Results
| Title |
Author |
Citation | Summary |
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| The Morally Informed Consumer: Examining Animal Welfare Claims on Egg Labels | Sheila Rodriguez | 30 Temp. J. Sci. Tech. & Envtl. L. 51 (2011) |
Abstract: The labeling of shell eggs fails to reveal the inhumane conditions under which most laying hens are raised in the United States. Most of the eggs sold in major supermarkets come from factory farms. This article examines how the failure to regulate misleading animal welfare claims on egg labels creates a risk that consumers are buying products that they otherwise would not buy. This article explains why, from a moral and a legal standpoint, consumers should avoid purchasing most eggs. |
| Think or be Damned: The Problematic Case of Higher Cognition in Animals and Legislation for Animal Welfare | Lesley J. Rogers and Gisela Kaplan | 12 Animal L. 151 (2005) |
Recent discoveries of higher cognitive abilities in some species of birds and mammals are bringing about radical changes in our attitudes to animals and will lead to changes in legislation for the protection of animals. We fully support these developments, but at the same time we recognize that the scientific study of higher cognition in animals has touched on only a small number of vertebrate species. Accordingly, we warn that calls to extend rights, or to at least better welfare protection, for the handful of species that have revealed their intelligence to us may be counterproductive. While this would improve the treatment of the selected few, be they birds or mammals, a vast majority of species, even closely related ones, will be left out. This may not be a particular problem if being left out is only a temporary state that can be changed as new information becomes available. But, in practice, those protected and not protected are separated by a barrier that can be more difficult to remove than it was to erect in the first place. We summarize the recent research on higher cognition from the position of active researchers in animal behavior and neuroscience. |
| THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT AT FORTY: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY | Daniel J. Rohlf | 20 Animal L. 251 (2014) |
This article provides the introduction for Volume 20, Part 2 of the Animal Law Review. |
| It's Eleven O'Clock, Do You Know Where Your Chicken Is? The Controversy Surrounding the National Animal Idenitifiaction System and Its Application to Small and Organic Farmers | Matthew E. Rohrbaugh | 32 Vt. L. Rev. 407 (2007) |
Parts I and II track the history and development of the NAIS. Part III introduces the opposition of small and organic farmers to the NAIS, and Part IV explores that opposition. Part V explores legal challenges to the NAIS, and Part VI explores the policy challenges. Part VII examines the USDA's response to small and organic farmers' concerns with the NAIS. Finally, Part VIII suggests possible solutions to small and organic farmers' issues raised by the NAIS. |
| Animal Ethics and the Law | Bernard Rollin | 106 Mich. L. Rev. First Impressions 143 (2008). | Concerned with the lack of legal protection for farm animals in the United States, Bernard Rollin argues for the enfranchisment of farm animals. In this article, Rollin also identifies five factors that have called forth new ethics and new laws regarding animals. |
| "Man's Best Friend:" Property or Family Member? An Examination of the Legal Classification of Companion Animals and its Impact | William C. Root | 47 Vill. L. Rev. 423 (2002) |
This article examines the historical treatment of companion animals (pets) under the law as property or chattel, despite the degree of importance most Americans place upon their relationship with their pets. In cases of willful or negligent injury or death to these animals, courts have typically awarded market value damages, which, in most cases are nominal. The author proposes that the characterization of animals as mere property should change to reflect societal views, and punitive damages should be assessed by court where injury to the animal is willful, wanton or reckless. |
| Detailed Discussion of Police Shooting Pets | Pamela L. Roudebush | Animal Legal and Historical Center |
The following is a detailed analysis of current case law on the topic of police shooting pets. |
| Overview of Police Shooting Pets | Pamela L. Roudebush | Animal Legal and Historical Center |
The following is a quick overview of the issues relating to cases involving police shooting of pets. |
| A Factual Account of Immi's Shooting | Pamela L. Roudebush | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
The following excerpt from an appellate court opinion contains the actual facts that occurred when a 3-year old Rotweiller named Immi was unreasonably shot to death by a police officer. |
| Brief Summary of Police Shooting Pets | Pamela L. Roudebush | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
The following is a brief summary of areas that will be covered for this topic. |