The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
Today's top jumps action is at Kempton, but the best bet runs at Bangor where Grizebeck (3.10) can make a winning debut for the in-form Nicky Richards stable. Bought for 75,000gns out of Roger Fisher's yard, Grizebeck finished fifth on his only start over hurdles at Catterick last season and on that evidence has ground to make up on the runner-up, Fortunate Isle. But whereas the latter...
Monkeys In The News (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
A Monroe animal rights activist won't be allowed to file criminal animal cruelty charges against three men in the scalding death of a monkey at an Everett animal testing lab. Everett District Court Judge Roger Fisher ruled Wednesday there isn't enough evidence to support allegations that lab workers committed a crime when they failed to remove a cynomolgus monkey from her cage before...
Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
* Nebraska doesn't want your teenagers or kids from other states. The legislature will hold a special session to fix its safe-haven law. [ New York Times ] * The DOJ declares Delta and Northwest Airlines man and wife. [ Pacific Business News ] * Washington Judge Roger Fisher doesn't want anything to do with scalded monkeys. [ Seattle Times ] * A crazy different take on the effect of...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
Judge Roger Fisher said Wednesday there isn't enough evidence to charge three former employees of the Everett lab, called SNBL USA. The Everett Herald reports that Everett and Snohomish County prosecutors also declined to file animal cruelty charges.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
EVERETT — An Everett District Court judge this morning ruled against an animal-rights advocate who sought to file a citizen's complaint against three former employees of an Everett animal-testing lab who allegedly sent a monkey through a cage washer, scalding the animal to death.Judge Roger Fisher said a jury likely couldn't reach a guilty verdict in the case if it were to go to trial....
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
Last updated October 30, 2008 8:44 a.m. PTEverett judge dismisses dead monkey caseEVERETT, Wash. -- An Everett District Court judge has ruled against an animal rights group that wanted to bring a rarely used citizen's complaint against employees of an animal testing lab.Judge Roger Fisher said Wednesday there isn't enough evidence to charge three former employees of the Everett lab, called...
Furdlog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
... that the McCain-Palin campaign was within its legal rights to use the song, “Barracuda” co-writer Roger Fisher chose to put his money to work for his candidate. “I’m going to give my royalties to the Obama campaign,” said the former Heart guitarist. “So now anytime they play the song, they’re supporting [Barack] Obama.” Gretchen Peters, writer of the Martina McBride hit “Independence...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
... decision and the company will re-evaluate whether to restart the machine next year.Union leader Roger Fisher says the latest layoffs are unexpected.Fisher says the company's union work force has declined from about 1,200 before additional layoffs were announced last year to roughly 870.The pulp and paper mill was sold to Brookfield Asset Management for $2.15 billion last year,...
