Animal Welfare Act: Enforcement,
2019
Vermont Law School
Animal Welfare Act: Enforcement, Delcianna Winders, Varu Chilakamarri
Animal Law Review
Delcianna Winders discusses the Animal Welfare Act and how the United States Department of Agriculture enforces it. She also provides a critique of the USDA’s enforcement of the AWA, with particular attention to its heavy reliance on warnings and discounted penalties, which in many cases fail to deter regulated entities from violating the AWA. Varu Chilakamarri discusses how animal welfare issues are incorporated into the work of the Department of Justice (DOJ). She provides an overview of the AWA, noting the specific sections that provide for federal court review. Chilakamarri also discusses some of the programmatic steps the DOJ has …
It Takes A Village To Protect Its Pets: How To Empower Local Community Organizations In The Fight For Companion Animal Rights,
2019
Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
It Takes A Village To Protect Its Pets: How To Empower Local Community Organizations In The Fight For Companion Animal Rights, Danielle Maddox Kinchen
Animal Law Review
This Note aims to provide a guide for state law reforms to ease the responsibility on southern states’ shelter, rescue, and foster systems. It employs a three-pronged strategy to address two main challenges for homeless companion animals—overpopulation and unprosecuted animal cruelty. The United States euthanizes an estimated 1.5 million companion animals annually in its companion animal shelters, largely due to overpopulation, and the South plays an exponentially larger role in this statistic than the North, with some southern cities annually euthanizing hundreds of thousands of companion animals each. Approximately 6.5 million companion animals enter shelters each year, and in addition …
Animal Law: The Next Generation,
2019
Lewis & Clark Law School
Animal Law: The Next Generation, Joyce Tischler, Pamela Frasch
Animal Law Review
The animal law movement and animal law education in law schools has been growing over the years. In this Article, prominent figures in the animal law world discuss this growth as well as changes that are expected within the next generation of animal law practice. The authors suggest important goals necessary to strengthen the movement in order to allow law students to access the resources needed to be powerful animal advocates for years to come.
The Struggle For The Legal Rights Of Nonhuman Animals Begins: The Experience Of The Nonhuman Rights Project In New York And Connecticut,
2019
Lewis & Clark Law School
The Struggle For The Legal Rights Of Nonhuman Animals Begins: The Experience Of The Nonhuman Rights Project In New York And Connecticut, Steven M. Wise
Animal Law Review
Twenty-five years ago, in the first issue of Animal Law, the author offered an account of why legal rights do not need to be restricted to human beings. Here the author expands upon that account to provide a review of the ongoing struggle of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) to obtain legal rights for nonhuman animals. The author outlines habeas corpus cases the NhRP has brought on behalf of chimpanzees and elephants in New York and Connecticut and provides a view of the New York and Connecticut Pet Trust Statutes, which grant domestic or pet animals the right to be …
A Quarter Of A Century Of Animal Law: Our Roots, Our Growth, And Our Stretch Toward The Sun,
2019
The George Washington University Law School
A Quarter Of A Century Of Animal Law: Our Roots, Our Growth, And Our Stretch Toward The Sun, Nancy Perry
Animal Law Review
This Article explores the author’s experience as one of the early student pioneers of the animal law program at Lewis & Clark Law. The author discusses her work on the Oregon Cougar and Bear Initiative as a introduction to the power of the ballot initiatve process. The Article then recounts the progress that has been made by animal advocates via federal and state legislation and ballot measures, as well as the setbacks driven by industry interest. It concludes with a discussion of the need for a good defense as industry interests attempt to roll back the progress made by animal …
2018 Federal Legislative Review,
2019
Lewis & Clark Law School
2018 Federal Legislative Review, Anna Fugate
Animal Law Review
2018 was a slow year for federal animal law legislation. Congress only signed the Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act into law, and that law permits the killing of sea lions to protect endangered salmon and steelhead populations. While Congress considered other animal legislation, none of this proposed legislation made it out of Congressional Committees and Subcommittees.
Keeping The “Live” In Live Animal Air Cargo Transport,
2019
Southern Methodist University
Keeping The “Live” In Live Animal Air Cargo Transport, Noreen Lanza
Journal of Air Law and Commerce
No abstract provided.
Animal Welfare Act: Welfare Standards,
2019
Georgetown Law
Animal Welfare Act: Welfare Standards, Cathy Liss, Kimberly Ockene, Naomi Rose, Georgia Hancock Snusz, Anna Frostic
Animal Law Review
Cathy Liss discusses the changes to the standards after the 1985 Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals amendment to the AWA and the emphasis of performance standards that were implemented. Kimberly Ockene discusses the AWA regulations for commercial dog breeders and a petition for rulemaking that seeks to enhance these regulations. Naomi A. Rose and Georgia Hancock Snusz discuss captive marine mammals and their coverage under the AWA. Lastly, Anna Frostic speaks about public handling of exotic animals held at licensed exhibitors, which are regulated under the Act.
Animal Welfare Act: Interaction With Other Laws,
2019
Emory University School of Law and Rollins School of Public Health
Animal Welfare Act: Interaction With Other Laws, Ani B. Satz, Delcianna Winders
Animal Law Review
Ani B. Satz discusses the interaction of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) with state laws, specifically focusing on perceived preemptive effects of the AWA on state anti-cruelty laws. Delcianna Winders discusses how these perceived preemptive effects play out on a federal level, focusing on how the AWA interacts with the Endangered Species Act (ESA). She expands upon how both laws apply to captive animals, who have been identified as threatened or endangered under the ESA.
Ruminations On Twenty-Five Years Of Animal Law,
2019
The George Washington University Law School
Ruminations On Twenty-Five Years Of Animal Law, Joan E. Schaffner
Animal Law Review
In this Article, the author tracks the ‘progress’ of the animal law movement over the past twenty-five years, focusing on the perennial ambiguity in the property status of animals and the kinds of harm to animals the law is, and is not, willing to condone, and the power of the media to shed light on these harms. The author also explains how her own work, concentrating on the question of the ‘value’ of animals, has contributed to the field of animal law. In particular, she highlights her work on the problem of legal valuation of companion animals for damages claims, …
Farmed Animals: The Past Is Prologue, The Future Is (Almost) Here,
2019
Columbia Law School
Farmed Animals: The Past Is Prologue, The Future Is (Almost) Here, Mariann Sullivan
Animal Law Review
The author describes her journey to animal law and the contributions she has made to the field, particularly in respect of ballot initiatives that have been used successfully to make specific improvements to the welfare of farmed animals. She provides an overview of the Florida ballot initiative prohibiting the confinement of pigs during pregnancy and the California ballot initiatives setting minimum cage size for laying hens and more, highlighting how the idea for each initiative was born, and the drafting and implementation challenges encountered along the way. The author also focusses on other legal and non-legal strategies that are being …
For The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Of Animal Law,
2019
Lewis & Clark Law School
For The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Of Animal Law, Earl Blumenauer
Animal Law Review
Foreword to Animal Law Review Volume 25, Issue 3, 2019.
2018 Foreign And International Legislative Review,
2019
Lewis & Clark Law School
2018 Foreign And International Legislative Review, Caitlin Skurky
Animal Law Review
This Review examines foreign and international legislation relating to animals proposed or passed in 2018 and early 2019. The Review specifically examines legislation in Vietnam, Switzerland, Spain, Canada, Luxembourg, the U.K., Ukraine, and Portugal, with a specific focus on legislation that seeks to increase animal welfare, reduce consumption of cruel animal products, or end violent animal practices.
Law Library Blog (January 2019): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive,
2019
Roger Williams University
Law Library Blog (January 2019): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Law Library Newsletters/Blog
No abstract provided.
Against The Wind—Sustainability, Migration, Presidential Discretion,
2019
Suffolk University Law School
Against The Wind—Sustainability, Migration, Presidential Discretion, Steven Ferrey
Suffolk University Law School Faculty Works
The weekend before Christmas 2018, the United States government began its longest shutdown in history, which extended well into the new year. The crisis was the result of the ongoing legal controversies surrounding migratory rights and U.S. immigration policy, and following the shutdown, President Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border. The executive branch has a constitutional responsibility to enforce all U.S. laws. However, while the Trump administration has focused pointedly on executive branch enforcement of immigration and migratory laws at the southern border, it has made no effort to enforce an international treaty and three long-standing U.S. …
Animal Welfare Act: Related Litigation And Other Efforts,
2019
Lewis & Clark Law School
Animal Welfare Act: Related Litigation And Other Efforts, Joyce Tischler, Valerie Stanley, Jenni James, Kathy Meyer
Animal Law Review
Joyce Tischler discusses the background of the Animal Welfare Act from the 1971 definitional change of the term “animal” to the 1985 Amendment for improved standards. Her organization, Animal Legal Defense Fund, was the first to litigate the AWA’s terms and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s regulations. Valerie Stanley expands upon the 1985 Amendment’s requirements regarding primates and the regulatory struggles Animal Legal Defense Fund faced therein. Jenni James discusses Article III standing and the difficulties in getting into court due to a general reluctance to recognize plaintiffs as satisfying standing under the AWA. She also discusses the courts preference …
A Message From The Next Generation Of Animal Law,
2019
Lewis & Clark Law School
A Message From The Next Generation Of Animal Law, Adrienne Craig, Frances Chrzan
Animal Law Review
Introduction to Animal Law Review Volume 25, Issue 3, 2019.
2018 State Legislative Review,
2019
Lewis & Clark Law School
2018 State Legislative Review, Emma Therrien
Animal Law Review
There were several important changes to animal protection in the United States in 2018. California became the first state to ban cosmetic testing on animals and also made improvements for a handful of species used in factory farming. Prop 12 was passed, increasing minimum size standards for these species, but the most drastic change was the banning of eggs produced by egg-laying hens housed in cages—effectively prohibiting the use of cages for these birds in the state and the sale of eggs from producers that use cages in production facilities out of state. Florida and New Jersey made influential advancements …
Personal Reflections On Being A Postcolonial Feminist Animal Law Professor,
2019
University of Victoria, Canada
Personal Reflections On Being A Postcolonial Feminist Animal Law Professor, Maneesha Deckha
Animal Law Review
The author reflects on her experiences in the field of animal law. A recurring theme throughout the Article is that the author’s struggle to see herself being part of the animal law at all. This is because mainstream animal law writing has tended to take a liberal legal approach, while the author has focused her work around concepts of intersectionality, feminist, and postcolonial theory in a field she has self-described as “Philosophy, Critical Theory, and Animal Ethics.” Consistent with her intersectional approach, the author highlights how her experience being Canadian, being female, and being ‘radicalized’ have all intersected to shape …
Carnivore-Livestock Conflicts In Chile: Evidence And Methods For Mitigation,
2019
Virginia Tech
Carnivore-Livestock Conflicts In Chile: Evidence And Methods For Mitigation, Valeska Rodriguez, Daniela A. Poo-Muñoz, Luis E. Escobar, Francisca Astorga, Gonzalo Medina-Vogel
Human–Wildlife Interactions
Human population growth and habitat loss have exacerbated human–wildlife conflicts worldwide. We explored trends in human–wildlife conflicts (HWCs) in Chile using scientific and official reports to identify areas and species with higher risk of conflicts and tools available for their prevention and mitigation. The puma (Puma concolor) was considered the most frequent predator; however, fox (Lycalopex spp.) and free-ranging or feral dog (Canis lupus familiaris) attacks were also common. Our results suggest that the magnitude of puma conflicts may be overestimated. Domestic sheep (Ovis spp.) and poultry (Galliformes) were the most common species predated. …
