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Supreme Court Could Hear Challenge to Law Barring Animal Cruelty Videos

The solicitor general has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide the constitutionality of a law barring depictions of animal cruelty. The justices are likely to grant the request, for two reasons, the New York Times reports. A request for a decision from the solicitor general is heeded more often…

Jan 6, 2009 7:19 PM CST

Dog Law Can Pay in Kibble, But Offers Other Benefits

It isn’t likely to be the most lucrative of law practices. But representing animals and their owners is a growing field due in part to the satisfaction that the job can offer. Among those who have made it a big part of their professional lives is Texas attorney Zandra Anderson,…

Dec 8, 2008 11:25 PM CST

Newly Unemployed: Thousands of Texas Fish Used in Banned Pedicure Practice

Worried about the potential risks of fish nibbling at customers’ tootsies, the state of Texas banned the pedicure practice yesterday. “Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation spokeswoman Susan Stanford said the agency was concerned about salons using the same fish to clean the skin of multiple customers, leaving them open…

Oct 9, 2008 7:09 PM CDT

Dog Breeder Sues Movie Studio Over Famous Canine Name: Rin Tin Tin

A Texas dog breeder whose family has been protecting the legacy of Rin Tin Tin for more than 50 years says in a lawsuit that a new movie has sullied it. Daphne Hereford contends that Finding Rin Tin Tin, a foreign movie that was released on DVD in this country…

Oct 7, 2008 8:38 PM CDT

Sonar, F-Bombs and Public Parks

An eclectic blend of cases and three-a-day arguments are on tap this term

Oct 1, 2008 6:45 PM CDT

Sodomizing a Sheep Doesn’t Put Perp on Michigan Sex Offender List

Despite a trend toward recognizing limited animal rights on the estate planning front, a Michigan appeals court has taken a traditional view of the law concerning a man convicted of sodomizing a sheep. Jeffrey Scott Haynes, 45, a habitual offender who is serving a 2½- to 20-year prison term for…

Sep 25, 2008 6:54 PM CDT

Oregon Deer Custody Case Snowballs; Appeals Court Hearing is Held

An ongoing case over the custody of a deformed deer that has become a family pet was reportedly the subject of an Oregon Court of Appeals hearing yesterday. Although the state contended that the Molalla family, headed by James Filipetti and Francesca Mantei, broke the law by keeping the fawn…

Sep 23, 2008 7:18 PM CDT

Ex-Lawyer Sentenced to 15 Years to Life in Dog Mauling

A former lawyer whose dogs mauled and killed a neighbor has received a higher sentence—15 years to life in prison—in her second sentencing in the case. Judge Charlotte Woolard of San Francisco Superior Court sentenced ex-lawyer Marjorie Knoller yesterday for the death of Diane Whipple, the New York Times and…

Sep 23, 2008 11:29 AM CDT

Helmsley’s Estimated $8B Fortune Helps Get Top Billing for Animal Rights

Think of how much trouble the difference between the sexes has caused. And then ponder this: if a fledgling movement to recognize limited rights for animals gains its wings, a whole new series of complex distinctions will have to be made. “We’re talking about beings as different as chimpanzees, pigs,…

Sep 22, 2008 9:43 PM CDT

UK Appeals Court OKs Hefty Alimony Payment for Ex-Wife’s Horses

An investment banker in the United Kingdom had argued that his soon-to-be ex-wife could and should cut her post-divorce expenses by eliminating an unjustified extravagance—her three horses. But, finding that the horses have been an important part of the woman’s life during their 11-year marriage and that she was devoted…

Sep 22, 2008 6:23 PM CDT

Buying a Home Where Buffalo Roam Lands Software CEO in Criminal Court

Keeping a 2,000-pound animal contained when the grass looks good on the other side of the fence isn’t easy. And it isn’t required under Colorado’s open-range law, which allows livestock to roam wherever they wish. If property owners don’t want animals on their land, they are the ones who must…

Sep 12, 2008 10:43 PM CDT

Fla.‘s Python Problem Prompts Proposed National Ban on Imports

Burmese pythons aren’t native to Florida. But there apparently may be tens of thousands of them slithering around Florida’s Everglades National Park. Many or most seem to be descendants of a few pets that were released around 1979, or even earlier. The giant carnivorous constrictors are known for crushing and…

Aug 26, 2008 8:06 PM CDT

Rare 2-Headed Pet is Turtlenapped

Police initially thought Sean Casey was pulling their leg when he called to report the theft of his two-headed turtle. But the Brooklyn pet store owner is raising reward money and has made a public plea for the return of the rare reptile, no questions asked, reports the New York…

Aug 18, 2008 10:15 PM CDT

New Regulations Threaten Parts of Endangered Species Act

For years, Congress has resisted efforts to curtail the scope of the Endangered Species Act. But now, in an end run around the legislative process, the Bush administration has introduced planned new regulations that would have much the same effect. The regs, which are now subject to a 30-day comment…

Aug 12, 2008 6:04 PM CDT

Alleged Fla. Lobster Poacher Freed on $1M Bond

A commercial fisherman arrested in what is believed to be the largest lobster-poaching case ever pursued in the Florida Keys has been freed after posting $1 million bail—far more than the $150,000 that the prosecution had sought. David Dreifort, 41, was arrested Wednesday—the first day of lobster season—after federal law…

Aug 8, 2008 7:14 PM CDT

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