Costa Rica Puppy Mill Investigation
Terrified Chihuahua held in isolation in urine soaked wooden box. LCA’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is no stranger to the puppy mill problem in Costa Rica. LCA’s SIU has conducted several undercover operations during the past few years documenting the cruel, unsanitary, and inhumane treatment of dogs and puppies at one of the country’s most horrific puppy mills.
Through LCA’s previous investigations our undercover operatives were able to document dogs and puppies living in feces and rat infested makeshift kennels, given no protection from weather extremes, not provided opportunities for exercise or socialization, and mother dogs who were forced to whelp their pups in overcrowded dirt enclosures. This footage was turned over to SENASA (National Animal Health Services) the agency charged with enforcing Costa Rica’s animal welfare laws and Costa Rica’s equivalent to the USDA.
Puppy Mill in Paradise Investigated by LCA Pleads “No Contest” to 153 Counts of Animal Cruelty
Puppy mill dog in filthy cageBradley International, the company that owned the puppy mill in Waimanalo, Hawaii, pled “no contest” to 153 counts of animal cruelty on Monday December 12, 2011. Sentencing will be imposed in February 2012.
A “no contest” plea is technically not an admission of guilt. However, the judge will treat a plea of "no contest" as such an admission and find the defendant guilty as charged. This is important because the judge can now order restitution and prison time based on each of the 153 counts of animal cruelty charged in the case. Each of the 153 counts carries financial penalties of up to $2,000 and one year behind bars.
BAN AUSTRALIAN LIVE ANIMAL EXPORT
Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch Condemns Australia's Live Animal Export at News Corp's AGM at Last Chance for Animals' Urging!
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Help Save the Mountain Gorillas
Africa’s mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) one of man’s closest relatives, is in peril. In recent years, their plight has become more precarious due to poaching, political instability and deforestation. In September of 2007, the World Conservation Union - the world's most respected authority on the plight of Earth's plants and animals – moved the mountain gorillas from its Red List of Endangered Species from the endangered list to the critically endangered list. They are one of the world’s rarest animals, with only about 800 remaining in the wild. About 480 individuals live in the Virunga Volcanoes Massif, which combines Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, DR Congo’s Virunga National park and Uganda’s Mgahinga national park. About 320 gorillas live in Bwindi’s Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. They aren’t found anywhere else on the planet; they are not found in zoos as luckily, they cannot survive and exist in captivity.
