by EarthDesk | Oct 20, 2017 | Animal Welfare, Law & Policy, Pace Students
Written and lobbied by the students of the Pace Environmental Clinic, the Elephant Protection Act is now law, making New York the first state to impose an outright ban on elephants in entertainment. “Taking a passion and turning it into legislation signed by the Governor is something I never imagined,” said former clinician and Pace masters in environmental policy student Nicole Virgona.
by Pavan Naidu | Apr 15, 2016 | Animal Welfare, Corporate Responsibility, Government, Law & Policy
Tamed elephants are tortured elephants. Ban their use in all forms of entertainment, beginning in New York State.
by John Cronin | May 2, 2014 | Animal Welfare, Ethics, Law & Policy
The video above was produced by the Pace Environmental Policy Clinic to support elephant-free circuses in New York State, an issue currently the subject of proposed state legislation — more on that here. In a post on the ePolicyPace blog, student environmental...
by Guest Contributor | Feb 20, 2014 | Animal Welfare, Ecology, Government, Law & Policy
By Susan Fox Rogers NY Senate Bill S.6589 Calls for a Two-Year Moratorium on the State’s Mute Swan Slaughter Susan Fox Rogers is an author, educator, adventurer and environmentalist. This post appears on her online journal. More about Susan and her work at the...