New York Bill Would Require Animal Adopter ID Checks
Pat Raia
May 12, 2011
Animal adopter ID checks are now required by breeders and rescue operators in Suffolk County, N.Y.
Animal adopter ID checks are now required by breeders and rescue operators in Suffolk County, N.Y.
An Alberta, Canada, rancher is facing multiple animal cruelty charges in connection with the alleged maltreatment of 140 horses on his Drumheller property. Last month, acting on a warrant, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Alberta Society for
The would strip Bureau of Land Management wild horses and burros of their wildlife status in that state.
Lawmakers in New Hampshire have passed a bill establishing a state meat inspection system that some equine welfare advocates worry could facilitate horse processing in that state. HB 339-FN-A allows the New Hampshire state veterinarian to employ a
The University of Florida’s (UF) Large Animal Technical Rescue Team training protocols are under review after a horse drowned during a water rescue training exercise last month. The UF Large Animal Technical Rescue Team was created three years ago
Prosecutors in Yellowstone County, Mont., have requested that a new judge assume the James Leachman animal cruelty case after Leachman’s son Seth Leachman filed suit against Justice of the Peace Pedro Hernandez, the judge currently presiding over the
An amended version of a Nebraska bill that could facilitate horse processing plant development in that state was passed by state lawmakers on May 5, according to a spokesman for bill sponsor Sen. Tyson Larson. In its original version introduced in
Law enforcement authorities in Marion County, Ore., are seeking whoever is responsible for fatally shooting a 23-year-old Arabian mare while she grazed in her pasture near Silverton earlier this week. Marion County Sheriff’s Department Public
More than 100 allegedly maltreated Polish Arabian horses are receiving rehabilitative care after being removed from a breeding farm in Centreville, Md., last week. Queen Anne’s County Maryland Animal Services Department Director David MacGlashan said
A Montana man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a Yellowstone County judge acted without jurisdiction when he ordered the relocation of more than 60 horses that once belonged to James H. Leachman, who is facing numerous cruelty charges in
Two horses discovered wandering in a Ft. Wayne, Ind., park last week are now city property and might be eventually placed with an equine assisted therapy program, according to a written statement released by the City of Fort Wayne Animal Care &
A federal grand jury in Chattanooga, Tenn., has returned an indictment that adds charges against three Tennessee residents already accused of violating the Horse Protection Act (HPA) and indicts a fourth Tennessee man in connection with the case. The
Law enforcement authorities in Ohio are hoping a $5,000 cash reward will lead to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for starting a barn fire that killed eight horses in Morgan County on April 24. Ohio State Fire Marshall’s Office
Law enforcement authorities in Oklahoma are seeking the driver of a truck that was pulling an overloaded horse trailer from which five horses fell onto Interstate 44 in Tulsa County last week. Tulsa County Sheriff’s Deputy David Long said that on
A Montana rancher accused of maltreating a herd of horses is now facing at total of 16 animal cruelty counts. Yellowstone County prosecutors added yet another count of animal cruelty bringing the total number of charges against Leachman to 16, said
A Georgia man accused of neglecting 40 horses on his Habersham County farm has pleaded no contest to the animal cruelty counts against him. County animal control authorities and personnel from the Lil One’s Ridin’ Ranch horse rescue removed the
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