Animal Law Update, published by Fox Rothschild LLP, focuses on legal issues related to animal welfare and veterinary practice. The blog covers topics such as regulatory guidance on veterinary feed directives, legal consequences of animal cruelty including ownership bans, pet custody disputes in family law, criminal acts involving animals and related federal statutes like the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, and legislative developments affecting captive wildlife and big cat exhibitions. It addresses the intersection of animal law with public policy, enforcement, and community impact, highlighting both statutory and case law developments as well as regulatory compliance and advocacy perspectives.
The Fourth edition of the “Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching,” published by the American Dairy Science Association®, American society of Animal Science and Poultry Science Association, is now available on line.
Scientists…
Similar to bans on citizen lawsuit based on alleged violations of the Federal Animal Welfare Act (see, e.g., Animal Legal Def. Fund, Inc. v. Espy, 23 F.3d 496 (D.C. Cir. 1994); Peninsula Humane Soc’y v. Walters, No. C 84-2010 SAW…
A recently decided case in North Carolina provides some guidance to landlords regarding their potential liability to a third party harmed by the pet of a tenant. (Note- I refer you to an attorney in one of our N.C. offices…
The plethora of laws banning or limiting sales of dogs from pet stores to families seeking a dog for long term companionship, purportedly passed to shutter puppy mills, have done nothing to improve the lives of dogs bred and sold…
Despite having failed to establish next friends standing in Naruto v. Slater, 2018 WL 1902414 (9th Cir. April 23, 2018), PETA recently filed another case based on next friends standing for alleged animal plaintiffs, 30 barn owls housed at John…
As previously discussed, a Colorado ballot initiative, if sufficient valid signatures are collected, would effectively ban animal agriculture from the State of Colorado if passed. Hard to imagine an initiative that might surpass that, but Oregon’s proposed initiative, “Abuse,…
As previously discussed in “Colorado Poised to Eliminate Animal Agriculture” this proposed referendum, while clearly intended to eliminate all animal agriculture and related industries in Colorado, is fraught with ambiguities.
Take, for example, the definition of the lifespan of…
As a veterinarian, if a pet-owner comes to you with questions or concerns about the safety of hemp or CBD infused pet products, are you prepared to navigate the conversation?
Practicing veterinarians are subject to the regulation of several entities,…
A referendum that would eliminate animal agriculture in Colorado has passed the initial challenges and has been approved for the collection of citizen signatures.
Colorado State Ballot Initiative titled “Protect Animals from Unnecessary Suffering and Exploitation” would amend…
With the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill, the market for cannabis pet products has rapidly grown. As a result, broad-reaching marketing campaigns highlighting the available products and the claimed benefits have become much more prevalent. In response to the…
