Category: Legislation
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Politics and Animals – The Missing Link
Blog by Humane PA President – Elissa Katz When we think about animal protection, welfare and rights, and the best way to help animals, our minds often immediately focus on rescue, foster, spay/neuter, humane education and other direct actions that have a sense of urgency and can yield tangible results. Such activities are so critical.…
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Can You Spare Two Minutes?
Blog by Humane PA President, Elissa Katz I care deeply about the humane treatment of animals – and I know that you do too. That is why we belong to Humane PA and why we are fighting for the passage of laws that will protect animals. But, sometimes our fight can seem overwhelming – there…
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Pennsylvania Animal Law Conference
The PA Bar Institute’s 10th Annual Animal Law Conference will be held in: Mechanicsburg – Thurs., July 25, 2013 Pittsburgh – Thurs., Aug 15, 2013 Philadelphia – Thurs., Aug. 29, 2013 The Animal Law Conference provides a wealth of information for anyone interested in animal law, from legislative updates, to animal advocacy, to assistance with…
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Girl Scouts advocate for animals – need your help to sign petitions
Girl Scout Troop #80934 in Shippensburg, PA is making a difference for animals in their community by raising awareness about several laws to help prevent animal cruelty. For their Silver Award Project the girls are working on getting signatures for four different petitions. Two of the petitions are for legislation that have already been introduced,…