A Michael Broad Blog
For visitors who haven’t bumped into the Julianne Westberry saga: she is a cat rescue woman who ended up being a cat hoarder leading to the deaths, through neglect and other reasons, of countless cats. Her story on PoC. These are some selected quotes and saying from Julianne Westberry’s Facebook page. Why am I …
On a huge billboard on top of a building in Yonkers, NY, an advertisement proclaims: REWARD UP TO $22,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person/s responsible for killing cats near Overlook Terrace in Yonkers. Contact the SPCA of Westchester County’s at 914-941-7797. PeTA Click on the picture below if you’d like …
Does the City of Waco have the answer to pet overpopulation? Read on, and then decide for yourself. Waco, Texas city government have enacted new ordinances concerning dog and cat ownership that just may be the answer to curbing pet overpopulation. Here’s the information, which sounds like an excellent method to make the dog …
For over 200 years, in France, animals have been relegated to the status of personal property. It is the same the world over in respect of the legal status of animals including companion animals. In Britain they are chattels, an old-fashioned word which means possessions as if one is possessing a table or a …
In the UK, a cat owner has a legal duty to provide a suitable environment for her cat. This is quite a tough aspect of British law based on what I describe below. It is the duty of a cat owner to ensure her cat’s welfare meets certain standards and a cat owner commits …
According to WKTV News, the New York State Senate has passed legislation requiring animal abusers who violate Buster’s Law to register with the division of criminal justice services. Known as S2305A, the new bill also requires abuser to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, plus bans them from any future pet ownership. A PDF of the …
It is useful to specify the exact reason why it is illegal to declaw a cat in the United Kingdom. This is because it informs us that it would be extremely easy to make it illegal in the United States from a legislative standpoint. It is not complicated. The obstacle in making declawing illegal …
South Carolina, where I reside, is striving for tougher animal abuse laws. The legislature has several bills concerning animals set to be voted on in the coming weeks. These include increasing penalties for abusers. The law in this state is so lax now as far as fines and jail time go, that it’s not …
