Virginia is for animal lovers.
According to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), on Friday, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed bills into law that ban new cosmetics animal testing and the sale of animal-tested cosmetics in the state. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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First introduced by Sen. Jennifer Boysko and Del. Kaye Kory, the new law will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022. After this date, the sale of cosmetics tested on animals is prohibited in Virginia, reports the
Virginia is the fourth state to enact this type of ban. In 2018, California became the first state to prohibit animal-tested cosmetics; Nevada and Illinois approved similar measures in 2019. HSUS says that six other states are working to ban animal-tested cosmetics: New Jersey, Maryland, Rhode Island, Hawai
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A federal court in New York upheld the state’s ban on sales and in-store displays of elephant and mammoth ivory and rhino horn. The Art and Antique Dealers League of America and the National Antique and Art Dealers Association of America challenged the law in 2018 claiming it was unconstitutional.
The Humane Society of the United States, Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Wildlife Conservation Society filed a lawsuit to defend the law. New York was the country’s largest ivory market prior to the ban.
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Five years ago, Illinois lawmakers trotted out a lot of ridiculous arguments to justify ending protections for bobcats that had been in place for 44 years.
They called the elusive animals, which have never been known to kill a single person, ferocious. They compared them to saber-toothed tigers. They conjured up unsubstantiated stories of bobcats raiding chickens and killing pet cats on farms.
The Legislature voted, by a razor-thin margin, to create an Illinois bobcat hunting season. This year’s season ended on Feb. 15.
Since bobcat hunting has resumed, more than 1,500 bobcats have been killed in Illinois, the Humane Society of the United States says. Before that, bobcats, which had been on the state’s threatened species list, had barely managed to recover from being overhunted in the past. Bobcat hunting remains illegal in Chicago and the northeast portion of the state.
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White began collecting different strains from all over the world as well as catnip from various plants from around Toronto while he went on hikes.
He used friends’ kitties as volunteers to test out the different strains and got them to film their animals’ reactions.
According to the Humane Society of the United States, Nepetalactone, “the essential oil in catnip, can turn even the laziest couch potato into a crazy furball if said furball happens to have inherited the sensitivity to its effects. The trait doesn’t emerge until a cat is between three and six months old; until then, a kitten will not have a response. Catnip sensitivity is hereditary an estimated 50% of cats have no reaction.”
North Adams OKs Ban On Pet Stores Selling Puppies & Kittens
Any pet stores that open in the city are now prohibited from selling puppies, kittens, and bunnies.
IBerkshires reports thatThe City Council on Tuesday passed to a second reading an ordinance designed largely to prevent the sale of dogs from puppy mills in local pet shops as well as cats and rabbits.
The measure was introduced by City Councilor Marie T. Harpin in October but was put on hold as the attorney general s office reviewed similar bylaws and ordinances passed last year to see if they conflicted with state language. The ordinance had gendered significant support but the General Government Committee had wanted to wait to ensure it would not have to be amended.