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“Voices Carry For Animals #258”on April 9th @
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Guests will be: Senator Raymond Lesniak– Founder & President of The Lesniak Institute for American Leadership & Sarah Mack–Director
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TOPIC: Legislation Action Updates for Animal Welfare
The Lesniak Institute advocates for animal welfare, training the next generation of American Leaders to protect animals from cruelty and extinction.
Help us continue to advance animal welfare as The Lesniak Institute For American Leadership advocates for legislation to make New Jersey The Humane State and promote animal welfare across America and in every nation.
The Lesniak Institute is developing the next generation of American leaders by teaching the principles of effective advocacy, offering first-hand experience through its causes, and partnering with grassroots organizations.
Everything in government is on hold now until we overcome the coronavirus, but there will be plenty to do when it’s back in action.
The coronavirus has highlighted the need for better safety requirements for farm animals. New Jersey can start with banning gestation crates which Sen Lesniak got it passed both the Senate and Assembly only to have it vetoed by Governor Christie despite more than 100,000 petition signatures asking him to sign it. Even better, we should ban any sale of pork from pigs confined in a gestation crate anywhere in America or worldwide.
The coronavirus has also highlighted the need to promote adoption of dogs and cats which served as companions to many during their home confinement. Another effort should be made to ban Puppy Mills which was also vetoed by Governor Christie and require pet stores to only sell dogs and cats from a certified rescue organization.
Also awaiting legislative action is Desmond’s Law, named after legislation enacted in Connecticut, which would allow law students in clinics to represent the animal in cruelty prosecutions which too often result in minor penalties for the abuser despite proven statistics that an animal abuser is likely to be a human abuser.
Another health and animal welfare measure is trap, neuter and release programs which will contain and protect community cats, formerly called feral cats.
Also coming up in the Fall/2020 is the yearly bear hunt which is unnecessary if the state enacted proven more effective non lethal means to keep bears from leaving their natural habitats and roaming into communities. Baiting to make it easier for hunters to kill only makes bears acclimated to look for human food. A requirement in bear country communities to use bear resistant trash containers will also limit bear incursions into communities better than killings.
Worldwide advocacy is also needed for an end to the brutal slaughter of dogs at the infamous Yulin Festival in China where dogs are cooked alive!
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Apr 09, 2020 @ 17:34:43
Protect Animals & Human Health | Fight Ag-Gag Laws
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Apr 09, 2020 @ 17:32:59
From LAST CHANCE FOR ANIMALS
It has become apparent that COVID-19 is a zoonotic disease – one that originated with animals and transferred to humans, making this pandemic the most recent example of how the consumption, farming and capture of animals can work against humanity in ways we never imagined. Under each state’s ag-gag bill or law, animal cruelty, food safety, labor and environmental violations will go unreported and shielded from public scrutiny, thereby magnifying the risk of zoonotic disease and more.
What is Ag Gag?
“Ag gag” is freedom-crushing state legislation aimed at punishing whistleblowers on factory farms. These unconstitutional bills have been sweeping the nation as the agricultural industry attempts to hide the abuses and horrific conditions animals on factory farms must endure. Ag gag laws are in clear violation of First Amendment rights, and negatively affect humans in addition to animals. These dangerous laws allow food safety risks, employee harassment, and unsafe working conditions to go unreported.
The Current State of Ag Gag
The recent surge of ag-gag bills is in response to a series of highly publicized undercover investigations by animal activists and journalists. These investigations have led to criminal convictions, lawsuits and major food recalls, and have allowed consumers to see the hidden practices of agribusiness.
http://endaggaglaws.com/
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Apr 09, 2020 @ 16:34:26