Legal Aid

The WildCat Conservation Legal Aid Society is establishing a national network of pro bono attorneys to provide indirect legal services and assistance to other attorneys and organizations that are preparing or engaged in lawsuits that involve the protection of native and non-native wildcats and their habitats. WCCLAS in-house counsel will pursue lawsuits that protect and defend all native and non-native wildcats and their habitats, prepare amicus curiae briefs, work with state and federal enforcement agencies to ensure existing laws are enforced, and engage indirect and grass roots lobbying initiatives at the federal and state levels to strengthen existing laws and propose new legislation where needed.

Legal Professionals: For attorneys who are interested in providing pro bono services and to join our national network of pro bono attorneys, please complete our Attorney Application (Pro Bono Services) and return to WCCLAS. We will contact you upon receipt of your application. Questions regarding our Legal Aid program may be sent to: legaldirector@wcclas.org.

 

Legislative Research and Resources

The legal staff of WildCat Conservation Legal Aid Society has researched and summarized existing federal and state laws affecting native and non-native wildcats which are provided below for your reference. The legal staff will continually update the summary reports when new legislation is introduced, with the status on pending legislation, and with new and final opinions of federal and state cases.

 

12.18.2010:  Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010 (H.R. 2480), signed by President Obama, "eliminates the Federal Trade Commission's authority to provide an exemption from Federal fur product labeling requirements for articles of apparel with a relatively small quantity or value of fur and provides an exemption from these requirements for fur products sold by an individual who trapped or hunted the animal where the revenue from these sales is not that individual's primary source of income."


12.10.10:  President Obama Signs Bill Banning Animal Crush Videos
http://www.legaltimes.com



                                                   


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