Recent New York Environmental Legislation

Chapter 494 Bill No. A8687B Rosenthal (MS) -- Prohibits the sale and use of wheel weights containing lead.

Chapter 485 Bill No. A2294 Thiele -- Relates to the taking of fish for commercial purposes.

Chapter 483 Bill No. A924E DelMonte (MS) -- Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to promulgate standards authorizing hunting with a crossbow; repealer.

Chapter 449 Bill No. A11178A Paulin -- Relates to the disposition of abandoned animals.

Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America

This Report by the Pew Charitable Trusts Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production (dated: Apr 29, 2008) finds that current agricultural practices often pose unacceptable risks to public health, the environment and the welfare of the animals themselves.