Two Victories, Yay!
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1. Albany County, NY Passes Nation’s Third Animal Abuser Registry Law | From ALDF
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The Albany County Legislature (New York) voted unanimously yesterday to establish an animal abuser registry, making it the third county in New York (and, indeed, the entire nation) to pass such a law. In the past year, Suffolk County and Rockland County approved similar legislation. With the passage of Albany County’s law, more than 2.1 million people (and millions of animals) now live in jurisdictions protected by animal abuser registries!
The publicly accessible registries allow communities to track the whereabouts of convicted animal abusers and prevent those offenders from acquiring new animals.
To these ends, the Albany County law includes the following provisions:
- Applies to misdemeanor and felony convictions for animal cruelty, animal fighting, sexual abuse of an animal, and harming service or police animals.
- Offenders remain on the registry for 10 years following a first offense and for life following any subsequent offenses.
- Offenders who fail to register are guilty of a misdemeanor and may be incarcerated for up to 1 year and fined up to $1,000.
- Any person or group selling, offering for adoption, or otherwise transferring animals must check the registry to ensure that the potential owner is not listed on it.
- Failure to check the registry is a violation and is punishable by a fine of $5,000.
By enacting an animal abuser registry, Albany County sends a clear and unambiguous message that animal abuse will not be tolerated!
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2. Victory for Tony! Court Rules Current Permit Must Be Revoked | From ALDF
Great news from Baton Rouge, where Judge Michael Caldwell has ruled in favor of the Animal Legal Defense Fund and Louisiana taxpayers in our lawsuit to free Tony the Tiger from the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete, Louisiana.
Judge Caldwell agreed with ALDF’s argument that the permit that allows Sandlin to keep Tony was unlawfully issued by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The judge ordered the Department to revoke the current permit and prohibited it from issuing any new permits to the Truck Stop. “We are thrilled that the court made the right decision,” says ALDF Executive Director Stephen Wells. “We will continue to do everything we can to make sure Tony’s next home is a reputable, accredited sanctuary that can give Tony the life he deserves.”
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Karen Lyons Kalmenson
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THANK YOU JUDGE, THANK YOU GOD. SO HAPPY FOR TONY, MAYBE HE WILL FEEL LIKE A TIGER NOW HE WILL LIVE LIKE ONE. XX PRAYING FOR ALL OTHER WILD ANIMALS WHO ARE HELD CAPTIVE !!! FREEDOM IS COMING TO YOU !!
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signing petitions
a difference makes
when you raise your
voice
and actions, take
each victory a reason
to seek out more
until that happy season
when cruelty is finally
out the door ♥
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MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY KAREN. WE HAVE ACHIEVED QUITE A LOT THROUGH ALL THE PETITIONS. THANK GOD FOR FACE BOOK X
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How many actions, petitions and letters for Tony, how many tears and how much rage!! And now only JOY!!!! I wish him to forget the hell he went through, and I wish him happiness and a long life FREE!!!
I LOVE our victories, because every time we win, ANIMALS LIVE!!!
Thanks for posting, and for being wonderful activists xoxoxo
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FINALLY THIS STUNNING ANIMAL WILL FINALLY GET TO LIVE ,(NOT IN THE WILD,HOW HE SHOULD) BUT OUT OF THAT HIDOUS CAGE………………I CANNOT HELP BUT HATE THE PERSON THAT DID THIS TO TONY…………..MAY YOU NOW WALK FREE WITH ANGELS BESIDE YOU……….IN THIS VERY UGLY WORLD……I HAVE DONATED AND WAITED FOR YOUR RELEASE……….NOW MY TEARS TODAY ARE HAPPY ONES ……………….PLEASE MAKE THIS HAPPEN QUICKLY…………….FROM AUSTRALIA…..
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