by FLOSS FLOSS | Apr 20, 2014 | Animal Law, News
Pets – classed under French civil law as property like tables and chairs – are to be given a new legal status as ‘sentient beings’ Photo above: Alamy By David Chazan, Paris Pets in France will no longer be considered as pieces of furniture,...
by FLOSS FLOSS | Jan 5, 2013 | News
By Margaret Burin As with every year during the holiday season, animal shelters around the state are overflowing with dogs and cats that have fled their homes or been abandoned. We visited a north coast animal rescue centre and met some of the pets looking for a...
by FLOSS FLOSS | Jan 5, 2013 | Media, News
By Geoff Davidson Newcastle Herald Dec. 25, 2012, 10:30 p.m. THE Hunter is blessed to be home to a network of volunteer groups working to rehome pets deemed surplus by society. Hunter Animal Rescue, Dog Rescue Newcastle, Newcastle Pound Pooch etc help to reduce kill...
by FLOSS FLOSS | Feb 25, 2012 | News
INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL LAW Most people would think that veterinarians would be the first professionals to support the concept that pets have sentimental value. After all, many veterinarians (particularly those in companion animal practice) witness the emotional...
