiece.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Legislative Requirements to Transfer State Properties Amendment. Amendment 2 changed the process for passing conveyance legislation in Connecticut. Election Results = PASSED with 59%+ voter support. Northern Harrier. Photo by © Robin Edwards. Connecticut.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

” How ironic that on the 50th anniversary of this exceptional law, one legislator, Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, has taken it upon himself to block this program’s continuing conservation accomplishments. Future generations deserve nothing less.”

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Critter News

APRIL 12, 2010

This complaint is the result of proposed legislation to ban puppy mills in Ireland. Legislators are being contacted by people around the world to support the legislation. They are blaming the dastardly Green Party whose leader proposed the legislation. Tags: Ireland legislation puppy mills dogs.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Here's a summary from the ASPCA.

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Reddit Animals

MAY 14, 2021

submitted by /u/selinaj21 [link] [comments].

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

San Francisco is poised to join Toronto and Chicago as a major city with legislation meant to help protect birds from crashing into buildings. In related news, many fewer birds got confused by the “Tribute in Light&# for 9/11 this year.

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Critter News

JULY 8, 2011

history, the United Egg Producers (UEP) has agreed to support national legislation that will, upon enactment, improve the welfare of all laying hens in the nation. Similar legislation, on hold as a result of today’s agreement, was planned in Washington State and Oregon.

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Critter News

JULY 18, 2010

I can't believe the pet industry would allow such legislation without a fight. Tags: california san francisco legislation pets. Sounds good, but I just don't believe this will pass. It would set a national precedent, even if it is San Francisco.

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JULY 28, 2016

We’ll also be facilitating increased outreach to new supporters and legislative members who’ve shown their interest. We’ve listened to feedback, both positive and negative. And, one of the common ideas throughout is that birders, photographers and other wildlife watchers deserve and are excited about a Refuge pass they can call their own.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Unfortunately, the National Rifle Association, paragon of sportsmanship that it is, opposed the ban, and spineless legislators caved. As the only state in the nation that allows such a cruel and unsporting practice you would be forgiven for thinking that banning it would be a no-brainer.

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Critter News

MAY 7, 2011

Senators from the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, are working on legislation to ban bullfights and guarantee animal rights in Mexico, a lawmaker said. The legislation, which will be introduced in the next session, would impose fines and jail time on violators, Sen. But, still, I can't dismiss it.

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APRIL 10, 2016

I don’t know which legislative branch to appeal to, but there ought to be a law that mandates life birds on a birder’s birthday. Perhaps we should require lifers on anyone’s birthday. Sure beats cake! I spent several hours of an otherwise excellent weekend dipping multiple times on a rare ABA Tufted Duck.

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Critter News

APRIL 1, 2010

An activist organized an appeal in which people from around the country and the world could contact the legislators in opposition to the bill. Some of the legislators started harassing the horse activist. Some legislators programmed their e-mail systems to forward any message containing the word "horse" to Shoss.

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Critter News

MARCH 8, 2010

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) received the Humane Society’s Legislative Leader award for her leadership in protecting animals. Tags: State of Washington legislation humane society congress us. She is a US Senator from our home state of Washington. My husband worked for her years and years ago, when she was just a State representative.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

” Our public wild places are now being attacked by a small group of extremists in state legislators as well as key members of the House of Representatives and the U.S. That means hunters, groups that do not object to hunting, and sympathetic academics.”

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Critter News

DECEMBER 29, 2011

New legislation in California increases the misdemeanor penalty for animal neglect and makes it a crime to sell a live animal on any street, highway, public right-of-way, parking lot, or carnival. From Hometown Station AM 1220.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

This unique sound belongs to the Carolina Wren , who unsurprisingly is the state bird of South Carolina! Adopted as the state bird in 1948 , the Carolina Wren actually superseded another species: the Northern Mockingbird. ” Those lawmakers took bird protection seriously!

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Critter News

MARCH 8, 2009

The legislation also imposes new rules on the province's dozens of roadside zoos, giving the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals the right to inspect them. Tags: ontario canada legislation animal welfare. Veterinarians are now required to report any instances of abuse or neglect.

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Critter News

AUGUST 10, 2009

All I can add, as a former Legislative Correspondent and Legislative Assistant is to put in a good word for Medicare and Social Security. Ask about their opinion on specific legislation. Mark Markarian has a great post on how to effectively lobby Congress on animal issues. Creakers vote more then any other demographic group.

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JULY 7, 2015

Minnesota legislators named the loon their state bird in 1961, as their state has more Common Loons than any other barring Alaska. These black and white water birds are an annual summer presence on freshwater lakes throughout the northern United States and Canada, migrating to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in the winter.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Consideration of the needed legislation comes just one week after a woman was critically injured in a vicious chimpanzee attack in Stamford, Connecticut - leaving no doubt that the danger of nonhuman primates in homes and to communities must be addressed. The Captive Primate Safety Act is bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Right now, the UK government is considering new EU legislation that may increase the number of chickens allowed in rearing sheds. But this legislation would allow yet more birds to be squashed in, cutting that space by almost a quarter. Even at current minimum standards, each bird is given less space than a sheet of paper.

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Critter News

MARCH 26, 2010

But I post about so many legislative proposals, with so few actual passages. OK, I'm stupid as hell. They castrate piglets WITHOUT anesthesia. I hope this bill passes. We'll have to wait and see.

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