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| Norway | Various |
Brief Summary of the 2010 Norway Animal Welfare Act
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Topical Introduction | |
| Legal Status of Nonhuman Animals | Various - conference proceedings | 8 Animal L. 1 (2001) |
On September 25, 1999, a distinguished group of legal scholars met in New York City at the 5th Annual Conference on Animals and the Law, hosted by the Committee on Legal Issues Pertaining to Animals of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, to discuss how the law classifies nonhuman animals and whether the current legal framework is in accord with scientific understanding, public attitudes, and fundamental principles of justice. This conference took a monumental step in facilitating discussion about, and furthering the cause of, the legal protection and welfare of nonhuman animals. |
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| The Evolving Legal Status of Chimpanzees, Comments from Jane Goodall, Dr. Roger Fouts, Steven Wise and David Favre | various - conference proceedings | 9 Animal L. 1 (2002) |
On September 30, 2002, Harvard Law School hosted a legal symposium sponsored by the Chimpanzee Collaboratory’s Legal Committee. The symposium featured speakers with expertise on chimpanzees, as well as legal scholars and lawyers who discussed the possibility of obtaining legal rights for chimpanzees and other great apes. This symposium sought to advance the argument that chimpanzees are entitled to some degree of legal status, and the speakers presented a range of views about how far such legal rights should extend. These remarks reflect the connection between the growing scientific understanding of chimpanzees and the advances in related legal doctrines. |
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| Brief Summary of Fish Farm Welfare Issues | Bradley Varner | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This brief summary explores the welfare concern on commercial fish farms. | Article |
| Reviewing The Marine Mammal Protection Act Through a Modern Lens | Bradley Varner | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This paper will focus primarily on examining the Marine Mammal Protection Act and provide a review of its major provisions that were established to protect those species who heavily rely on oceanic and freshwater ecosystems. The first section will outline the original Marine Mammal Protection Act created in 1972 and what pertinent language set the foundation for what is still in play today. The second section will look at the 1994 amendments and revisions to the 1972 Act, looking at the added and clarified language in the face of growing concerns for the Act’s enforcement. The final section frames the current situation of the MMPA. This section will also consider two species, the polar bear and manatee, and relevant MMPA rules for both terrestrial marine mammals and aquatic marine mammals. Scientific studies have explained climate change impacts marine mammals in four tiers, intertwining broad effects with species-specific ones. Over the last 50 years, the MMPA has done wonderful things to protect marine mammals especially when it comes to working in tandem with the 1973 Endangered Species Act. The MMPA has protected population stocks of some of the most important marine mammals but may not be as effective in protecting those species when faced with the rapid development of climate change and subsequent effects on habitats. | Article |
| Detailed Discussion of the Ethical Treatment of Invasive Species | Bradley Varner | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This paper broadly defines what an invasive species is and why they pose a threat to indigenous ecological communities. The first section will examine the legislation aimed at protecting native ecologies from invasives and how these laws are often silent on the animal welfare component. The paper then examines the threat invasive species pose through four species case studies. It concludes with suggestions on how current laws and conservation policies inadequately evaluate animal welfare in the US and how future proposals should include a cost-benefit analysis for native and invasive species. | Article |
| Overview of Welfare Concerns of Fish Farms | Bradley Varner | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This overview explains welfare issues surrounding commercial fish farms. It then suggests that fish, like other species, must have their basic needs met through recognizing the Five Freedoms. | Article |
| Welfare Concerns of Fish Farms | Bradley Varner |
Brief Summary of Welfare Concerns of Fish Farms |
Topical Introduction | |
| FAQ on Internet Puppy Scams | Bradley Varner | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
What is an internet puppy scam?There are multiple ways for a family to adopt a dog: they can go to a shelter, find a local breeder down the road or in a newspaper, and now buy a dog online. |
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| Farm Fisheries: An Analysis of the Animal Welfare Concerns | Bradley Varner | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This paper outlines the lack of animal welfare standards in the farm fishery industry and argue the need to expand basic rights to these fish. The unethical treatment has flown under the radar of most animal activist groups. With the food market expanding, the conditions these fish are farmed in ways that lack any care for the welfare of the fish. Commercial fishing has been moved from the ocean into concrete holes across the country. Where there are a number or environmental and financial benefits to fish farms, the treatment of these fish certainly raise a number of ethical concerns. This paper will identify the conditions these fish are bred in, arguing for the development of regulations to control the housing of the fish and the slaughter process. Where the Animal Welfare Act is still trying to incorporate agricultural animals, including beef, swine, and chickens to its protections, very little attention is afforded to this sector of agriculture. New legislation has been put in place to regulate offshore farms, but it has yet to reach the fish farms found in places like Michigan and Ohio. This paper will argue that fish can experience pain and suffering, and legislation should be enacted to regulate the current conditions of these fishery farms. | Article |
