AR-News: (US MN) More attorneys handle cases focused on animals

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By PAM LOUWAGIE
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
January 25, 2004


Lots of people are wrapped up in their pets. Pet ownership increased nearly 
19 percent in the past decade, according to the American Pet Products 
Manufacturers Association. Spending on pets is estimated at $31 billion in 2003, up 
from $17 billion in 1994. So it should be no surprise that animal law is an 
emerging field nationally, with more than 30 schools, including Harvard and Yale, 
offering law courses, and more than 20 state and regional bar associations 
forming committees on the topic. 
Animal law attorneys are dealing with a wide range of legal issues .And, of 
course, the field covers existing laws against animal cruelty, caps on animals 
in residences and hunting limits. 
Pam Louwagie is at plouwagie(at)startribune.com.

full story:
http://www.knoxstudio.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=ANIMAL-LAW-01-25-04&cat=AN



"The world is a dangerous place,
not because of those who do evil,
but because of those who look on and do nothing.",
Albert Einstein

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