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| Reviewing The Marine Mammal Protection Act Through a Modern Lens | Bradley Varner | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This paper will focus primarily on examining the Marine Mammal Protection Act and provide a review of its major provisions that were established to protect those species who heavily rely on oceanic and freshwater ecosystems. The first section will outline the original Marine Mammal Protection Act created in 1972 and what pertinent language set the foundation for what is still in play today. The second section will look at the 1994 amendments and revisions to the 1972 Act, looking at the added and clarified language in the face of growing concerns for the Act’s enforcement. The final section frames the current situation of the MMPA. This section will also consider two species, the polar bear and manatee, and relevant MMPA rules for both terrestrial marine mammals and aquatic marine mammals. Scientific studies have explained climate change impacts marine mammals in four tiers, intertwining broad effects with species-specific ones. Over the last 50 years, the MMPA has done wonderful things to protect marine mammals especially when it comes to working in tandem with the 1973 Endangered Species Act. The MMPA has protected population stocks of some of the most important marine mammals but may not be as effective in protecting those species when faced with the rapid development of climate change and subsequent effects on habitats. |
| FAQ on Internet Puppy Scams | Bradley Varner | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
What is an internet puppy scam?There are multiple ways for a family to adopt a dog: they can go to a shelter, find a local breeder down the road or in a newspaper, and now buy a dog online. |
| Detailed Discussion of the Ethical Treatment of Invasive Species | Bradley Varner | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This paper broadly defines what an invasive species is and why they pose a threat to indigenous ecological communities. The first section will examine the legislation aimed at protecting native ecologies from invasives and how these laws are often silent on the animal welfare component. The paper then examines the threat invasive species pose through four species case studies. It concludes with suggestions on how current laws and conservation policies inadequately evaluate animal welfare in the US and how future proposals should include a cost-benefit analysis for native and invasive species. |
| Farm Fisheries: An Analysis of the Animal Welfare Concerns | Bradley Varner | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This paper outlines the lack of animal welfare standards in the farm fishery industry and argue the need to expand basic rights to these fish. The unethical treatment has flown under the radar of most animal activist groups. With the food market expanding, the conditions these fish are farmed in ways that lack any care for the welfare of the fish. Commercial fishing has been moved from the ocean into concrete holes across the country. Where there are a number or environmental and financial benefits to fish farms, the treatment of these fish certainly raise a number of ethical concerns. This paper will identify the conditions these fish are bred in, arguing for the development of regulations to control the housing of the fish and the slaughter process. Where the Animal Welfare Act is still trying to incorporate agricultural animals, including beef, swine, and chickens to its protections, very little attention is afforded to this sector of agriculture. New legislation has been put in place to regulate offshore farms, but it has yet to reach the fish farms found in places like Michigan and Ohio. This paper will argue that fish can experience pain and suffering, and legislation should be enacted to regulate the current conditions of these fishery farms. |
| Brief Summary of Fish Farm Welfare Issues | Bradley Varner | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This brief summary explores the welfare concern on commercial fish farms. |
| Overview of Welfare Concerns of Fish Farms | Bradley Varner | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This overview explains welfare issues surrounding commercial fish farms. It then suggests that fish, like other species, must have their basic needs met through recognizing the Five Freedoms. |
| Central Asia’s Need for Regional Reform of its Resource Management System | Melissa Vatterott | 10 J. Animal & Nat. Resource L. 295 | In every region of the world, disputes arise between nations over the use of transboundary water sources. In order to ensure sustainable and conservative use of those sources, this Note will discuss the role that non-State actors must play to resolve transboundary water conflicts, looking specifically at the resource use conflicts that exist in Central Asia. Non-state actors, such as regional and international organizations, have the credibility, information, non-political agenda, and passion necessary to ensure adequate resources to resolve transboundary water conflicts. As stated in several environmental treaties, there is a need for greater access to information among the public about environmental concerns, which non-state actors have the resources to provide. |
| Detailed Discussion of Damages for Death or Injury of Companion Animals | Angie Vega | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This is an overview of how the law compensates pet owners for injury or death of their companion animals caused by the wrongful conduct of another person. Even though the rules for the award of pet damages vary from state to state, the traditional and governing legal approach only recognizes the fair market value of the companion animal, with some exceptions that have allowed the recovery of veterinary costs, and cost of services provided by the companion animal as well. |
| Brief Summary of Pet Damages | Angie Vega | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This brief summary explores the issue of damages for loss or injury to pets. Despite the value most people assign to pets in their families, the legal system considers pets as personal property. The scope of damages available is also affected by this legal classification, as noneconomic or emotional damages such as pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of companionship are usually not recoverable for harm or destruction of property. As it stands in most states, fair market value is the approach used by most courts. |
| Overview of Pet/Companion Animal Damages | Angie Vega | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This overview examines compensation for loss of pets, typically known as "pet damages." When a companion animal is injured or killed, it is commonly accepted that the injury suffered by the family members transcends a monetary value. In fact, the majority of pets are of mixed breed and therefore, have a very low commercial value. When a companion animals owner decides to pursue the legal route, it is usually the sentimental value of that companion animal that drives the pet owner to pursue litigation. However, fair market value is still the governing view in most states. There is a patchwork of different approaches addressing the type of damages and extent of recovery available across the country. |