Well, it looks like the chickens (or would those be elephants) are coming home to roost. Feld Entertainment, the parent company for Ringling Brothers, has launched a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) suit against the following organizations and individuals:
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
Animal [...]
Two bills came through my email this week that have left me just this side of speechless. These would be Arizona HB2375 (Possessing Dangerous Wildlife Prohibited) and Maryland SB505 (Pet Stores – Sale of Dogs Less than 9 Months of Age Prohibited). Let’s review the fun points.
Arizona HB2375, Possessing Dangerous Wildlife Prohibited
The title sounds great [...]
With the myriad directions of attack on commercial animal use, I thought I’d dust off the 2006 Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA)and take a closer look at it. After looking at the AETA, I’m going to break this down into a series of 3 articles:
The 2006 AETA: What is it? How and where does it [...]
Continue →Citizens of Indiana be grateful! Representatives Lawson and Barnes have decided to be ‘reasonable’. They have decided to respect the Governor’s mandate to “not make this recession worse by adding one cent to the tax burden of our fellow citizens”, by removing the $25 tax from HB1258.
Evidently the rights of families working in the pet [...]
Near the end of 2009, the Sportsmen’s and Animal Owners’ Voting Alliance (SAOVA) started leading a campaign calling for the IRS to investigate the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) over potential violations of the terms of HSUS’ 501c(3) tax exempt status. (informally referred to as the campaign to Spay/Neuter the HSUS)
The first phase [...]
