#Act4 AnimalsEU SACRAMENTO — California has enacted a new ban on fur trapping for animal pelts, making it the first state to outlaw a centuries-old livelihood that was intertwined with the rise of the Western frontier. California becomes first state to ban fur trapping 3 September 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU A New York City proposal to ban the sale of foie gras, the fattened liver of a duck or goose, has the backing of animal welfare advocates, but could mean trouble for farms outside the city that are the premier U.S. producers of the French delicacy. New York City mulls ban on foie gras over animal cruelty concerns 19 August 2019
#Act4 Wildlife US zoos now plan to import baby elephants from Zimbabwe, undeterred by the international furore over their 2016 import of 18 wild elephants from Swaziland. US to import baby elephants from Zimbabwe despite uproar 8 August 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Ted McKinney, undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, said he was highlighting common ground between the two sides during meetings with lawmakers, government officials and private industry in Brussels, Rome and Geneva. The US confirms: No negotiations without agriculture 27 July 2019
#Act4 Pets Felines that are declawed are usually declawed in an attempt to protect furniture. New York cat owners, however, will have to tolerate ruined property. New York is the first US state to ban declawing 23 July 2019
#Act4 Pets It is entirely possible that no one dreads the dog days of summer more than dogs themselves. Is your dog scared by thunder and fireworks? Help is at hand 18 July 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Conservationists who support trophy hunting as a means of raising funds for preserving wild areas and wild animals have always argued that ‘if it pays, it stays’. IUCN study shows trophy hunting doesn’t live up to its claim of supporting conservation 30 June 2019
#Act4 Equines Legislation has been introduced in the US Senate to permanently end the slaughter of American horses for human consumption in the US. Bill introduced in the US Senate to ban horse slaughter for human consumption 29 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Late last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senator Joseph D. Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act by a vote of 333 to 96. U.S. House Passes ‘Prevent All Soring Tactics’ (PAST) Act 11 June 2019
#Act4 Pets New York might become the first US state to ban cat declawing. Cat declawing: Should it be banned, and why does it happen in the US? 6 June 2019
#Act4 Wildlife California just banned the use of wild animals in circuses. Wild animal circuses could soon be banned in the US 22 May 2019
#Act4 Equines Today, the House Appropriations approved legislative and report language in the FY 2020 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies appropriations bill related to wild horse and burro management. US legislation approved: implementation of dangerous plan for wild horse management to begin 22 May 2019