DNA Is New Weapon In Fight Against Dogfighting

September 27, 2010 fromKQED Listen to the story on NPR Scientists are hoping that a new DNA database for dogs will help track — and prosecute — people who breed dogs to fight. But advocates say there’s a risk that the DNA records could be used against the dogs, or against people who adopt them. The [...]

Horrible News for Animal Lovers

Justices Void Law Banning Videos of Animal Cruelty By ADAM LIPTAK Published: April 20, 2010 at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/us/21scotus.html?hp WASHINGTON — In a major and muscular First Amendment ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a federal law that made it a crime to create or sell dogfight videos and other depictions of animal cruelty. Chief Justice John G. [...]