Archive for February 25th, 2008

The Shameful Seven - States with No Felony Animal Cruelty Provisions

Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
Even the hardest-hearted Americans accept that violent animal cruelty is a serious crime, and recent high-profile cases of animal cruelty have captured the public’s attention. Forty-three states, plus Washington D.C., the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, recognize the gravity of these crimes and have felony animal cruelty laws [...]

BirdLife billboards vandalised

Submitted by ANIMAL RIGHTS MALTA’S BLOG
Today’s The Times reports:

“Two billboards featuring Maltese personalities appealing to Dr. Gonzi and Dr. Sant to stop illegal spring hunting have been vandalised, BirdLife Malta said.
The vandalised billboards, which form part of the latest action in BirdLife Malta’s campaign are on the Coast Road and on the road from Targa [...]

Birdwatchers’ cars burnt at Buskett - BirdLife demands action

Submitted by ANIMAL RIGHTS MALTA’S BLOG
The Sunday Times reports:

“Three cars belonging to birdwatchers were destroyed by fire at Buskett early this morning. The cause of the blaze was not immediately clear. The vehicles were a Ford Fusion, a Honda Odessey and a Pajero Jnr.
The incident happened at around 6.30 a.m. The fire was put out [...]