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| A SHORT HISTORY OF (MOSTLY) WESTERN ANIMAL LAW: PART I | Thomas G. Kelch | 19 Animal L. 23 (2012) | This Article, presented in two parts, travels through animal law from ancient Babylonia to the present, analyzing examples of laws from the ancient, medieval, Renaissance and Enlightenment, recent modern, and modern historical periods. In performing this analysis, particular attention is focused on the primary motives and purposes behind these laws. What is discovered is that there has been a historical progression in the primary motives underlying animal laws in these different periods. While economic and religious motives dominate the ancient and medieval periods, in the Renaissance and Enlightenment we see social engineering—efforts to change human behavior—come to the fore. In the recent modern period, we finally see protecting animals for their own sakes, animal protection, motivating animal law. In our present historical period there is a movement towards what is defined as “scientific animal welfare”—the use of modern animal welfare science as the inspiration for animal laws and regulations. Does this historical trend toward use of modern science in making animal law portend a change that may transform our relationship with animals? Modern science tells us that many animals have substantial cognitive abilities and rich emotional lives, and this science would seem to lead us to question the use of animals in agriculture, experimentation, and entertainment altogether. It is ultimately concluded in this Article, however, that so far only a very narrow science of animal welfare is actually being applied in modern animal protection laws and regulations, one that proceeds from a premise that present uses of animals are legally, ethically, and morally appropriate. It is only in the future that the true implications of modern science may ever be translated into legal reality. | Article |
| A Review of Minding Animals: Awareness, Emotions, and Heart by Dr. Marc Bekoff | Michael Tobias | 9 Animal L. 323 (2003) |
This article contains a review of the book, Minding Animals: Awareness, Emotions, and Heart by Dr. Marc Bekoff. |
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| A Review of Animal Rights: Current Debates and New Directions | Laura Ireland Moore | 11 Animal L. 311 (2005) |
In this article, Ms. Ireland Moore reviews the book, A Review of Animal Rights: Current Debates and Directions. |
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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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| A Proposal to Regulate Farm Animal Confinement in the United States and an Overview of Current and Proposed Laws on the Subject | Elizabeth R. Springsteen | 14 Drake J. Agric. L. 437 (2009) |
This article will outline the farm animal confinement laws that have passed, the ones that have been brought in front of various legislatures but not passed, and give examples of the ones pending in front of state legislatures across the country. It will then discuss how animal agriculture can inform the public on these issues so that a regulatory system may be adopted that considers the health and welfare of the animals, but also allows for flexibility due to changing scientific developments and accepted animal husbandry practices. |
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| A night monkey's corpse after necropsy | Slideshow Images | |||
| A night monkey used in malaria research is inside a soiled corrugated pipe serving as a nest. | Slideshow Images | |||
| A night monkey perched on a corrugated pipe nest covered with feces. | Slideshow Images | |||
| A night monkey in a soiled cage looking out from plastic hideout | Slideshow Images | |||
| A HOUSE ON FIRE: LINKING THE BIOLOGICAL AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY CRISES | Kieran Suckling | 6 Animal L. 193 (2000) | Mr. Suckling connects the linguistic diversity crisis with the loss of biodiversity and argues that the loss of one necessarily means the loss of another. | Article |