Karin Brulliard, The Washington Post Published 2:17 pm PDT, Monday, August 13, ESTACADA, Ore. – Justice is an 8-year-old American quarter horse who used to be named Shadow. And when he was named Shadow, he suffered. At a veterinarian’s exam last year, he was 300 pounds underweight, his black coat lice-ridden, his skin scabbed and his… Read More ›
Minutes for July 2018
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HB 5572 PASSES THE HOUSE
AN ACT CONCERNING ACCELERATED REHABILITATION IN THE CASE OF ANIMAL ABUSE. To require a showing of good cause in order to invoke a pretrial program for accelerated rehabilitation on behalf of a person charged with animal abuse. Just passed the house?? https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&which_year=2018&bill_num=5572 — at Connecticut State Capitol.
Meet The Judge Who Gives “Creative” Sentences To Animal Abusers
by Karen Tietjenon May 08, 2017 Judge Michael Cicconetti is no ordinary judge. When he dishes out sentences, they usually come with a creative twist that he hopes will teach offenders a valuable lesson. We’re particularly fond of the judge’s treatment of animal abusers and neglecters. From spending the day at a dump to a night… Read More ›
From Diana Urban….
Tomorrow I’ll be in Washington, D.C., for an important roundtable discussion of Connecticut’s Desmond’s Law – legislation I introduced and led to passage in close partnership with UConn Law School Professor Jessica Rubin. Working in partnership also with Animal Advocates “Desmond’s Army,” we were able to pass this first ever in the country law that… Read More ›