Led by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, twenty five state Attorneys General, along with the Humane Society of the United States, filed amicus briefs with the United States Supreme Court to reinstate a federal animal cruelty law that was previously struck down by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals last year. The 1999 federal Depiction of Animal Cruelty Act prohibited the sale or distribution of material portraying illegal and extreme acts of animal cruelty, including animal “crush” videos. Such videos often depict women in high-heeled shoes impaling kittens and puppies to death but also include depictions of brutal animal fighting. The law was previously struck down on the grounds that the “crush” videos and other material constituted “protected speech”; moreover, the Court of Appeals ruled that the prevention of animal cruelty was not the kind of “compelling” state interest to justify limitations on such speech. Read full text of article HERE.
Twenty Five State Attorneys General and the Humane Society File Brief with the US Supreme Court to Reinstate Federal Animal Cruelty Law!
June 16th, 2009
Aces Up Productions
June 15th, 2009
Karlo Gharabegian, winner of four Los Angeles area Emmy awards and the founder of Aces Up Productions, produced and edited each video segment featured on AAA’s home page. Thank you Aces Up Productions for the incredible professionalism and high quality work product.
Paws & Learn
June 15th, 2009
Animal Advocates Alliance has established a symbiotic relationship with the team at Paws & Learn, a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching children and adults about responsible pet care and animal welfare. We look forward to continue to grow this partnership in years to come.
Univision
June 15th, 2009
Our amazing friends at Univision, a Spanish language television network, and the “Noticias” news team are key components of our education program. Univision has graciously incorporated the weekly Friday pet segment into their high-quality news programming and provided an incredible platform for AAA to cover important topics such as spay/neuter, animal cruelty, pet nutrition and the importance of adoption. We are greatly indebted to our partners at Univision.
Puppy Flushed Down The Toilet
June 15th, 2009
This adorable little puppy got a little dirty, so his 5 year old owner decided to wash him… in the toilet. He put the adorable puppy in the toilet and flushed and away went the puppy. BUT never fear, the little guy was rescued and is doing fine. Check out this amazing video on CNN!
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/06/15/uk.siraj.flushed.puppy.itn
Impressions Fine Foods
June 15th, 2009
The makers of the delicious “Advocookie” dog biscuit enjoyed by each and every single dog that has had the opportunity to taste one. We love our friends at Impressions Fine Foods and their creative and always delicious human treats. Just try the Chocolate Mochi Krunch & Hot Chocolate Mochi Krunch and see for yourself (available at various outlets including select Whole Foods).
AAA Letters in Support of Harsh Sentencing of Cindy Bemis and Cynthia Trapani
June 11th, 2009
On May 18, 2009 notorious animal hoarders Cindy Bemis and Cindy Trapani were convicted of felony animal cruelty in Kern County. AAA sent the following letters to prosecuting District Attorney Andrea Kohler and sentencing Judge Kenneth C. Twisselman to recommend that these repeat offenders of animal cruelty and neglect receive the maximum penalties allowed under the law for their crimes. Read full text of letter to Andrea Khohler below and full text of letter to Judge Twinsselman II of the Kern County Superioer Court here: JUDGE TWINSSELMAN II LETTER.
Volunteers In Action
June 10th, 2009
State Senate Passes Pet Responsibility Act
June 3rd, 2009
Let me start by saying that it’s about time that we get this legislation fixed. Hopefully in the very near future ALL of California’s pet owners are going to have to spay or neuter their dogs and cats or face the consequences. The bill, introduced by Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez passed the State Senate this week by a vote of 21-16 and now moves to the Assembly.
“I think we can all agree that the quarter of a billion dollars we spend to house and kill unwanted pets could be much better spent protecting health care for the elderly and education for our children,” Florez said.
California taxpayers spend more than $250 million every year to kill half a million unwanted pets and house twice as many homeless pets.
Will it work? Well, when a similar ordinance was adopted in Santa Cruz, euthanasia there dropped by 60 percent so I’d say that we’re headed in the right direction.
Senate Bill 250 now heads to the California State Assembly for consideration. Let’s all keep our fingers crossed.
One of our primary goals is to address the source of the pet over-population crisis through education.Click To Read More
