Animal Legislative Update - July 29, 2024
from the desk of Vanessa Gagne
UPDATES
Greetings from the Wisconsin State Fair!
MA H3245 was redrafted to H4915 and passed the House 157-0
Bipartisan legislation to prohibit use of wild animals in traveling exhibits, passed by Massachusetts House of Representatives
IN THE NEWS
Massachusetts animal welfare law is legal, says federal judge
Two Southern Utah Men Sentenced in Cougar Hunting Crime in Violation of the Lacey Act
Above: the DOJ press release, below: NRA analysis
Utah Men Sentenced for "Canned" Mountain Lion Hunts
Whitehouse, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Bill Banning Commercial Octopus Farming
Above: Senate press release, below: food news analysis
US poised to outlaw octopus farming with new bill to boost animal welfare and protect the ocean
