Now it’s the Endangered Species Act itself that is endangered. Although it received overwhelming bi-partisan support when enacted in 1973*, but for years a political football, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) faces an existential challenge. The current administration this week … Continued
“We emphasize, however, that even if the Officers had knowledge that the dogs were unlicensed, they still would not have been authorized to shoot them on the basis that they were contraband.” —Smith v City of Detroit, 6th Circuit Court … Continued
In a lawsuit brought by a coalition of nonprofit animal and public interest organizations, a federal district court in Idaho found that state’s Ag-gag law to be unconstitutional. After a 2014 Mercy for Animals video of workers dragging a cow … Continued