Animal Welfare

Cat advocates speak out on bad rap they feel cats get from study.

Cat advocates speak out on bad rap they feel cats get from study.

Kasel Associated Industries' refusal to issue recall slams into agency's new muscle.

Dean of Cornell veterinary school on search committee.

State can now regulate puppy mills.

Veterinarian now evaluates hospital safety plans and state's open-carry gun law.

Schenck waived her right to a preliminary hearing.

Animal health state by state.

Bittering agent will be applied to products manufactured in all 50 states.

Peter Rule, DVM, says allegations are false, blames disgruntled former employees.

Measure 5 on the North Dakota ballot failed Tuesday.

Preliminary assessments look good for first skin grafts.

Anderson credited with changing veterinary behavior approach from punitive to motivational.

National Geographic says disciplinary action will not affect the highly rated show.

Groups challenge amended regulations to Horse Protection Act regarding soring.

New definition of "retail pet store" designed to ensure health and welfare of pets sold sight-unseen to buyers.

Illinois House Bill 5382 was introduced Feb. 9 and would repeal a previous ban on the slaughtering of horses for human consumption.

Petition follows the lifting of a five-year ban on horse slaughter.

Trust your gut and take action if you see red flags.

Montpelier, Vt. - Vermont is the latest state to consider new rules for the confinement of sows.

Washington - When it comes to reopening horse slaughter operations in the United States, government officials say they doubt horse slaughter for meat will resume any time soon.

The Bureau of Land Management has set our corrective actions following an internal review.

New York City - A veterinarian suspended by The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) after clarifying her own comments about the death of a carriage horse still has not been in contact with her employer.

Schaumburg, Ill. - The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) issued a statement condemning the actions unveiled in a recent undercover report airs by ABC News Nov. 18 depicting abuse at one of the nation's largest egg producers, Sparboe Farms.

Cornell's veterinary college reports the cause of death was inconclusive for a New York City carriage horse whose collapse stirred debate about the welfare of these horses in New York City.

Washington - The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and a number of other animal welfare groups are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit filed by the National Meat Association that seeks to overturn a California law banning the killing and processing of "downer" livestock."

Tallahassee, Fla. - The definition of domestic violence in Florida may be expanded to include animals, according to new legislation.

Zanesville, Ohio - "One of the captains ... said to me, 'We all knew this was going to end badly, we just didn't know how badly it would (end).'"

The door may have re-opened to horse slaughter, following a five-year federal ban.

New York, N.Y. -- ASPCA and other advocacy groups hosted a rally to announce their support of legislation calling for a phase-out of horse carriages in Manhattan.