Policy & Law
Analyzes local and global laws, regulations, and policies affecting animals and the environment, including legal battles, reforms, and advocacy efforts.
Winnipeg couple who created, sold animal torture videos get 12 years in jail
A Winnipeg couple who admitted to making animal cruelty videos and selling them on the dark web have been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
In the Global South, Activists Are Challenging Factory Farms in Court
As industrial agriculture expands in Brazil, India, Mexico and Zimbabwe, cases framed around pollution and health — plus working with agencies to enforce the law — succeed more than arguments centered
'Hero' dog PD Finn's law not working, says handler
PA Media Police dog (PD) Finn was stabbed in the line of duty while protecting his handler A former police dog handler says a law to protect service animals is not being implemented properly.
Visiting Oregon? You may soon have to pay a tax to protect its wildlife.
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Animals might be sentient in the law’s eyes, but how they’re treated still varies hugely
Our perception of animal welfare as a nation of animal lovers is out of step with policy and law that still allows differential animal treatment.
The Visionary Ballot Initiative That Dares to Put Animal Freedom on the Ballot in Oregon
Initiative Petition 28 (IP28) is a bold, far-reaching ballot initiative in Oregon that challenges the legal loopholes enabling and legitimizing pervasive animal abuse and killing. If it passes, it would make history, creating a ripple effect across the U.S. and the world.
Court Rules Texas Food Label Censorship Law is Unconstitutional
The law imposed unclear and vague standards on plant-based meat producers that violate the First Amendment
Marineland gets ‘conditional approval’ from Ottawa to ship 30 belugas, 4 dolphins to the U.S.
The Canadian government on Monday granted “conditional approval” to Marineland for the defunct amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont., to ship 30 captive belugas and four dolphins to institutions in the United States.
Winnipeg couple who created, sold animal torture videos get 12 years in jail
A Winnipeg couple who admitted to making animal cruelty videos and selling them on the dark web have been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
In the Global South, Activists Are Challenging Factory Farms in Court
As industrial agriculture expands in Brazil, India, Mexico and Zimbabwe, cases framed around pollution and health — plus working with agencies to enforce the law — succeed more than arguments centered
'Hero' dog PD Finn's law not working, says handler
PA Media Police dog (PD) Finn was stabbed in the line of duty while protecting his handler A former police dog handler says a law to protect service animals is not being implemented properly.
Visiting Oregon? You may soon have to pay a tax to protect its wildlife.
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Animals might be sentient in the law’s eyes, but how they’re treated still varies hugely
Our perception of animal welfare as a nation of animal lovers is out of step with policy and law that still allows differential animal treatment.
The Visionary Ballot Initiative That Dares to Put Animal Freedom on the Ballot in Oregon
Initiative Petition 28 (IP28) is a bold, far-reaching ballot initiative in Oregon that challenges the legal loopholes enabling and legitimizing pervasive animal abuse and killing. If it passes, it would make history, creating a ripple effect across the U.S. and the world.
Court Rules Texas Food Label Censorship Law is Unconstitutional
The law imposed unclear and vague standards on plant-based meat producers that violate the First Amendment
Marineland gets ‘conditional approval’ from Ottawa to ship 30 belugas, 4 dolphins to the U.S.
The Canadian government on Monday granted “conditional approval” to Marineland for the defunct amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont., to ship 30 captive belugas and four dolphins to institutions in the United States.
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