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⏰ TIME TO REGISTER 📅 March 14 Webinar    Join us on March 14 when Michelle Welch will cover how to effectively do an animal case with public scrutiny and press interest. Animal cases garner a lot of press and sometimes the press coverage has implications for your case.   This webinar will offer tips on how to handle living under scrutiny and making sure your case is not jeopardized by it. We will discuss jury voir dire, opening and closing statements, and witness preparation with these considerations in mind.   ✨Click Here to Register Soon https://lnkd.in/gX-vQuBa National Animal Care & Control Association Jerrica Owen, CAWA Joshua Fisher, DHA, MS, CAWA Animal Legal Defense Fund Emily Lewis #animalwelfare #animalcontrol #criminaljustice

Last week I met some folks who had some understandable confusion over the law surrounding research experimentation on chimpanzees! It is, in fact, unfortunately still legal, in the US, to conduct biomedical research on chimpanzees. The only thing that changed in 2015 when NIH decided to retire its own chimpanzees from use in research and to discontinue support for research testing on chimps, is that chimpanzees have not been used in federally sponsored research since 2015. Private research companies can, and very much do, continue inhumane, inefficient, ineffective, and invasive testing on chimpanzees in private labs. What IS illegal, however, is to deny those chimps who HAVE been retired from federal research their sanctuary, as mandated by the CHIMP Act of 2000 which created and funded the federal chimpanzee sanctuary system. NIH continues to hold over two dozen chimps at a private facility rather than sending them to Chimp Haven where they, by law, belong - to live out the rest of their days in what can be as close to freedom as they'll ever have known. 🐵 💔

I am very excited to share with you this new report co-written with Dr. Kendra Coulter which sheds light on the important lifesaving work humane societies and SPCAs do, not only for animals, but also for people and our shared communities. https://lnkd.in/g_daqG_U #animalrescue #spca #humanecanada

Interested in developing more accountability and transparency for animal shelters, rescues, and businesses in your state? We know you asked so we delivered! Check out our latest episode with Colorado’s Nick Fisher of PACFA who discusses the important work the state agency does in promoting animal welfare, creating accountability for shelters, rescues, breeders and others, and how you can develop a similar program in your state!👇🐾

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“2023 U.S. State Animal Protection Laws Ranking Report” The Best and Worst States and Territories for Animal Protection Laws. Each year, the Animal Legal Defense Fund publishes its U.S. State Animal Protection Laws Ranking Report. It is the longest-running and most authoritative report of its kind, assessing the strength of each state’s animal protection laws. Find out how your state fared. https://lnkd.in/geX2CVvA #TheConservationGameMovie #captiveconservation

Got an independent review coming up? Attend my talk at #ANZLAA24 to learn what to expect and discover how to get the most out of the review process. And please come and find me during the conference - I’d love to chat about how my expertise can support your goals and help advance our shared mission of excellence in animal care and use for scientific purposes. Looking forward to seeing you there! 🙌 #Animalcareanduse #ScientificExcellence #ConferenceSpeaker #researchethics #researchcompliance

"The more the #animalwelfare industry learns about people and pets, the more we realize that the trouble is less about the pets in the shelter and more about the “people problems” that put them there to begin with." Thank you to Vincent Medley, Dr. Ellen Jefferson, and Cole Wakefield, MS for having this conversation, and thank you to Human Animal Support Services for hosting this webinar and all of the other insightful webinars they host. Check out their most recent webinar below:

Here’s a reality check for you today on Adopt a Shelter Pet Day... Did you know that dog and cat adoption rates have plummeted over the last five years, leading to an alarming increase in the unnecessary killing of adoptable pets? According to Best Friends data, in 2023, adoption numbers were down by more than 300,000 from 2019, which resulted in over 400,000 pets not finding homes. There’s a very simple solution to the problem and achieving a no-kill animal shelter system in the U.S. — if just 6% more Americans adopt instead of shop, we can end the killing of healthy shelter pets due to overcrowding. If you are in New York today, try to stop by Times Square for a unique pop-up event where you can meet and adopt your new best friend in a living room setting. Thanks to the generous support of Blue Buffalo and Walmart, all adoption fees at Best Friends locations are waived during May and June. It’s very simple to take action now—adopt, donate, or become an advocate. Together with Best Friends, we can help transform the lives of thousands of pets waiting for a chance at a loving home. I highly recommend taking a break today and visiting bfas.org/home to learn more about the 'Bring Love Home' campaign and discover how you can be part of this vital movement. #AdoptDontShop #BringLoveHome #BestFriendsAnimalSociety #PetAdoption #NoKill2025

Thank you GW Animal Law Program and Farm Sanctuary for including me in your Wolrd Aquatic Animal Day panel last night! We at Eurogroup for Animals are thrilled to see the progress and momentum to #stopoctopusfarming in the US - Washington state recently prohibited octopus farming, and California is moving forward with a bill that would ban farmed octopus production and imports. This sends a strong signal to both EU leaders and industry that this is not a road we should go down. To highlight a question that we received last night, even if you enjoy the taste of octopus, it is not a reason to support octopus farming. Farming is not a silver bullet that will prevent wild octopuses from being overfished. It is also not a future-proof solution, as it would increase pressure on the oceans to catch small fish needed for aquaculture feed. We must reduce our reliance on animal-based products and invest more in sustainable alternatives. Some companies already got the memo: https://lnkd.in/daX6XyA7).