Commentary on Animal Law and Legal Issues
By David Galpern, a summer associate at Fox Rothschild LLP, based in the firm’s Princeton office
A recently enacted Virginia law amending Va. Code § 3.2-6511.2 imposes strict requirements…
Continue Reading NEW VIRGINIA LAW IMPOSES STRICT REQUIREMENTS ON COMMERCIAL BREEDERS OF RESEARCH ANIMALSFor those who do not receive notifications directly from USDA APHIS, please note that the agency has just announced that it has removed its Self-Reporting Incentive Program, included in the…
Continue Reading ALERT TO AWA LICENSEES AND REGISTRANTS
This Press Release, republished with permission, is available in Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, and Spanish.
The International Partnership for Dogs (IPFD) is calling on stakeholder groups – including dog…
Continue Reading Press Release: International Partnership for Dogs Calls for Collective Actions for Health and Welfare of Pedigree Dogs
On July 1, 2018, bill S2820 was introduced in the New Jersey Senate that would direct the NJ Department of Health to “adopt dog breeding standards; prohibit . . .
Continue Reading New Jersey Bill Proposing Regulation of Dog Breeding is Superfluous, Unnecessary and Redundant
The unfortunate and misguided bans of sales of professionally and purposely-bred dogs throughout the United States (which as previously described violates the constitutional rights of many and exposes people and…
Continue Reading The importance of studying human behavior related to pet adoptions and its unintended impact on animal health and welfare.
Senator Linda Greenstein recently introduced 2 bills in New Jersey-S 2288 and S 2289.
S 2288 would establish the Pet Groomers Licensing Act also known as “Bijou’s Law.” This bill…
Continue Reading More New Jersey Animal-Related Bills Introduced
