In January, the city of Las Vegas passed an ordinance to ban the sale of animals from puppy mills and other animal mills. This is part of a nationwide movement to pass laws in cities and states in order to prevent the suffering of animals that come from a network of factories, called animal Mills, that over breed animals, keep them in poor conditions and then ship them around the country – often sick or defective, to sell them for profit like products on a shelf.
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Puppy Mills: Puppy mills should be shut down and the sale of their animals banned.
Puppy mills exist to profit on the suffering of animals. There are tens of thousands of puppy mills around the country. Animals are kept in substandard conditions. HSUS has documented that 40% of puppies who come from puppy mills suffer from illnesses and 34% have congenital defects.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/shut-down-puppy-mills_b_9692722.html
Puppy Mills: Nationwide effort to ban the sale of puppy mill puppies from pet stores. Read about activity in California.
Carlsbad to revisit ‘puppy mill’ issue SanDiegoUnionTribune.com
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/24/carlsbad-to-revisit-puppy-mill-issue/
Civil Rights: There is a constitutional right to remain silent. See Do you have to talk to police when they pull you over? | NJ.com
Litigation & Employment: Bad news for Penn State. Employers must investigate claims of employee misconduct and must take prompt and effective remedial action. See Was Joe Paterno told of a Jerry Sandusky child-abuse incident in 1976? | NJ.com
News reports heart-wrenching story of the Millstone freezing farm animals
The news is reporting the heart-wrenching story of the Millstone freezing farm animals. Note that he New Jersey animal cruelty statutes permit plaintiff, a former chief at the Monmouth County SPCA, to bring civil allegations for animal cruelty in the name of the SPCA, which extends the resources available to enforce the animal cruelty laws to promote the public interest.
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A former chief at the Monmouth County SPCA filed a lawsuit Wednesday to force a farm owner to provide immediate water, food and shelter to more than 250 animals on a Millstone farm that has a history of animal cruelty violations.
The lawsuit and a motion, filed on behalf of Stuart Goldman, seeks to have farm owner Christopher Vaccaro and his girlfriend Tina Perna provide food and 500 gallons of drinking water and take measures to ensure the water remains unfrozen, according to court documents.
The suit also seeks to force the couple to provide adequate shelter for the animals – including bedding, a roof and a three-sided structure – and permission for Plaintiff, the Monmouth County SPCA and their veterinarians to inspect and examine the animals, and remove any animal that is at "imminent risk of death or serious physical injury."
"Immediate relief from the court is necessary to stop the suffering and death of these poor animals," animal welfare attorney Dante DiPirro said.