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Author |
Citation | Summary | Type |
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| EU-US Comparative Cruelty Laws: 2003 - Present | Nicholas Pedersen |
Brief Summary of European Animal Welfare Laws: 2003 to Present |
Topical Introduction | |
| Brief Summary of European Animal Welfare Laws: 2003 to Present | Nicholas K. Pedersen | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
After much legislative activity in the 1990s, EU animal welfare initiatives have slowed in recent years. This article briefly discusses the reasons why by pointing to factors such as changing EU membership, costs, and fallout from extremist attacks. It then explores the possible future of the EU animal welfare movement. |
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| Detailed Discussion of European Animal Welfare Laws 2003 to Present: Explaining the Downturn | Nicholas K. Pedersen | The Animal Legal and Historical Center |
After a flurry of legislative activity in the 1990s, EU animal welfare initiatives have stagnated of late. This article seeks to explain why, by pointing to factors such as changing EU membership, implementation costs, and fallout from extremist attacks. After providing an overview of recent animal welfare legislation, the paper discusses the slowdown and its causes, and then ventures some educated guesses about what can be expected on the European animal welfare front in coming years. |
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| What is the EU (European Union)? | Nicholas K. Pederson | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This paper briefly outlines what the EU is and what countries make up the association. It also discusses how and why the EU was formed as well as the legislative structure. |
Article |
| European Union (EU) | Nicholas Pederson |
What is the EU (European Union)? |
Topical Introduction | |
| Overview of European Animal Welfare Laws: 2003 to Present | Nicholas K. Pederson | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
After much legislative activity in the 1990s, EU animal welfare initiatives have slowed in recent years. This article briefly discusses the reasons why by pointing to factors such as changing EU membership, costs, and fallout from extremist attacks. It then explores the possible future of the EU animal welfare movement. |
Article |
| Purpose of the ESA Chart | Ryan Pellerito | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
The purpose of the chart is to provide Attorneys and lay persons a quick guide for use and research of state endangered species acts. The chart is broken down into nine columns providing information to what agency, listing criteria, prohibited acts, penalties, habitat protection, unique provisions, number of endangered species, links to agencies websites and the legal citation. |
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| State Endangered Species Chart | Ryan Pellerito (updated by Rebecca Wisch) | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This chart provides a link to each state agency responsible for enforcement of state endangered species laws. It also lists a summary of the criteria under the state statutes, the statutory citation, and a link to the US Fish & Wildlife Service's Threatened & Endangered Species System (TESS) database of listed species. |
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| Brief Summary of Wildlife Services | Rachel Pemberton | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This summary describes the role and function of Wildlife Services within the USDA. It describes management practices, both lethal and non-lethal as well as the concerns that have been raised with respect to WS methods. | Article |
| Overview of Wildlife Services | Rachel Pemberton | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This overview describes the role and function of Wildlife Services within the USDA. It briefly outlines the creation of the agency as the body that administers the Animal Damage Act of 1931. The document then outlines the methods of control of livestock, including lethal and non-lethal methods. Concern over two particular methods of wildlife control - "denning" and use of M-44 cyanide capsules - are included and how animal welfare organizations have responded to the controversy. Finally, the paper concludes with a description of the progress several counties in California have made to control damage by wildlife without resorting to WS policy and control methods. | Article |
