Texas apparently wasn’t big enough for them, either HOUSTON, Texas––Cyberspace ain’t big enough, apparently, for both Rowdy Girl Sanctuary founder Renee King-Sonnen and critics led by Dallas child psychiatrist and former Rowdy Girl Sanctuary donor Sujatha Ramakrishna, nor for Bat World Sanctuary founder Amanda Lollar and her vehement critic Mary Cummins. But when the […]
Near-record fine too light for SNBL labs, say SAEN, AWI, & PETA
Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories rapped for deaths of 38 macaques, among other Animal Welfare Act violations EVERETT, Washington––Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN), the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have all denounced as too light the near-record $185,000 fine and other penalties issued against the Japanese-owned company […]
“Crush video” maker Brent Justice convicted at 2nd federal trial
“Justice delayed is justice denied.” ––William Gladstone HOUSTON, Texas––Having allowed “crush video” maker Brent Wayne Justice to walk on April 17, 2013 by finding the federal Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 unconstitutional, U.S. District Judge Sim Lake in a second go-around on May 23, 2016 swiftly found the defendant guilty on all charges. Three-hour […]
Was shooting cat with arrow prelude to a “Texas no-kill massacre”?
Bowhunter vet’s defense includes claim that shooting strays is Texas rural tradition AUSTIN, HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO––Veterinarian Kristen Lindsey, of Brenham, Texas, who allegedly shot a cat through the head with an arrow in April 2015 and posted a photo of herself holding the cat up by the arrow, is still licensed to practice for […]
Justice is served: 50 years in prison for making “crush” videos
But hunters who videotape themselves illegally killing animals for kicks often get no jail time at all HOUSTON, NASHVILLE–– Harris County Court Judge Jay Burnett on February 15, 2016 sentenced “crush video” maker Brent Wayne Justice, 54, to serve 50 years in prison for cruelty to non-livestock animals, including puppies, kittens, rabbits, crustaceans, and […]