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PETA sued, claiming trademark violation, and won the suit in 2001; the domain is currently owned by PETA. [220] While still engaged in legal proceedings over "peta.org", PETA themselves registered the domains "ringlingbrothers.com" and "voguemagazine.com", using the sites to accuse Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and Vogue of ...
The first known animal welfare statutes in North America - regulations against “Tirranny or Crueltie” toward domestic animals - are included in the Massachusetts Body of Liberties. [5] 1828: New York passes the first state law against animal cruelty. [6] 1830s onward: Newspapers carry articles reporting and denouncing cruelty towards ...
This amendment directed new minimum standards for the handling, housing, sanitation, feeding and other care practices. Requirements for psychological well-being of dogs and primates were made. The law also requires research facilities to be able to describe painful practices as well as implement practices that minimize pain and stress to the ...
In a 2-1 decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in February that the law could not be enforced against PETA — and likely others in similar situations — when its undercover work ...
PETA accused New York City Mayor Eric Adams of unleashing "vitriolic rat rhetoric," branding him a "rat-hater," and even sent him an empathy kit proclaiming "Rats Have Rights."
The law goes into effect in 2024 and will make it illegal to sell dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet stores in New York. [39] The organization's senior director of state legislation said the law is needed because many puppies are imported from other states where New York does not have jurisdiction to inspect the conditions in the breeding facility ...
New York Attorney General Letitia James reminds retail stores law banning the sale of pets will go into effect starting Dec. 15.
As of 2010, Hong Kong has supplemented or replaced the laws against cruelty with a positive approach using laws that specify how animals should be treated. [155] The government department primarily responsible for animal welfare in Hong Kong is the Agriculture, Fisheries, and Conservation Department (AFCD).