Media Center (media contacts and SAPL/AWI press releases)

For over 50 years, the Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL) has been the unsurpassed leader in obtaining laws to benefit animals in need.  For more about SAPL, click here.

If you are a reporter who would like to speak to a member of our legislative staff, please call (703) 836-4300 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) or (202) 423-8689 (after hours) and refer to the directory below.

Cathy Liss Legislative Director	lab animals, animal dealers, trapping, wildlife, farm animals, marine mammals, general legislation
Chris Heyde Deputy Legislative Director	horses, marine mammals, farm animals, lab animals, general legislation
Tracy Silverman, Esq. Legislative Counsel	litigation, companion animals, trapping, elephants, animal dealers, general legislation

Press Releases
JULY
July 23, 2007 -	“Barbaric, Barbaric, Barbaric!”: Vick Dog Fighting Charges Symptomatic of a Larger Problem
July 18, 2007 -	Cavel Allowed to Resume Horse Slaughter Operations
July 13, 2007 -	Judge Once Again Denies Request by Cavel
July 5, 2007 -	Illinois Law Banning Horse Slaughter Upheld in Federal Court
JUNE
June 29, 2007 -	Illinois Horse Slaughter Put to a Halt Again
June 19, 2007 -	FARM Bill Could Hamstring State Food Safety and Animal Welfare Agencies
June 8, 2007 -	Man Who Throws Puppy on Grill Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
June 4, 2007 -	Animal Welfare Institute Honors Wildlife Law Enforcement Officers at International Meeting
June 1, 2007 -	U.S. District Court Judge Allows Horse Slaughter Plant to Temporarily Slaughter Horses While Lawsuit is Underway
MAY
May 29, 2007 -	Texas Legislature Again Rejects Efforts to Legalize Horse Slaughter
May 24, 2007 -	Gov. Blagojevich signs legislation banning the slaughter of horses in Illinois for human consumption
APRIL
April 25, 2007 -	Horse Slaughter Bill Advances in the US Senate