Be forewarned: harrassment from animal extremists will not be tolerated. Any inappropriate take down notices, spam accusations or other interference with this site will be investigated.
In addition, be very careful in making comments that would be considered defamatory. This has happened in the past with Kory Nelson of Denver Colorado where he ran afoul of professional responsibility issues and had to take down his false statements from the Internet, and he did so because his statements were defamatory, false/misleading. Subsequent to that he also engaged in what amounts to illegal spam emailing by using his employer’s Colorado State computer. He should have been fired.
Pet Defense Animal Law is becoming one of the few sites NOT dedicated to Animal Rights (ARs) but is done by attorneys and others that actually care about property law, owners, and the AR propaganda that is ruining the country by political relationships, money mongering, and subterfuge. HSUS is facing IRS scrutiny, RICO charges, and decreasing support, yet they always have the $$$ to tempt politicians, and can easily borrow if they had to. The HSUS credibility must be tainted.
The Budweiser boat.. couldn’t get a good pic of Ms. Geico, but this is great! Ms. Geico won a race after the Bud boat broke down. Apparently Ms. Geico has a feature where they can press a button if they have to, to keep it going when a certain part breaks? It costs $10,000 to replace whatever it is that happens when they press the button. My son really got a kick out of that.
OK (a little fun for a change……) here is the Geico site with the cool pics….. http://www.missgeicoracing.com/ftlauderdale_gallery07.htm
http://www.missgeicoracing.com/index_main_site.htm The helicopters carry the safety divers for the boat crew. It is the nature of the sport that if a boat crashes, there is very little time to try and save the crew (2 guys)
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We work with various attorneys, depending on the case. In the past, some of the results we have been able to do include defending client prosecuted by the Attorney General on nine counts, all counts dismissed, no fines, no repayment [the other defendants paid $50k-$150k]; published decision SPB-CA, finding client did not commit sexual harassment in State Agency, adverse action reversed, salary adjustment modified, employment file cleared; for a disabled Petitioner, set aside a 3yr old Judgment of disssolution, where the statute for set aside in CA family law is normally capped at ONE year, the Court finding good cause in a 27yr marriage; in CA animal abuse case, seizure was suppressed and animals returned, 42 USC 1983/18 USC 242 application; in another animal abuse case, all animals had been seized or killed prior to hiring of attorney, on three charges of abuse [felonies], acquitted on all charges, experts used by AC not good, and witnesses clueless; in animal code violation against rescue, allegation that rescuer had seven animals which was above the limit [which was a lie].. at trial, animal control refused to testify and lie so case was dismissed for failure to prosecute; in disputed family law case, father accused of child molestation awarded 40% custody because charges were fabricated; father then filed contempt charges, Mother was found guilty, one year jail stayed, 3yr probation applied; Numerous restraining orders, civil harassment, and kick out orders, all successfully prosecuted; 7yr divorce and client filed bankruptcy, husband’s attorney used wrong law and didn’t know how to cross examine husband on bankruptcy petition, case settled during trial when husband’s attorney offered 15k to end case, plus gave up 8k of debt client owed to husband [prior to that for 7 years, wife never received anything in using 4 different attorneys]; Court found Plaintiff successfully defended against summary judgment, case spanning 5yr (opposing national bank); in a case involving bankruptcy, Plaintiff sued PGE who refused to restore power and demanded bill be paid, and had not credited payment, settled successfully prior to trial, PGE paid demand amount; client charged with robbery, client acquitted after defense counsel found police had misrepresented police report; in a case where “VP” of national non profit [canine related group] defamed the Plaintiff, one letter was sent out and nothing was ever seen again against victim [who did not want to bring suit] and yes, the person who defamed client is an AKC show dog person, and yes, we can prove it; in a disputed dog bite case, defendants had no insurance, dog was off leash, Plaintiff alleged owner’s dog bit her while walking her dog and demanded $125k with $5790 in medical bills, case settled for $1,000 (one thousand) due to disputed facts.
Contributors to posting include: Criminal defense counsel, former public defender in So Cal, 18.5 yr, cum laude grad UCLA, currently representing national animal “abuse” case; Criminal defense attorney, UC Berkeley grad, 30 years, bankruptcy and wills and trusts, retired; a summa cum laude grad of a California state university, criminal justice, currently in top 5% of law school class, legal researcher, with first year academics of 3 “A’s” and a B going into second year, is being mentored in animal law also; New: J.D. (law degree), with heavy legal research, and LLM degree (post graduate taxation), also is Professor teaching legal classes for paralegals, will allow some students to work with us as intern/volunteers as needed, with full access to Lexis Nexis, we have Smart Rules already; Attorney in civil litigation, animal law legal case research, admin hearing published opinion, mixed civil/criminal litigation,Federal bankruptcy litigation, signed into Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts (Federal), property rights, seizure, constitutional law, moot court award, currently involved in national animal “abuse” case; attorney with civil litigation/criminal, trials, bankruptcy, lots of deposition experience, former insurance defense counsel, more than 17 years experience, State and Federal cases; bankruptcy attorney, IRS levies, workouts, garnishments; attorney devoted solely to Federal bankruptcy practice and adversary hearings, creditor issues, and defending against creditors, repayment plans, evidence issues re bankruptcy v State court findings [Rooker-Feldman.]
Our team has at least two of the most dedicated attorneys to seeing justice prevail from a defense [criminal] standpoint, meaning we help defend owners. Our preference is for trial attorneys with numerous defense trials, law and motion experience, and known for being litigators (as opposed to background researchers.) We usually must have those with trial and litigation skills already in place.
Winning against ARs when dealing with illegal seizure requires a very heavy hand in the litigation area. As an example of our potential effectiveness, opposition to us has and does include the hacking of emails we have used, credit card security, pop email, g-mail, cell phones, including texting, and outright fraud via creating false documents and placing them in Court, and then removing them from the Court files! This is not a joke. [This cannot be done in Federal Courts because most documents must be e-filed and are in PDF format and then appear online. However it could be possible, we assume, to do so with large batch documents that are are hard copy and handed over the counter.] We have also seen documents which exceed the court’s jurisdiction [which should be void] and documents which have been altered by opposing counsel, or attachments that were purposely not even “attached” for filing. Large firms or ruthless attorney firms can easily file 30 ex parte hearings and go to court every 10 days. This increases the legal bills substantially, of course.
We also work with CA Certified Humane Officers who are registered; animal husbandry experts, and forensic examiners. One of our group has a degree in animal science from U.C. Davis. We also have good access to forensic experts including Mr. Crosby and UC Davis experts.
We also recently were linked to 6 additional NEW paralegals, which came from a J.D. legal professor, and we already have two seasoned techs. We also got linked to two mortgage brokers.
[*Also note, one of our experts and two attorneys recently helped out of state family where all animals were seized. Family charged with animal abuse--- even though attorney helping the family was not that familiar with animal law issues, we pointed out some key cases which could be generally applied in theory. The AC seizing agency later dropped all charges against the family in the case. Due Process had not been properly applied, plus AC's knowledge of animal husbandry was lacking. In addition, one expert we have worked with did testify in the U.S. v Stevens case, which was a huge loss for HSUS in the U.S. Supreme Court http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-769.pdf
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http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/15423729/highlight/179903
This is from the raptorresource Decorah Bald Eagles in Decorah, Iowa.
The babies were hatched in February and started to fledge around 6/20/11. With donations, next year’s cam in same spot will have improved visuals, etc. which will make a lot of viewers even happier. For 2012: baby eaglets just HATCHED this week, March 28, there are 3 of them like last year. This year the parent birds won’t have to cope with snow!
In April 2011, there was inclement weather and the birds had to cope with snow on the babies and rain. The parent birds brought the eaglets fish and what appeared to be dead squirrels, etc. A great learning experience for kids and adults! The raptor cam also was on during the day/night, even showing when a disturbance took place several times, with everyone trying to guess if a predator was stalking the birds at night.
http://www.squidoo.com/decorah-eagles#module149307174
“The Decorah eagle babies seem to have gotten off to a nice start today – thank goodness the bad weather is gone!
“Mother eagle sheltering her youngDespite today’s snow, ice, and rain, the eagle family is doing fine. The parents were very careful to keep their babies sheltered. You can see Mom holding her wings out and up to keep the rain and snow from her young. The bowl of softer materials that the eagles built in the larger nest also helps keep the babies away from the wet. I hope this is the last snowstorm the eagle family faces.” (2011)
Although viewers were fearful that the eaglets might not survive, the babies were well protected by the parents and all three eaglets lived to tell. Congratulations! A tracking monitor may be placed on one of the juveniles so the bird habits can be studied. Enough money was raised after millions of viewers were watching the cams, and they stopped taking donations because they already have enough to fund next year’s cam for the entire year!
Too bad HSUS doesn’t do that.
