Important Themes in Animal Law and Policy: 2022 Annual List
30 Dec 2022

Important Themes in Animal Law and Policy: 2022 Annual List

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We’ve been doing these lists since 2015 and it’s become something of an annual tradition. But it’s also important for animal advocates because this assessment brings perspective to our work. We often celebrate a victory for the animals to discover … Continued

Lunch + Legislation with Molly Tamulevich: What Can Animal Advocates Expect from the New Michigan Legislature?
5 Dec 2022

Lunch + Legislation with Molly Tamulevich: What Can Animal Advocates Expect from the New Michigan Legislature?

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We know that a new legislative session always brings change. But the 102nd Michigan Legislative Session beginning early January 2023 will be change on steroids, as one party will control both the House and Senate, and the Governor’s office. You … Continued

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

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