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| Overview of Michigan Great Ape Laws | This is a short over view of Michigan Great Ape law. |
| Overview of Missouri Great Ape Laws | This is a short overview of Missouri Great Ape law. |
| Overview of New York Great Ape Laws | This is a short overview of New York Great Ape law. |
| Overview of of Non-Therapeutic Procedures for Companion Animals | This overview details "cosmetic" and "convenience" surgeries in cats and dogs. The four unnecessary medical surgeries discussed include tail docking, ear cropping, devocalization, and declawing. It briefly explores arguments against the procedures and how breed registries might still require certain cosmetic procedures. Finally, it touches upon recent efforts to regulate or ban these types of surgeries both at the city and state level. |
| Overview of Oregon Great Ape Laws | This is a short overview of Oregon Great Ape law. |
| Overview of Pet Custody During Divorce | This overview examines the issue of pet custody during divorce. It briefly explores the four states that have enacted "best interests" legislation for awarding custody of pets. It also discusses emerging issues such as prenuptial agreements for care of pets ("pup nups"), visitation agreements that sync with parenting custody, and challenges to pet custody awards. |
| Overview of Pet/Companion Animal Damages | 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. |
| Overview of Police Shooting Pets Update | This overview explores recent trends in cases involving the shooting of pets by police officers. The primary law under which such claims can be brought (42 U.S.C. §1983) for constitutional violations is presented as well as defenses available to such actions. Finally, a short discussion on enhancement in training methods for officers and community strategies are provided. |
| Overview of Rodeos | This overview provides a summary of laws dealing with rodeos. The applicable state and federal laws are discussed. |
| Overview of States that Prohibit BSL | This document lists the states that prohibit the regulation of dogs by local governments based on breed, commonly known as breed-specific legislation. The laws are divided into two general categories: (1) states that prohibit breed-specific legislation (BSL) in all animal regulation (10 states); and (2) states that prohibit BSL in dangerous/vicious dog laws (16 states). In total, there are approximately 22 states with some sort of anti-BSL legislation (combining both (1) and (2) together, and not counting DE, IL, and VA twice because they have both such laws). The pertinent part of the legislation is included in this list as well as a link to the actual laws. A further distinction has to be made in the application of some of these laws in the dangerous dog category. Some laws state that municipalities may not regulate dangerous dogs based solely on breed while other laws simply say that breed cannot be used to prove a dangerous dog declaration. |