BATON ROUGE––Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal on June 13, 2014 vetoed a bill that would have required dogs riding in the backs of pickup trucks on interstate highways to be humanely secured, for example being kept in tied-down portable kennels, so that they cannot jump out or fall out. “”Animal cruelty is explicitly prohibited by […]
Louisiana House says “fox pen hunting is part of the folklife heritage of the state, and as such, should be preserved”
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana––The Louisiana House of Representatives on May 12, 2014 voted 68-16 in favor of a bill that declares “fox pen hunting is part of the folklife heritage of the state and, as such, should be preserved in order to help maintain the folklife culture.” Introduced by Representative Sherman Mack (R-Livingston), the bill […]