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| Baby Steps: Minnesota Raises Certain Forms of Animal Cruelty to Felony Status | Corwin R. Kruse | 28 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1649 (2002) |
This note begins by tracing the development of anti-cruelty statutes over the last two centuries. Part II discusses the history of anti-cruelty legislation, including the philosophical and socio-historical trends underlying these laws. Part III examines the recent changes to Minnesota's anti-cruelty statute. Part IV analyzes these changes and proposes future modifications. Finally, part V examines current scholarship on animal abuse, discusses why the issue has typically been ignored by society, and poses challenges for the future. |
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| Where Have All the Sea Otters Gone? | Matthew Kuipers | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This article begins by exploring the biology and habitat of the sea otter. It then discusses the history of human-sea otter interaction, and how the exploitation of otters for fur first led to the need for their protection. The current state of otter protection is analyzed, with specific focus on the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Finally, solutions for continued otter preservation are explained in conjunction with the major hurdles facing otter populations. |
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| Detailed Discussion of Feral Cat Population Control | Anthony E. LaCroix | Animal Legal and Historical Center |
Controversy has arisen over how best to deal with populations of feral cats. While cat advocates fight against killing cats, bird advocates and others see them as destructive to protected species. Legal issues of property ownership, causation, and classification of cats are central to the question of human liability for feral cats. |
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| Feral Cats | Tony LaCroix |
Brief Summary of Feral Cat Population Issues
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Topical Introduction | |
| Biological Overview of the Domestic Cat | Anthony E. LaCroix | Animal Legal and Historical Center |
The domestic cat can be traced to the African Wild Cat. The species became close to humans in ancient Egypt. Cats are athletic and agile, which contributes to their skill as predators. |
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| ANOTHER WEAPON FOR COMBATING FAMILY VIOLENCE: PREVENTION OF ANIMAL ABUSE | Charlotte A. Lacroix | 4 Animal L. 1 (1998) | In this article, the author postulates that there is more than a mere coincidence between various forms of family violence. Furthermore, that acts of cruelty towards family pets are a form of family violence that has been largely unrecognized by the legal community. Admitting that much research still needs to be done to establish that there is a link between abuse towards people and abuse towards animals, the author invites the reader to consider this multi-victim approach to family violence and offers the strengthening of animal cruelty laws as a solution to this grave societal problem. | Article |
| Brief Summary of Feral Cat Population Control | Anthony E. LaCroix | Animal Legal and Historical Center |
This is a brief overview of feral cat population issues. Opposing viewpoints on cat control are presented. Issues of legal liability for cat predation are explored. |
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| Overview of Feral Cat Population Control | Anthony E. LaCroix | Animal Legal and Historical Center |
This is an overview of issues regarding feral cats. Concerns about feral cat populations include the spread of disease and predation of endangered or protected species of birds. There is disagreement over how best to deal with cat overpopulation. |
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| The Cormorant Conflict | Nathan LaFramboise | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This paper analyzes the conflicting management goals for the double-crested cormorant in Canada and the United States. In doing so, the paper answers the question whether one can predict how the migratory, double-crested cormorant population will be managed through international law, when the United States perceives the rise of the cormorant population an economic and biological threat, but where Canada views the cormorant’s comeback a biodiversity success story. |
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| BIOETHICS AND ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION | Arthur B. LaFrance | 2 Animal L. 157 (1996) | This article was adapted from remarks from Arthur B. LaFrance at a symposium held by the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund of Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College on September 23, 1995 regarding issues affecting domestic and captive animals. | Article |
