Category: Animal Law
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We Resolve – to Make a Difference!
As 2014 begins, we renew our resolve to make a meaningful difference in public policy in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania so that animals will be spared from cruel acts and treated humanely. We want our New Year’s resolutions to result in positive change for animals by using our time and resources as efficiently and effectively…
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2013 – The Year in Review
What a year 2013 has been! A year of growth. Of hard work. Of victories. Of a record number of animal bills introduced. Our work is formidable. But bill by bill, legislator by legislator, with your help, our efforts of protecting animals from cruelty and suffering are paying off. We are gaining influence and momentum…
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Tethering – on its Last Thread?
For years, people who care about animals have worked hard, but unsuccessfully to pass anti-tethering legislation in Pennsylvania. Recently, Melissa Smith, Executive Director of the York County SPCA, took matters into her own hands and is now working township by township to eradicate this atrocious practice. She graciously agreed to tell us her story in a…
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Animal bills fast-tracking through PA legislature
Amy Worden, Inquirer Staff Writer, writes the Philly Dawg blog for The Philadelphia Inquirer. With her permission we are reposting her blog about a “raft of animal bills” moving this week. In just two short weeks since the summer recess ended, a raft of animal welfare bills is either moving through the Pennsylvania General Assembly or getting teed up…