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Brief Overview of Dangerous Dog Laws | Charlotte Walden | Animal Legal & Historical Center | The following article provides a general overview of the most common parts of a Dangerous Dog Statute, including common points of litigation, criticism, and emerging trends. |
FAQ: Mandatory Scans for Microchips | Charlotte Walden (updated by Rebecca Wisch) | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
In addition to collars with identification tags, another option many people chose to help identify a lost pet is a microchip implantation. With this law, shelters and rescues were required to both scan and implant chips into stray animals in their custody. |
OCEANS IN THE BALANCE: AS THE SHARKS GO, SO GO WE | Paula Walker | 17 Animal L. 97 (2010) |
Shark finning is amongst the most wasteful and cruel exploitation of animals currently practiced in the world today. The decimation of shark populations threatens the fragile balance of the oceans’ ecosystems and ultimately threatens the human population as well. This Article addresses the economic and cultural reasons for the continued practice and demand for shark finning. Many protections for sharks have been attempted, but nearly all fail due to inadequate restrictions and enforcement. Various international treaties and conventions have to some degree addressed the issue, including the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species and the Convention on Migratory Species, among others. A leader on the issue, the United States has made several statutory and regulatory efforts to prohibit shark finning. Other countries also have enacted protections. However, due to lack of enforcement, lack of resources, and the presence of legal loopholes, shark finning continues on a wide scale. This Article examines weaknesses in the current attempts at protective measures and explores new ideas for the protection of sharks. |
Detailed Discussion of the Equine Activity Liability Act | Heidi Walson | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This article discusses the trends in state Equine Activity Liability Statutes (EALA). Included are the general provisions of EALA statutes, policy reasons behind their adoption, exceptions under the statutes, and recent cases that interpret these acts. |
List of Equine Activity Liability State Cases | Heidi Walson | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This document provides a list of state cases discussing Equine Activity Liability Acts. Links to the individual cases are provided. |
List of Equine Activity Liability (EALA) Statutes | Heidi Walson | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This document provides a list of several state Equine Activity Liability Act statutes (currently, 44 states have adopted such statutes). A link to each individual statute is also provide. |
What is the Current Law Concerning the Civil and Financial Responsibility of Dog Owners Whose Dogs Injure Others? | Jennifer C. Wang | Animal Legal and Historical Center |
This article explores the various legal claims which can be brought against a pet owner for injuries that his or her pet has caused. It also reviews defenses that pet owners can assert. |
What Due Process Should be Provided to Dog Owners Before the Government can Remove or Euthanize Their Dogs? | Jennifer C. Wang | Animal Legal and Historical Center |
This article discusses what due process rights dog owners must receive before the government can remove or euthanize their dogs. |
What Can Pet Owners Hope to Recover for the Negligent or Intentional Killing of Their Pets? | Jennifer C. Wang | Animal Legal and Historical Center |
This article explores what kind of damages pet owners can recover from bringing a lawsuit. While traditional damages are based on economic concepts such as fair market value and consequential damages, the article also explores the recent trend for courts to recognize non-economic damages such as intrinsic value, mental anguish and suffering, and loss of companionship. Unfortunately, however, although a few courts have been leaders in validating these new concepts, the vast majority still do not recognize them. |
What Claims Can be Brought When a Pet Has Been Shot Unlawfully? | Jennifer C. Wang | Animal Legal and Historical Center |
This article reviews state and federal causes of action that can be brought when a pet has been shot unlawfully and the different claims that are available depending on whether the shooter is a government employee, such as a police officer or animal control official, or an ordinary citizen. The articles also explores the various defenses that defendants may assert, including qualified immunity for government employees. |