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Teaching Textbook for Animals in the Legal System
Prof. David Favre: Animal: Welfare, Interests & Rights
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ISBN # 0-9724103-5-X, 503 pages in 81/2 x 11 format.
ISBN # 0-9724103-6-8, e-book version, .pdf format that keeps same page references as hard copy.
Table of Contents / Sample chapter – Standing .pdf
This book is to be used primarily for the teaching of animal law. While the primary focus is for law school use, others may find it a useful introduction to a wide set of legal materials. It contains cases, text, and problems for most of the issues that arise dealing with animals. The electronic edition also contains over 350 footnotes with extensive legal references for the practicing lawyer. (If you teach a course with this book, contact the author for some teaching reference materials.)
Available as:
- Hard bound book ($78, bookstore link )
- Electronic book (350 footnotes added) – download from web as .pdf file ($32, bookstore link or can be shipped on a CD ($36, bookstore link ).
Please note that this book is only available by credit card purchase on the web or by check to the Animal Legal & Historical Web Center.
It may also be order by sending a check to:
Animal Legal and Historical Web Center - Business Manager
Michigan State University College of Law
Shaw Lane
East Lansing, MI 48824-1300
Please add shipping cost of $3.00 per for disk copy and $6.00 per for bound copy (standard UPS).
Topic 1 An Introduction 1
1. Cowboys Kill Cowbirds 1
2. Poisonings 1
3. Horses 2
4. It All Started With the Greeks 3
5. Rene Descartes 7
6. Voltaire, Animals in Philosophical Dictionary 8
7. AMA Surveys Public About Attitudes Towards Animals 9
8. Use of Chimpanzees in Research and Entertainment 9
9. A Little More History 10
10. An Old Case 12
11. The Voice of West Virginia 15
PART 1 — ANIMALS IN OUR LEGAL SYSTEM: PRIVATE LAW
Topic 2 Title and Ownership 21
1. What is Ownership? 21
2. The Distinction Between Wild and Domestic Animals 26
3. Dogs As Property—A Special Case 29
4. Obtaining and Transferring Ownership 30
5. Interference with Ownership 36
6. Responsibility for Ownership 38
7. The Issues of Status 47
Topic 3 Bailments 55
1. The Creation and Nature of Bailments 55
2. Duties of Bailor and Bailee 56
3. Bailor’s Recovery for Loss or Injury of Bailed Animal 57
4. Injury to Bailee by Animal: Horse Rentals 63
5. Injury to Third Party by Bailed Animals 70
6. The Creation and Components of an Agistment Bailment 71
Topic 4 Veterinarian Malpractice 73
1. Introduction 73
2. Scope of Liability 80
3. Malpractice Distinguished 81
4. Malpractice Generally 83
5. Determining the Standard of Treatment 83
6. Scope of Professional Responsibility 88
7. Proximate Cause 88
8. The Alternative of Res Ipsa Loquitur 92
9. Revocation of License to Practice 92
Practice Pointers For the Owners of Animals 95
Topic 5 Damages 97
1. Overview 97
2. Legal Rights of Animal Ownership 97
3. Injury to Animals by Another—Torts 98
4. Overview of Damages for Injury to Animals 99
5. The Traditional Calculation—Fair Market Value 100
6. Consequential Damages 108
7. Intrinsic Value 109
8. Punitive Damages 109
9. Mental Anguish or Suffering of the Owner 111
10. Loss of Companionship 119
Topic 6 Private Regulation of Ownership—
Landlords & Condos & Home Owners 127
1. Pets Within A Lease 127
2. Defenses Available to Tenants 132
3. Condominiums 138
4. Subdivision Covenants 144
PART 2 — ANIMALS IN OUR LEGAL SYSTEM: PUBLIC LAW
Topic 7 State Regulation of Ownership 157
1. Police Power Generally 157
2. Limitations on Police Power—Constitutional Rights 164
3. Federal Preemption of State Law 170
4. Dangerous Dogs 171
5. Local Government—Nuisance and Zoning 177
6. Limitations on Local Authority 181
7. Actions of State Agents 184
Topic 8 Anti-Cruelty Laws—History & Intentional Acts 189
1. Historical Perspective 189
A. The Legal Framework in the United States 190
B. Early American Legislation 190
C. The Bergh Era Begins 194
D. New Legislation 194
2. Intentional Acts 200
A. Who is liable? Which humans? 200
B. Which Animals Are Protected? 202
C. What Is Cruel? 205
D. Torture Torment, or Injury 209
E. Criminal Sentencing 216
Appendix A: The 1867 New York Anti-Cruelty Law 217
Appendix B: Michigan - General Prohibitions Against Cruelty 219
Topic 9 Anti-Cruelty Laws, Care, Constitution & Defenses 227
1. Duty to Provide Care 227
A. Which Animals, Which People? 228
B. Scope of the Duty of Care 231
2. Individual Constitutional Rights 238
3. Defense of Self and Property 248
4. Defense of Animal Training 253
Appendix A: Michigan—General Prohibitions Against Cruelty 254
Topic 10 Hunting, Science, Agriculture and Animal Fighting 263
1. Hunting and Fishing 264
2. Scientific Research 268
3. Agricultural Use of Animals 271
4. Animal Fighting 278
Appendix A: Full Text of Florida Initiative 285
Appendix B: Michigan—Animal Fighting Provisions 286
Topic 11 Control of Wildlife 291
1. State Ownership Doctrine 291
2. Limitations on State Control 300
3. State Management Agencies—Creation 303
4. Scope of Authority Under the Police Power 306
5. The Science/ Management Content 308
6. Ethical Context 313
PART 3 — ANIMALS AND FEDERAL LAW
Topic 12 Access to Courts—Standing 323
1. Introduction 323
2. Environmental Standing—The ESA 332
3. Standing for Individual Animals 338
4. Breakthrough Standing for AWA Issues 343
Appendix A: Portions of the Endangered Species Act 353
Topic 13 The Animal Welfare Act—Generally 357
1. Introduction 357
2. Growth of the Federal Law 359
3. Animals Sold to Research,Teaching and Testing 362
4. Class A and B Dealers 370
5. Which Other Animals 378
6. Regulatory Permits and Inspections 382
Appendix A: Provisions of the AWA 389
Appendix B: Selected Regulations 392
Topic 14 Animals in Science 401
1. Policy Discussion—The Nature of Science 401
2. Legal Framework and the Scope of AWA 409
3. Institutional Animal Care Committees 428
Appendix A: What is Pain & What Relieves it? 430
Appendix B: Provisions of AWA 432
Appendix C: An ACUC Proposal 437
Appendix D: What is Science about? 444
PART 4 — ANIMAL RIGHTS
Topic 15 Animal Rights—The Jurisprudence 449
1. Philosophy & Religion—Moral Perspectives 449
2. Jurisprudence—What is A Right? An Interest? 459
3. Basis for Legal Recognition 464
4. Future Possibilities 466
Topic 16 Animal Rights—The Social Movement 475
1. The Breadth of the Animal Movement 475
2. The Nature of the Debate 475
3. Activist Interaction with Criminal Law 485
Cases
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Glickman (1998) 344
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Glickman (2000) 420
Berlangieri v. Running Elk Corporation 64
Brown v. Muhlenbery Township 184
C.E.A.S.E. v. The New England Aquarium 330
Coho Salmon (et al) v. Pacifi c Lumber Company 332
Commonwealth v. Ebaugh 178
Commonwealth v. Turner 203
Dillon v. O’Connor 101
Dubner v. City and County of San Francisco 485
Eastep v. Veterinary Medical Examining Board 92
Elisea v. State (civil malpractice) 78
Elisea v. State (criminal cruelty) 213
Gebert v. Yank 58
Geer v. Connecticut 291
Grise v. State 196
Horton v. State 207
In re: David M. Zimmerman 373
In re: Judie Hansen 384
In re: Lee Roach and Roach Laboratories, Inc. 406
In re: Marilyn Shepherd 383
IPPL v. Institute for Behavioral Research, Inc. 339
Jordan v. U.S. 231
Leblanc v. Underwriters at Lloyd’s 103
Longhi v. APHIS 376
Mescalero Apache Tribe v. New Mexico 297
Montana v. Fertterer 23
Noble v. Murphy 140
North Carolina v. Stewart 306
Peoples Program for Endangered Species v. Sexton 165
People v. Banqued 280
People v. Rogers 238
People v. Thomason 244
People v. Tinsdale 12
People v. Voelker 241
Phillips v. San Luis Obispo County 167
Price v. Brown 73
Rabideau v. City of Racine 112
Raymond v. Lachmann 48
Ridgewood Homeowners Association v. Mignacca 144
Ruden v. Hansen 84
Sierra Club v. Morton 326
Southall v. Gabel 88
State v. Avery 211, 253
State v. Bruner 200
State v. Cleve 264
State v. Dresbach 235
State v. Klammer 228
State v. Ruisi 173
State v. Smith 43
State v. Wrobel 207, 250
Stephens v. State 249
Taub v. State 268
The Pines of Boca Barwood
Condominium Association, Inc. v. Cavouti 138
The Town of Bethel v. Roslyn West 158
Turudic v. Stephens 152
Warren County Combined Health District v. Rittenhouse 26
Williams v. Johnson 39
Young v. Savinon 129
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