UPDATE 2/15/12: Judge’s Order of Maximum Fine Falls Far Short of Justice in Hawaiian Puppy Mill Case - $685,116.27 Fine Likely to Go Unpaid
Watch news footage of the rulingWednesday, February 15, 2012, District Court Judge David Lo imposed the maximum financial penalties possible under Hawaiian law against Bradley International Inc., the corporate parent company of Bradley Hawaiian Puppies. The fines totaling a whopping $685,116.27 would seem to be a victory for the dogs and puppies mistreated by Bradley International Inc., but the corporation has dissolved, no assets are available to pay the fines, and Judge Lo refused to impose jail time or personal liability on the individual people responsible for breaking the law and abusing the animals.
Costa Rica Puppy Mill Investigation
Terrified Chihuahua in Costa Rica puppy mill JANUARY 2012 - Costa Rica’s animal protection and rescue community is in a battle with the Costa Rican government to put an end to puppy mills. Their goals are to get government officials to acknowledge the existence of puppy mills in Costa Rica and to demand the Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal’s (SENASA) enforcement of the current meager laws that exist to protect dogs and puppies. The laws that specifically need to be enforced require anyone who has more than 10 unaltered animals to get a permit from the Ministry of Health and to provide adequate shelter, food, socialization, veterinary care and vaccinations for the animals.
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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