The H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse, where the Superior Court of the District of Columbia is located. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and AgnosticPreachersKid.
After more than five months of delays, Nico Dauphine was, this afternoon in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, found guilty of attempted animal cruelty. (Sentencing hearing is scheduled for November [...]
Browsing the blog archives for October, 2011
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27 Oct 11
Testimony wrapped up Wednesday afternoon in Nico Dauphine’s attempted animal cruelty trial. Among the witnesses for the Defense: Peter Marra, Dauphine’s advisor at the Smithsonian’s Migratory Bird Center—who’s previously described TNR as “essentially cat hoarding without walls.” [1] Dauphine took the stand as well, and, as I understand it, did herself no favors career-wise (even [...]
26 Oct 11
The H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse, where the Superior Court of the District of Columbia is located. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and AgnosticPreachersKid.
It looks like Ed Clark won’t have the opportunity to, in the words of the government’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Testimony of Defendant’s Experts, offer “testimony regarding ideological debate and the environmental [...]
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Posted in In the News, Legal Issues
Tagged Ed Clark, Nico Dauphiné, Wildlife Center of Virginia
Tagged Ed Clark, Nico Dauphiné, Wildlife Center of Virginia
25 Oct 11
The H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse, where the Superior Court of the District of Columbia is located. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and AgnosticPreachersKid.
After months of delays, Nico Dauphine went on trial yesterday, charged with attempted animal cruelty. And according to court documents, she’s got plenty of help.
Ed Clark, president of the Wildlife Center of Virginia, [...]
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Posted in In the News, Legal Issues
Tagged Billy Martin, Ed Clark, Nico Dauphiné, Wildlife Center of Virginia
Tagged Billy Martin, Ed Clark, Nico Dauphiné, Wildlife Center of Virginia
24 Oct 11
Thanks once again to Animal Wise Radio hosts Mike Fry and Beth Nelson for having me back on the show Sunday.
Among the topics we discussed were The Wildlife Society’s position statement on Animal Rights Philosophy and Wildlife Conservation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s upcoming Influencing Local Scale Feral Cat Trap-Neuter-Release Decisions workshop, and the [...]
20 Oct 11
I’m off to Las Vegas for the 2011 No More Homeless Pets National Conference! Not sure I’ll have time (not to mention the typing skills) for any live blogging, but I’ll be posting photos and occasional updates on the Vox Felina Facebook page.
Looking forward to the informative workshops, inspirational speakers, and—best of all—catching up with [...]
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Posted in Vox Felina
Tagged Best Friends Animal Society, Facebook, No More Homeless Pets Conference
Tagged Best Friends Animal Society, Facebook, No More Homeless Pets Conference
12 Oct 11
As many of you are no doubt aware, Sunday is National Feral Cat Day, a holiday created 10 years ago by Alley Cat Allies “to raise awareness about feral cats, promote Trap-Neuter-Return, and recognize the millions of compassionate Americans who care for them.” This year, there are more than 320 events planned across all 50 states.
Even so, [...]
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Posted in In the News
Tagged Anne Morkill, Christine Stracey, Christopher Lepczyk, Elisabeth Rosenthal, Frank B. Gill, Kiera Butler, Matt Smith, Michael Hutchins, National Feral Cat Day, Nico Dauphiné, Nohra Mateus-Pinilla, Peter Marra, Shannon Fredebaugh, Steve Holmer, Timothy O'Hara, Tom Will, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Tagged Anne Morkill, Christine Stracey, Christopher Lepczyk, Elisabeth Rosenthal, Frank B. Gill, Kiera Butler, Matt Smith, Michael Hutchins, National Feral Cat Day, Nico Dauphiné, Nohra Mateus-Pinilla, Peter Marra, Shannon Fredebaugh, Steve Holmer, Timothy O'Hara, Tom Will, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
7 Oct 11
The Wildlife Society’s final position statement on Animal Rights Philosophy and Wildlife Conservation pits wildlife conservationists against animal rights advocates, further hampering an already difficult debate about free-roaming cats and TNR.
Last week, The Wildlife Society released its final position statement on Animal Rights Philosophy and Wildlife Conservation (PDF), declaring “that the philosophy of animal rights [...]
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Posted in In the News, Policy Issues
Tagged animal rights, Etienne Benson, feral cats, Michael Hutchins, The Wildlife Society, TNR, Trap-Neuter-Return
Tagged animal rights, Etienne Benson, feral cats, Michael Hutchins, The Wildlife Society, TNR, Trap-Neuter-Return
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