Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · 19h

California signs AB 519 banning online marketplaces where dogs are sold by brokers (defined as person that sells or transports a dog bred by someone else for profit). Law applies to dogs, cats and rabbits under a year old, provides an exemption for shelters and rescues. #animalwelfare #animalrights

Newsom signs bills to end puppy mill pipeline, protect cats

California Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed new animal welfare legislation targeting puppy mills, fraudulent pet breeding and selling practices, and banning the practice of declawing cats when not medically necessary. “Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and it’s time to shine a light on puppy mills,” Newsom said in a statement. “Greater transparency in pet purchases will bring to light abusive…

www.nbclosangeles.com

2 2

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · 1d

California makes it official with Assembly Bill 867, outlawing the declawing of cats. #animalrights #animalwelfare 🐈

California bans declawing cats under new state law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom

California has officially outlawed the practice of declawing cats after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 867 into law, a measure animal welfare advocates are calling a historic win for animal…

ktla.com

1 1

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · 2d

Close them all. #animalrights #animalwelfare

Axe Valley Wildlife Park in Devon to close gates after 17 years

A statement from the zoo says all its animals will be rehomed "safely and responsibly".

www.bbc.com

1 1

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · 10d

I can’t get my head around 160,000 people anywhere wanting to kill a bear let alone in one state, JFC. #animalwelfare

More than 160,000 apply for Florida's first bear hunt in a decade, wildlife officials say | Focusing on Wildlife

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Florida's first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of permits, including from

focusingonwildlife.com

Reposted by David Cortese

Courtney Fern @courtneymfern.bsky.social · 13d

Two years ago, I helped develop and pass the first U.S. law recognizing a right for a nonhuman animal—elephants’ right to liberty. 🐘 It remains one of the proudest moments of my career and a major victory in the Nonhuman Rights Project’s work to secure fundamental rights for nonhuman animals.

How Ojai made animal rights history

Reflections on the anniversary of the passage of the first legislation in the US to recognize a legal right for a nonhuman animal

www.nonhumanrights.org

1 5

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · 14d

Roadside zoos are a horror for the imprisoned animals that reside there. Never patronize these facilities. #animalrights #animalwelfare

Inside the Dark and Unregulated World of Roadside Zoos

Inspectors cite starvation, disease, and death—but animals stay in cages, while operators stay licensed.

www.currentaffairs.org

1 3

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · 14d

By this math, 5% or less of zoos are accredited and not profit driven, this doesn't include roadsize zoos, petting zoos, etc. which likely pushes the number to 2-3%? So on a good day maybe 2 or 3 out of 100 zoos would pass the smell test? Terrible odds.

1

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · 15d

@profgalloway.com THANK YOU for your comments on today's show about rescue dogs. I've never been prouder to be a fan of Pivot.

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · 21d

The most depressing retail experience there is - seeing these poor betas in a cup of water in pet stores. #animalwelfare #animalrights

9 6 46

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · 22d

Recording the event by any chance?

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · Sep 10

What percent of zoos are accredited and of that what percentage are not-for-profit and of that what percentage are doing quality conservation work that’s making a difference?

1

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · Sep 9

Boycott zoos. Roadside zoos, big zoos, little zoos, all zoos. #animalwelfare #animalrights

Zoo under fire for tourist attraction featuring kickboxing orangutans: 'Profound violations of dignity and respect'

"This work challenges the industry to reassess its ethical foundations."

www.yahoo.com

1 3 5

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · Sep 1

“In that instant – and there is really no other way to describe it – I felt an immense surge of love for that animal” = complete and utter psychopath

2 7

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · Aug 23

“Eliminating carriage horses also goes against famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted’s vision for the park..” - NYC Carriage Driver

Ah yes, let’s cite the opinion of a person who barely lived to see the advent of automobiles. 😂

End this cruel outdated nonsense. #endcarriagehorses

As bikes and strollers fill Central Park, its managers want to push horse carriages out

The nonprofit that manages Central Park has thrown its support behind a proposal to end the horse-drawn carriages that have been fixtures in the greenspace for more than 150 years

abcnews.go.com

1 2

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · Aug 22

Few cities anywhere in the world have led like West Hollywood, CA in animal welfare - this week they voted to extend their retail ban on dog and cat sales to include nearly all live animals. 👏 #animalwelfare #animalrights

West Hollywood elects to ban retail sales of nearly all live animals

In a unanimous decision on Monday, the City of West Hollywood voted to ban the sale of nearly all live animals by pet stores. The vote expands the city’s existing ban on the retail sale of do…

ktla.com

3 3

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · Aug 17

Let’s say the quiet part out loud, the cruelty and torture that pigs suffer happens at every farm raising them for food, not just this one. #animalrights #animalwelfare

Two supermarket chains suspend supplies after pig cruelty reports

Covert footage appeared to show workers at Northmoor Farm in Lincolnshire abusing piglets

www.independent.co.uk

3 4

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · Aug 14

👀

#animalrights #animalwelfare

Scientists fear political meddling after Ontario premier vows to 'catch' anyone testing on dogs | CBC News

Some researchers say they're concerned about possible political interference in science after Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he'd be "hunting down" scientists who use dogs and cats in medical studies.

www.cbc.ca

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · Aug 14

Animal welfare advocates are calling for the release of an elephant named Joyce from Six Flags Great Adventure and Wild Safari in Jackson Township, N.J. She was born in 1983 in the wild, captured in 1984 and sold into a life of cruelty the same year. #freeJoyce #animalrights #animalwelfare

Six Flags Urged to Permanently Shut Down Exhibit After Captive Animal Suffered 'Traumatic' Conditions

The month-long campaign features billboards, a sand sculpture, and the delivery of more than 60,000 petition signatures.

www.yahoo.com

2

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · Aug 13

Could this finally be the momentum we've been waiting for?! The Central Park Conservancy, the non-profit that manages Central Park, is supporting Ryder’s Law, a pending bill that would prohibit horse carriages from operating in NYC and urging other leaders to support the ban. #animalwelfare

Central Park Leaders Ask N.Y.C. Officials to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages

www.nytimes.com

1 2

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · Aug 13

@profgalloway.com PLEASE come back, we’re already spending 20 mins a show talking about the junior editor from 1987 at the Washington Post and other people NO ONE knows!

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · Aug 12

The inability to find price parity with traditional proteins will continue to push consolidation in plant-based foods. #daring #v2food #ajinomoto #plantbased

v2food Enters US Market, Combining Daring Foods’ Brand with Ajinomoto’s Global Reach - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine

Australian plant-based meat company v2food has announced a partnership with global food company Ajinomoto Co. and the acquisition of US-based Daring Foods, a

vegconomist.com

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · Aug 8

“...was fatally injured in a sudden and unprovoked attack by an unwounded buffalo”... uh, he was literally trying to kill the buffalo.

1 3 9

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · Aug 7

This horse had leukemia and was estimated to be 26 years old but the carriage driver listed them at 13. Disgusting.

1

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · Aug 7

Horse drawn carriages in NYC are cruel and a relic of the past that are complete unnecessary, please don't ever patronize these businesses. #animalwelfare #animalrights

Carriage horse collapses, dies in NYC's Hell's Kitchen

Video from the scene shows the horse on the ground as workers dragged the dead animal into a trailer.

www.cbsnews.com

2

David Cortese @dcortese.bsky.social · Aug 5

Let’s put an animal who has 100s of square miles in their natural habitat in a shoebox and then ask the public for live pets to simulate ‘reality’ for them.🤦🏻

1 3