Animal Legislation
NAIA Applauds Critical Farm Bill Provision
By Patti Strand | Published: 06/14/2018NAIA is encouraged by the bipartisan support for protecting human and animal health demonstrated today, and looks forward to working with Congress to ensure that risks associated with dog imports are addressed in the final Farm…
The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions - So is AB 485
By Patti Strand | Published: 09/5/2017The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding…
NAIA: Bringing People Together For the Greater Good
By Sara Chisnell | Published: 04/27/2017National Animal Interest Alliance conferences are intended to not only educate, but to foster and promote relationships between individual attendees and various groups. The last conference in Florida did just that!
Dog Days in Sacramento
By Patti Strand | Published: 04/18/2017With AB 485, California would outsource the supply of dogs available to consumers to the least regulated and poorest selection of dogs available.
Graphs Showing California Shelter Data
By Patti Strand | Published: 08/14/2015The following set of graphs are designed to assist in understanding pet population dynamics in California.
The Chain Pharmacy Welfare Act
By Arnold L. Goldman DVM, MPH, NAIA Board Member | Published: 08/5/2015Most Americans are unaware that politicians in the pocket of the national pharmacy chains are working very hard to increase the cost, and reduce the usage, of veterinary care…
Carriage Horse Hatred: A Fundraising Program for Activist Organizations
By Arnold L. Goldman DVM, MPH, NAIA Board Member | Published: 04/7/2014The human partnership with working animals runs long and deep and the carriage horse remains a touchstone to that past, allowing us to remember a simpler time, when that very partnership was essential to life itself. We many are…
What is wrong with putting teeth in the dog laws?
By Dr. Marty Greer, DVM, JD, NAIA Chair | Published: 11/27/2013Everyone agrees for dogs, cats, humans, and most species, that dental care is beneficial to the patient’s health. Unfortunately, in some cases, it can become fatal for some pets when we legislate improved dental care.
The Retail Pet Store Final Rule and You!
By Patti Strand | Published: 09/15/2013Since May 2012, purebred dog and cat enthusiasts, rabbit and other small animal breeders and animal activists have been focused on the USDA’s proposed rule updating the retail pet store definition in the federal Animal Welfare…
Let’s Make Shelter Pets a Memory, not a Mascot
By Patti Strand | Published: 04/4/2013Celebrate the people involved in animal rescue and shelter work who dedicate their lives to saving lives, who come up with innovative ideas to find permanent homes for animals. Celebrate responsible pet owners. But don’t turn…
NAIA comments on USDA pet store licensing exemptions
By Patti Strand | Published: 08/15/2012NAIA’s comments to USDA APHIS regarding retail pet store and licensing exemptions.
Deadline Looms: Send Your Comments to USDA APHIS!
By Patti Strand | Published: 07/2/2012You don’t need to be a lawyer or a policy expert in order to provide effective comments to USDA APHIS.
The USDA Proposed Rule and You
By Patti Strand | Published: 05/17/2012The comment period is open for 60 days, your input will make a difference!
Maryland’s Pit Bull Owners: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
By Julian Prager | Published: 05/1/2012Common Law principles overruled in Maryland
Oregon HB 4170 Passes Unanimously
By Patti Strand | Published: 03/2/2012In an impressive display of bipartisanship, the Oregon state Legislature has unanimously passed HB 4170, a bill that authorizes dog training and testing on exclusive farm use (EFU) zones.
Diane Makinney, 1953-2012
By Patti Strand | Published: 02/25/2012The strength and character of any organization originates with its members and volunteers.
Slaughter Bill is Not in Best Interests of Horses
By Dennis Foster | Published: 01/16/2012The slaughter of horses in the United States, one of the most controversial issues in the equine world, is an emotional issue that makes it very difficult to be pragmatic despite overwhelming evidence supporting its continuation.
ANIMAL ACTIVISTS TARGET CIRCUS
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 01/15/2012Congressman Sam Farr wants to ban elephants in circuses. Mayor Paul Schell of Seattle, Washington, wants his city to go a bit further and ban all wild animal acts at city facilities, and Redmond, Washington, enacted a circus animal…
Anti-Breeding Legislation Gains in Alabama
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 01/11/2012Several animal rights groups schedule conferences throughout the country to focus local activists on anti-breeding ordinances and to assist in drafting laws that provide police powers to animal control officials. Shortly after such…
SFSPCA: Mandatory Cat Licensing: Ill-conceived and Ill-advised
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 01/10/2012The report begins with an indictment of the latest fad in animal control laws: The San Francisco SPCA has considered the various claims made for mandatory cat licensing legislation and has found little in the way of evidence - or…
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