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Author | Citation | Summary | Type |
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| Overview of Companion Animal Sales | Rebecca F. Wisch | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This overview provides the answer to the question of what a purchaser of an ill dog or defective dog can do. Included is a summary of contract law affecting pet sales, the relevant provisions under the UCC's sale of goods, and state pet purchaser protection laws. |
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| Overview of Connecticut Great Ape Laws | Hanna Coate | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
Under Section 26-40a of Connecticut’s Fisheries and Game Law, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans are classified as “potentially dangerous animals” which may not be possessed by the general public. |
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| Overview of Cross-Reporting Laws for Child Abuse and Animal Abuse | Tarun Bishop | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This overview discusses the link between animal and human violence and examines laws that mandate or permit cross-reporting of suspected abuse. | Article |
| Overview of D.C. Great Ape Laws | Hanna Coate | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This is a short overview of the District of Columbia's Great Ape laws. | Article |
| Overview of Damages for Injury to Animals - Pet losses | David Favre | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This overview describes the state of law with regard to damages for injury or loss of pets. Included in the discussion is an examination of the traditional market valuation of pets, punitive damages, consequential damages, and damages related to emotional distress. |
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| Overview of Dangerous Dogs in the Laws of Canada | Jacquelyn A. Shaw | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This brief summary talks about the Canadian legal approach to dog-related injuries. It discusses the common law approach and the statutory response to dog-related injuries in Canada's provinces and territories. |
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| Overview of Delaware Great Ape Laws | Hanna Coate | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This is a short overview of Delaware Great Ape law. | Article |
| Overview of Dog Auctions and Retail Rescue | Kayla Venckauskas | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
Rescue groups and animal welfare advocates alike are at the forefront of speaking out against the puppy mill and commercial breeding industries. They are often natural enemies yet recently have found themselves in the same room doing business together. |
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| Overview of Dog Fighting | Hanna Gibson | Animal Legal and Historical Center | This overview provides a description of outward signs that a dogfighting operation may be occurring. These include injuries to dogs, associated paraphernalia, and other signs. The paper also describe changes occurring in dogfighting laws to address challenges faced by communities. | Article |
| Overview of Dog Racing Laws | Chelsea Lenard | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This article begins with a brief history of dog racing laws in the United States. It then goes on to discuss the declining interest in dog racing and its causes and compares the nine states that still have dog racing laws enacted, detailing specific provisions from each state. The article ends with a potential new problem, despite the trend in banning the sport, which is: what will happen to all the displaced dogs? | Article |