Archive for June, 2010

Harkins to fund animal welfare ads after neglect citation

Dan Harkins will show the ads, focusing on keeping pets safe during heat, in his theaters.

Judge rejects bid to restore La Jolla seal barrier

Associated Press – June 30, 2010 6:54 PM ET SAN DIEGO (AP) – A San Diego judge has rejected a request by an animal-rights group to restore a rope barrier that kept seals and people apart at a…

Judge Denies Request To Put Up Seal Barrier

A judge rejected a request Wednesday by an environmental group seeking to immediately get a rope barrier erected at the Children’s Pool in La Jolla to protect the seals.

Judge Rejects Environmental Group Request For Rope Barrier To Protect Seals

SAN DIEGO A judge rejected a request today by an environmental group seeking to immediately get a rope barrier erected at the Children’s Pool in La Jolla to protect the seals.

The Animal Welfare Institute Files Suit Against BP for Burning Endangered Sea Turtles Alive

NEW ORLEANS, June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and other animal protection and conservation organizations have filed suit in federal court today against British Petroleum America, Inc., British Petroleum Exploration & Production and British Petroleum PLC (“BP”) for burning critically endangered sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico, in violation of the Endangered …

Attorney files new lawsuit over seal barrier at La Jolla Children’s Pool

Animal rights activist and attorney Bryan Pease has filed a lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court challenging Mayor Jerry Sanders’ decision not to declare an emergency to immediately replace the rope barrier separating humans from harbor seals at La Jolla’s Children’s Pool. In his suit, Pease contends it was the intention of the City Council when it decided at a public meeting in La Jolla on May …

A column dealing with road kill strikes a chord with readers

After writing a recent column on road kill I got a lot of comments from readers who said they go out and pick up the dead critters.

Rescued From LA Shelter: Dogs Get an Airlift to the Riviera From CAPS

NICE, FRANCE–(Marketwire – 06/29/10) – WHO: The Companion Animal Protection Society ( www.caps-web.org ), Santa Cruz SPCA ( www.santacruzspca.org ), the Societ Dfense des Animaux, and the official Mayor’s Office of the City of Nice. WHERE: Promenade des Anglais, seaside, across the street from the Negresco Hotel, 37 Promenade des Anglais …

Animal cruelty charges in cats’ cannibalism case

COURTHOUSE Saying animal protection officials were horrified to find a dozen dead cats that had resorted to cannibalism to try to stay alive in a Whitpain home, authorities have charged the pet owner with animal cruelty for allegedly leaving them behind without food.

Making a stand

WE have never, and will never, test our cosmetic products on animals, so goes the tagline that has earned The Body Shop a solid reputation as an anti-animal testing advocate.