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| Title |
Author |
Citation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview of Exotic Pet Laws | Matthew G. Liebman | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This overview examines the pertinent laws that govern ownership of exotic pets. It also discusses the public safety and health issues implicated by exotic pets. |
| I Fought the Law: A Review of Terrorists or Freedom Fighters?: Reflections on the Liberation of Animals, Edited By Steven Best & Anthony J. Nocella II | Matthew Liebman | 1 Journal of Animal Law 151 (2005) |
This book review seeks to introduce the major issues raised by the authors of the essays in "Terrorists or Freedom Fighters?" and to commend Best and Nocella for their valuable contribution to the body of animal rights theory and practice. |
| Detailed Discussion of Elephants and the Ivory Trade | Ann Linder | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This paper will examine the global ivory trade and its effect of elephant populations. It begins with a historical discussion of ivory demand as well as the relationship between elephants and ivory. The paper then looks at poaching rates over time and the poaching industry generally. Next, the paper considers two competing approaches to elephant conservation and catalogues how they have informed CITES decisions regarding elephants beginning in 1975. In addition, it discusses relevant laws in ivory-producing nations and consuming nations. Finally, the paper examines U.S. laws regarding elephants and ivory, as well as legal challenges to those policies. |
| Brief Summary of Elephants and the Ivory Trade | Ann Linder | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This paper will examine the global ivory trade and its effect of elephant populations. It begins with a historical discussion of ivory demand as well as the relationship between elephants and ivory. The paper then looks at poaching rates over time and the poaching industry generally. Next, the paper considers two competing approaches to elephant conservation and catalogues how they have informed CITES decisions regarding elephants beginning in 1975. In addition, it discusses relevant laws in ivory-producing nations and consuming nations. Finally, the paper examines U.S. laws regarding elephants and ivory, as well as legal challenges to those policies. |
| Overview of Elephants and the Ivory Trade | Ann Linder | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This paper gives an overview of issues surrounding the global ivory trade and its effect on elephant populations. It touches upon the historical development of ivory demand as well as the relationship between elephants and ivory. The paper then looks at poaching rates over time and the poaching industry generally as well as the two competing approaches to elephant conservation. Finally, laws and policies supporting elephant conservation are discussed. |
| Detailed Discussion of Legal Implications of Dolphin and Human Interactions | Ann Linder | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This article explores recent legal and regulatory issues associated with dolphins both in the wild and in captivity. It pays special attention to areas involving human-dolphin interaction, such as entertainment, research, and therapy. It also explores current regulatory issues in the United States related to both swim-with dolphins encounters. It concludes by examining larger themes drawn from each of these areas. |
| Brief Summary of Legal Implications of Dolphin and Human Interactions | Ann Linder | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This brief summary explores some of the ethical and legal issues involved in human-dolphin interactions. |
| Overview of Legal Implications of Dolphin and Human Interactions | Ann Linder | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
Human interest in dolphins has grown in recent decades, spurred on by the appearances in film and popular culture as well as new research on dolphin cognition. People have developed a strong affinity for dolphins in part due to their similarities to humans. |
| An Ethical Critique of the Canadian Seal Hunt and an Examination of the Case for Import Controls on Seal Products | Andrew Linzey | 2 Journal of Animal Law 87 (2006) |
The Canadian seal hunt has been the subject of criticism since the middle of the nineteenth century, but it is only since the 1960s that it has become a focus of international controversy. This document examines the putative justifications for the hunt and provides an ethical assessment. |
| The Ethical Case For European Legislation Against Fur Farming | Andrew Linzey | 13 Animal Law 147 (2006) |
In recent years, several member states in the European Union enacted legislation to regulate or prohibit fur farming. This article calls for further action to ban the practice throughout the European Union. The Author notes animals’ inabilities to protect their own interests and the role of law to protect these vulnerable interests. The Author concludes by responding to the objections of fur farming proponents, ultimately finding no legitimate justification for the documented suffering of animals raised on fur farms. |