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| Title |
Author |
Citation | Summary | Type |
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| Legal Protections for Chickens | Veronica Hirsch |
Brief Summary of the Legal Protections for the Domestic Chicken in the United States and Europe
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Topical Introduction | |
| Brief Summary of the Biology and Behavior of the Chicken | Veronica Hirsch | Animal Legal and Historical Center |
A brief description of the biology and behavior of the domestic chicken. |
Article |
| Overview of the Legal Protections of the Domestic Chicken in the United States and Europe | Veronica Hirsch | Animal Legal and Historical Center |
An overview of the state and federal laws that currently offer protection to the domestic chicken, whether used for food production, as pets or as research animals. The paper examines laws in the United States and Europe. |
Article |
| Ensure Your Pet's Future: Estate Planning for Owners and Their Animal Companions | Rachel Hirschfeld | 9 Marq. Elder's Advisor 155 (2007) |
This article discusses the increased desire among pet owners to provide care for their pets during life and even after death. Pet owners can now create enforceable legal instruments to provide care for their pets in the event of disability or death. The article alerts practitioners to specific considerations in drafting such agreements including arrangements for specific care and possible tax ramifications. |
Article |
| TRACKING THE ADC: RANCHERS' BOON, TAXPAYERS' BURDEN, WILDLIFE'S BANE | David Hoch and Will Carrington Heath | 3 Animal L. 163 (1997) | Approximately thirty-five million dollars are spent each year by the Animal Damage Control division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to destroy predator animals that supposedly kill livestock. The methods by which the ADC kills these “predators” are appalling. Mr. Hoch argues that funding for this program is excessive, irresponsible, and raises serious ethical questions. The authors conclude that ADC activities should be terminated immediately. | Article |
| 2004 Legislative Review | Joshua D. Hodes | 11 Animal L. 325 (2005) |
This article provides an overview of major animal law legislation from 2003 - 2004. |
Article |
| Trainer Responsibility for Racehorse Breakdowns in New York | Cynthia F. Hodges | The Animal Legal and Historical Center |
Trainers should be held criminally liable when racehorses break down under the New York anti-cruelty statute, Agriculture and Markets Law § 353. This section prohibits anyone from unjustifiably overdriving, torturing, injuring, or killing animals. By racing unfit horses, the trainers are not only withholding medical care, but are causing pain and further injury to the horses, which is cruel under the statute. Knowingly racing an unfit horse meets the definition of “cruelty” under § 353, and a guilty trainer should be held to account. |
Article |
| Brief Summary of the Endangered Species Act | Cynthia F. Hodges | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
The Endangered Species Act ("ESA") prohibits importing, exporting, taking, possessing, selling, and transporting endangered and threatened species (with certain exceptions). ESA also provides for the designation of critical habitat and prohibits the destruction of that habitat. ESA provisions are enforced through the use of citizen suits, imprisonment, fines, and forfeiture. |
Article |
| Brief Summary of the Lacey Act | Cynthia F. Hodges | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
The Lacey Act prohibits international and domestic wildlife trafficking. The Act makes it a separate crime to trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been taken in violation of other federal, state, or foreign laws. The Act also prohibits falsifying documents used for wildlife shipments and failing to mark wildlife shipments. Violators are subject to civil and criminal penalties. |
Article |
| Dog Number Restrictions | Cynthia Hodges |
Brief Summary of Ordinances for Pet Number Restrictions
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Topical Introduction |
