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29 Dec 2014, 5:25 pm
The core interest animating the “right to be let alone” is only partially expressed through concepts such as “autonomy” or “personal control. [read post]
29 Dec 2014, 6:00 am
Violations related to Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs), which are responsible for review of animal research activities and protocols, were found to be the most common. [read post]
29 Dec 2014, 6:00 am
Violations related to Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs), which are responsible for review of animal research activities and protocols, were found to be the most common. [read post]
23 Dec 2014, 1:16 pm
Animal Welfare Enforcement: For both fiscal years 2014 and 2015, Congress again came through with needed funding for the USDA’s enforcement and implementation of key animal welfare laws—the Animal Welfare Act (which requires minimum standards of care for animals at breeding facilities, research laboratories, roadside zoos, circuses, and other regulated facilities), Horse Protection Act, Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, and… [read post]
23 Dec 2014, 1:16 pm
Animal Welfare Enforcement: For both fiscal years 2014 and 2015, Congress again came through with needed funding for the USDA’s enforcement and implementation of key animal welfare laws—the Animal Welfare Act (which requires minimum standards of care for animals at breeding facilities, research laboratories, roadside zoos, circuses, and other regulated facilities), Horse Protection Act, Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, and… [read post]
10 Dec 2014, 1:47 pm
Animal Welfare Funding: The omnibus bill allocates continued funding for the enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act, Horse Protection Act, Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, federal animal fighting law, and programs to aid animals in disasters and address the shortage of veterinarians in rural and low-income areas—all at the same levels or slightly higher than fiscal year 2014. [read post]
2 Dec 2014, 5:58 am
Certainly beyond the logistical problem, there is the problem of institutional culture. [read post]
21 Nov 2014, 2:14 pm
Violations of the Animal Welfare Act continue to occur, including lack of veterinary care, food or water, inhumane handling, fraudulent paperwork associated with the requirement to prove that an animal is not a stolen pet. [read post]
11 Nov 2014, 7:27 pm
" The course originally had a quite modest objective--to introduce law students to legal research and reasoning through case law, statutory interpretation, and legal history, processes, and institutions. [read post]
6 Nov 2014, 3:28 pm
Research involving animals for the benefit of humans or animals is highly regulated, and approval from each institution’s animal care oversight committee is required before research can begin. [read post]
5 Nov 2014, 11:09 am
It pursues a civil litigation and regulatory docket that develops—rather than merely applies—the law to improve animal welfare, increase animal autonomy, secure legal recognition of animals as interest-bearing entities who impose duties on humans, and eliminate particular practices that cause animals to suffer. [read post]
26 Oct 2014, 10:02 pm
” Putting these surveys together, Animal Welfare Institute concluded in their “Humanewashed” report that “humane claims are ripe for exploitation by companies attempting to lure in conscientious consumers seeking an alternative to products from factory farmed animals. [read post]
28 Sep 2014, 8:45 am
According to the Animal Welfare Institute, “[t]he information on animal cruelty crimes that will become available through this reporting change will allow law enforcement agencies, policy makers, researchers, and others to better understand the factors associated with animal abuse, ascertain the characteristics of the perpetrators, and identify when and where such crimes occur, greatly benefiting the criminal justice community. [read post]
25 Sep 2014, 2:37 pm
The Animal Legal Defense Fund applauds the tireless efforts of the National Sheriff’s Association, the Animal Welfare Institute, and the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (of whom ALDF is a member), who worked hard to help make this change happen. [read post]
20 Aug 2014, 7:14 pm
Chapter 2Law and Justice: The cast of characters, institutions and Forms; From Justinian’s Institutes to Jury NullificationI. [read post]
29 Jul 2014, 10:02 pm
” The IATP analysis also says that although the T-TIP document encourages measures to prevent trade in abused animals, it does not mandate compliance with animal welfare laws. [read post]
25 Jul 2014, 6:00 am
Bryant Animal Law: Welfare, Interests, and Rights by David S. [read post]
How an IRB Could Have Legitimately Approved the Facebook Experiment—and Why that May Be a Good Thing
29 Jun 2014, 8:05 pm
In this post, after going over the details of the study, I explain (more or less in order): How the federal regulations define “human subjects research” (HSR) Why HSR conducted and funded solely by an entity like Facebook is not subject to the federal regulations Why HSR conducted by academics at some institutions (like Cornell and UCSF) may be subject to IRB review, even when that research is not federally funded Why involvement in the Facebook study by two academics… [read post]
15 May 2014, 10:01 pm
So, according to the CFS report, the EU’s bans on GE crops, meat from livestock treated with non-therapeutic antibiotics and growth hormones, ractopamine, and chemically washed poultry, plus standards for things such as animal welfare, organic equivalency, chemicals and nanotechnology, would all be in jeopardy under T-TIP. [read post]
7 May 2014, 1:54 pm
It asks the USDA to adopt as standards under the Animal Welfare Act for all primates used in research the recommendations recently accepted by the National Institute of Medicine for “ecologically appropriate environments” for chimpanzees used in federally-funded research. [read post]
