Results
| Title |
Author |
Citation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brief Summary of Laws Concerning Orcas in Captivity | Lauren Tierney | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This summary discusses the laws that concern orcas (killer whales) housed in capivity. |
| Biological Summary of the Dolphin | Lauren Tierney | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This paper gives a brief biological summary of the dolphin. The dolphin is a mammal and member of the Delphinidae family. |
| Overview of Laws Concerning Orcas in Captivity | Lauren Tierney | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This overview discusses the laws concerning orcas in captivity. In particular, the application of both the MMPA and AWA are analyzed. |
| Biological Overview of Orcas | Lauren Tierney | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This summary contains information on the biology of orcas (killer whales). The social structure of pods is discussed as well as the whale's diet. |
| Detailed Discussion of Laws Concerning Orcas in Captivity | Lauren Tierney | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This discussion focuses on the use of orca whales in captivity and the laws and regulations that govern such use. It then analyzes the legal issues these facilities face as a consequence. Specifically, this article examines the application of regulations associated with the Animal Welfare Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, and the self-regulation of aquatic animal parks and zoos. It then concludes by examining some actual case studies involving captive whales. Finally, the future of orcas in captivity is discussed with both the pros and cons of housing these creatures. |
| Detailed Discussion of Dolphin Drive Hunts | Lauren Tierney | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This article discusses the method of dolphin drive hunting, particularly in Japan, and the conventions and agreements that may potentially provide the best protection for dolphins from these hunts. It also discusses the welfare issues surrounding the hunting methods and the Japanese cultural interest in maintaining the hunts. |
| Behind a Glass, Darkly | Jennifer L. Tilden | 2 Journal of Animal Law 143 (2006) |
As wild populations of big cats continue to decline precipitously, concerns about the ethical and environmental considerations of keeping cats for entertainment have increased exponentially. The plight of the big cat has been brought forcibly into the international media spotlight following high profile incidents like the tiger attack on Roy Horn at Las Vegas’ Mirage Casino. However, for every big cat whose instinct makes the national news, many suffer in silence, sacrificed to entertain the masses. Often, this cruelty to animals is rationalized under the wide net of “education,” since many people still believe there is valuable information to be gained from viewing animals trapped behind bars. |
| Syracuse Law Review Foreword | Joyce Tischler | 67 Syracuse L. Rev. 1 (2017) | This article provides the foreword to Syracuse Law Review's Symposium on Animal Law from 2017. |
| A Brief History of Animal Law, Part II (1985 – 2011) | Joyce Tischler | 5 Stan. J. Animal L. & Pol'y 27 (2012) | This article traces the growth of the field of animal law from 1985 to the present. It tracks the effort by attorneys and law students in the United States and abroad to institutionalize animal law classes, scholarly conferences, animal law sections in state, local, and regional bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association. It provides a review of efforts to spearhead lawsuits, legislative enactments, initiatives, and other means to gain greater protections for animals. Section II of the article describes the development of an institutional structure in various sectors of the legal community. Section III presents a review of landmark lawsuits and legislation. The article concludes with a summary of the major lessons that have been learned. |
| The History of Animal Law, Part I (1972-1987) | Joyce Tischler | Joyce Tischler, 1 Stan. J. Animal L. & Pol'y 1 (2008) | Animals have always been the subjects of litigation. Early legal literature is replete with cases that range from the conversion of a farmer’s cow to the debate about who owns wildlife, [1] from criminal prosecutions of humans for cruelty to animals [2] to criminal prosecutions of animals for crimes that they allegedly committed. [3] The purpose of this article is not simply to discuss the significance of individual cases involving animals, but rather to explore the roots of a large-scale, organized movement, which started in the early 1970s in the United States, spearheaded by attorneys and law students with the express purpose of filing lawsuits to protect animals and establishing the concept of their legal rights, regardless of the species of the animals or the ownership interest of humans. What we now call Animal Rights Law or Animal Law began when attorneys consciously considered animal-related legal issues from the perspective of the animal’s interests, when they began to view the animal as the de facto client, and where the goal was to challenge institutionalized forms of animal abuse and exploitation. Within the scope of a law review article, it is not practical to list all of the lawsuits filed from 1972 to 1987. [4] The goal of this article is to trace the beginnings of animal law as a legal discipline and analyze the thought processes of its leaders, how the surrounding animal rights movement influenced the direction of animal law, and how the choices that were made shaped the foundation and growth of this area of the law. This article is written in the first person, because I don’t wish to mislead the reader who might assume that I am a dispassionate historian. I am an animal rights lawyer; the people described herein are my respected colleagues. |