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Bonner County mounts case to remove caribou protection
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Bonner County commissioners in Sandpoint have approved spending up to $10,000 as part of plan to have Selkirk Mountains woodland caribou taken off the federal endangered species list, according to a story moved by the Associated Press. http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2012/mar/19/bonner-county-mounts-case-remove-caribou-protection/ -
Full Case Name: ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, Et Al., Plaintiffs, v. C.L. Butch OTTER, in His Official Capacity as Governor of Idaho; and Lawrence Wasden, in His Official Capacity as State of Idaho, Defendants.
First Amendment challenge to an Idaho statute that criminalizes undercover investigations and videography at “agricultural production facilities,” the Animal Legal Defense Fund, as well as various other organizations and individuals, (collectively, “ALDF”), sued. The State defendants, Governor Butch Otter and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, moved to dismiss the ALDF's claims www.animallaw.info/case/animal-legal-defense-fund-v-otter. -
States are stepping up to end animal testing in cosmetics while federal legislation stalls
The New York Cruelty Free Cosmetics Act introduced in 2016, and again in 2017, by assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal has been followed this year by the Hawaii Cruelty Free Cosmetics by State senator Mike Gabbard (D)and the California Cruelty Free Cosmetics Act by California State senator Cathleen Galgiani (D). https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/402359-states-are-stepping-up-to-end-animal-testing-in-cosmetics-while -
Council approves animals in hot cars ordinance
TWIN FALLS — Leaving an animal unattended in a motor vehicle is now against Twin Falls city code. The City Council voted May 22 to pass the new ordinance, which makes it an infraction punishable by a $100 fine to leave an animal in a vehicle unattended in a manner that could endanger it. https://magicvalley.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/council-approves-animals-in-hot-cars-ordinance/article_835aeb45-ebeb-5bed-af29-a55692851a3a.html -
The Trump Administration's Scary Impact on Animal Rights
As soon as his presidency began, President Trump made it harder for anyone outside the government to access some information about animal abuses (such as puppy mills), and now he’s (twice!) made it legal to import elephant trophies hunted in Zimbabwe. King, Elizabeth. “The Trump Administration's Scary Impact on Animal Rights.” Brit + Co, Brit+Co, 8 Mar. 2018,
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Australian Senate Motion Calling for Complete Ban on Cosmetics Animal Testing
The Australian Senate has passed a motion urging the Government to fulfill its commitment to fully ban cruel animal testing for cosmetics. The motion was drafted alongside continued discussions between the Government and Humane Society International. hsi.org.au/releases/index.php/2018/08/23/australian-senate-motion-calling-for-complete-ban-on-cosmetics-animal-testing-welcomed-by-becrueltyfree-campaigners/.