AG Opinion: Significant Development in Ending Wayne State Dog Experiments
9 May 2022

AG Opinion: Significant Development in Ending Wayne State Dog Experiments

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today issued an opinion that a 1978 law requires the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to register facilities that “keep or use animals for experimental purposes” and must “restrict registration to only those … Continued

Lunch + Legislation #19: What’s Up With … Rep. Tommy Brann’s Animal Welfare Bills (and there are many to talk about!)  
2 May 2022

Lunch + Legislation #19: What’s Up With … Rep. Tommy Brann’s Animal Welfare Bills (and there are many to talk about!)  

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Thanks to Rep. Tommy Brann, Michigan House of Representatives, for joining us to talk about his animal welfare bills now pending in the Michigan Legislature. He encouraged advocates to contact their elected officials with bill ideas and gave specific actions … Continued

Lunch + Legislation with Prof. Delcianna Winders: Federal Regulations and Why They Matter to Animals
4 Apr 2022

Lunch + Legislation with Prof. Delcianna Winders: Federal Regulations and Why They Matter to Animals

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Fact of the matter is that much of the lawmaking that happens in the United States today is not done by Congress but by agencies. Most of us are familiar with legislation (bills that sometimes become laws), and with court … Continued

Lunch + Legislation #17: Join Rep. Sowerby in What’s Up With … Testifying at a Committee Hearing
7 Mar 2022

Lunch + Legislation #17: Join Rep. Sowerby in What’s Up With … Testifying at a Committee Hearing

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This month we were joined by special guest, Michigan State Representative Bill Sowerby. He provides invaluable insight into giving effective testimony at these hearings and how to handle questions from legislators who don’t share your point of view. Rep. Sowerby … Continued

“Deer and Wolves and Bobcats, Oh My!”: UPDATE
10 Feb 2022

“Deer and Wolves and Bobcats, Oh My!”: UPDATE

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Timing is everything, and within hours of posting this article, important news broke. The US Fish & Wildlife Service order removing gray wolves from Endangered Species Act listing was “vacated” by US District Judge Jeffrey S. White, meaning that gray … Continued

Who Can Speak About Wolves?
31 Jan 2022

Who Can Speak About Wolves?

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Very few people indeed, if you listen to some in the Michigan Legislature and other pro-hunt proponents. Some members of the Michigan Legislature who represent the Upper Peninsula, joined by a number of their colleagues “Under the Bridge”, have long … Continued

Lunch + Legislation #15: What’s Up With … Redistricting (and how animal advocates can use it)
3 Jan 2022

Lunch + Legislation #15: What’s Up With … Redistricting (and how animal advocates can use it)

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We’re starting the year with a discussion of a very important and topical issue from a different perspective. In Michigan and around the country, maps for Congressional and state district boundaries are being re-drawn, and will impact who gets elected … Continued

Lunch + Legislation #10: What’s Up with … Wolves
2 Aug 2021

Lunch + Legislation #10: What’s Up with … Wolves

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Learn about this complex issue in 14 slides. Links available in this document.

So … What’s the Rush?
31 May 2021

So … What’s the Rush?

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We’ve scratched our heads and asked this question several times over years of following the Michigan Legislature; but lately we’ve seen more and more of this tactic. Those of you who work on legislative matters know that things can happen … Continued