In a case arising out of a series of cattle sales gone wrong, Fox Rothschild attorneys John Haggerty, Jim Clark and Jeremy Lacks recently obtained a summary judgment award of
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Animal Agriculture
New York Legislator’s bill would ban federally legal shipment of certain animals by US Postal Service is likely preempted by federal law.
By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on
Well known animal rights activist, New York Assemblymember L. Rosenthal, has introduced a bill that seemingly runs afoul of federal law, that among other permissible shipments, allows the shipment of…
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French Legislators Pass Law Protecting the Sensory Heritage of the French Countryside, including, the Crowing of Roosters.
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As recently reported by Aurelien Breeden in the New York Times ,a law was passed in France that would protect rooster crowing and certain other sounds of the French countryside,…
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Another misconceived unnecessary New Jersey bill introduced that would do nothing to protect people or animals
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Assembly bill No. 5236 was recently introduced in the state assembly that would establish “criminal offenses and civil penalties concerning [allegedly] inhumane confinement of breeding pigs and calves raised for…
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USDA Supported Feral Swine Eradication Efforts in the United States
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Feral swine, an invasive species, have been a problem for years if not decades, and populations have been reported in at least 35 states with a total population “estimated at…
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Circulates Globally
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While the world is still focused on SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic, US animal health officials and poultry producers have been monitoring and taking action to prevent the…
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USDA’s Proposed Mandatory Animal Health Disease Reporting
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USDA published proposed Rule 85 FR 18471 on April 2, 2020 that would,
amend the animal disease regulations to provide for a National List of Reportable Animal Diseases, along with
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Part 2: What can employers in the agricultural industry do to protect their employees from COVID-19 and prevent strikes?
In Part 1 of this blog, we discussed the new interim guidance for meat processing plants. To combat concerns of a devastating reduction in our food supply chain, President Trump…
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Part 1: What can meat processing facilities do to protect their essential employees from COVID-19 and comply with federal and state guidelines.
Workers in essential industries are increasingly concerned about their health and safety in the workplace. This is most clearly evidenced by the recent strikes, or threats of strikes, by employees…
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The Right to Rescue or Criminal Trespass and Theft?
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Direct Action Everywhere practices what it calls “Open Rescue” which involves criminal trespass and stealing animals raised by farmers, ranchers and breeders, and believes such conduct should be legal because…
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