What are some typical Animal Law issues?
Companion animals - animal cruelty, custody disputes, estate planning (pet trusts), service animals, landlord/tenant disputes, emergency evacuation planning, puppy and kitten mills, veterinary malpractice, etc.
Wildlife - habitat conservation, endangered species, etc.
Factory farmed animals - inhumane treatment, transport, and slaughter, environmental impact of Confined Animal Feedlot Operations (CAFOs) and fish farms, pig gestation crates, veal crates, battery hen cages, Premarin horses, etc.
Laboratory animals - inhumane treatment, intellectual property issues (cloning/patenting), etc.
Fashion - fur farms, trapping, pollution from leather tanneries, etc.
Entertainment - circuses, rodeos, zoos, marine parks, movies, TV, etc.
Sport - canned hunting, internet hunting, greyhound racing, horse racing, dog fighting, cock fighting, etc.
International - trade in endangered species, whaling, etc.
Constitutional - 1st Amendment rights (freedoms of speech, assembly, religion) including protests, hunter harassment, vegan meals in prison, religious sacrifice, etc.
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What are some typical Animal Law issues?
How does the law view non-human animals?
Is Animal Law taught at law schools?
Is Animal Law recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA)?