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THE CONFLICT BETWEEN SPECIES IN AN EVER MORE CROWDED WORLD | Jane Goodall | 4 Animal L. i (1998) | From the courtroom, to Capitol Hill, to the international arena, the struggle for animal rights continues (as it does too for human rights). In this volume of Animal Law, several authors discuss how the legal rights of humans compete with those of animals. Rick Eichstaedt's article, "Save the Whales" v. 'Save the Makah": The Makah and the Struggle for Native Whaling, discusses the competing interests of the Makah Indian tribe and the gray whale. The Makah will begin hunting gray whales for the first time in over seventy years in the fall of 1998. Some defenders of indigenous peoples' rights argue that the Makah should be allowed to return to their traditional ceremonial practice. Animal rights groups argue that it is not right to kill even one whale. There are no easy answers in conflicts such as these. | Article |
ARE CHIMPANZEES ENTITLED TO FUNDAMENTAL LEGAL RIGHTS? | Dr. Jane Goodall and Steven M. Wise | 3 Animal L. 61 (1997) | A presentation to the Senior Lawyers division of the American Bar Association in Orlando, Florida on August 2, 1996. | Article |
Humane Education, Dissection, And The Law | Marcia Goodman Kramer | 13 Animal Law 281 (2007) |
Students regularly encounter animal dissection in education, yet humane education receives little attention in animal law. This article analyzes the status of humane education laws in the United States. It discusses the range of statutory protections, from student choice laws to bans on vivisection. The article then analyzes the litigation options for students who do not wish to dissect, including constitutional claims and claims arising under student choice laws. The article concludes by calling for additional legislation to protect students who have ethical objections to dissection. |
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A Public Policy Toward the Management of Feral Cats | Shawn Gorman and Julie Levy | 2 Pierce L. Rev. 157 (June 2004) |
This paper examines the current wildlife laws, both federal and state, to determine what laws may apply to managing the feral cat population. It begins with a determination of how domestic cats are classified under these laws. Since many laws are vague, the intent of the legislatures is investigated to determine if domestic cats were meant to be defined as a non-indigenous species. The focus then shifts to indicate ways to control the feral domestic cat population. |
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2011 LEGISLATIVE REVIEW AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW | Patrick Graves, Keith Mosman, & Shayna Rogers | 18 Animal L. 361 (2012) |
This article provides an overview of important animal-related legislation from 2011. |
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Changing the Tax System to Effect Humane Treatment of Farm Animals | Eden Gray | 3 J. Animal L. 159 (2007) |
The meat, egg, and dairy industries in the United States slaughter over ten billion land animals each year. The majority of these animals are raised on capital intensive factory farms. Large farming operations use factory farms to cut production costs and thereby increase their profit margins. Although this industrialization of the animal agriculture business reduces monetary costs, it causes immense suffering to the farm animals and raises significant costs to society, including a reduction in the number and profitability of family farms, an increase in the health risks related to meat consumption, a proliferation of damage to the environment, and a rise in threats to farm workers' health. Current federal and state legislation fails to protect farm animals from the cruel, inhumane conditions common on factory farms. This paper discusses changes that could be made to the tax code to provide incentives to farms to treat farm animals more humanely. |
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Overview of the Laws Affecting Zoos | Kali S. Grech | Michigan State University College of Law |
This overview outlines the laws pertaining to zoo animals on the state, federal, and international level. It also discusses the importance of voluntary compliance by zoos to maintain appropriate standards, including membership in the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA). Until the laws are improved, there is stricter control and more enforcement, then zoo animals will continue to suffer. |
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Detailed Discussion of the Laws Affecting Zoos | Kali S. Grech | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This paper examines the laws pertaining to zoo animals on the international, federal, and state level, along with voluntary standards, not mandated by law. On the international level there are only regulations which apply to the trade of the species between international countries, limiting how many can be imported and exported and how they are transported. On the federal level, those laws most important to zoo animals are the Animal Welfare Act and the Endangered Species Act. The AWA sets minimum standards for the care, handling, housing, and transport of animals exhibited in zoos. The ESA applies to those animals listed as threatened or endangered, but even then exhibition alone will never constitute a violation. State laws consist of anti-cruelty statutes that come into force only after a violation has occurred. Voluntary associations such as the American Zoo Association set higher standards of care for their members, in some instances, than the minimum standards set forth in the Animal Welfare Act. Using the elephant as a case study, this paper exposes the inadequacies of our existing laws, which have resulted in unfortunate incidents nationwide. It also exposes the underground trade of surplus zoo animals, which continues because of the lacking enforcement of current laws. |
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Laws Affecting Zoos | Kali Grech |
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Brief Summary of the Laws Pertaining to Zoos | Kali S. Grech | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This summary briefly examines the laws pertaining to zoo animals on the state, federal, and international level. Until the laws are improved, and there is stricter control and more enforcement, zoo animals will continue to suffer. |
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