AR-News: (ANC) 'Animal Law' Comes Into Its Own

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

by Patricia Collier

Posted on February 3, 2004 



Ten years ago, one would have been hard pressed to find even a reference to 
"animal law." 
These days, animal law has become a viable legal specialty, with an 
increasing number of attorneys forming entire practices dedicated to animal issues. 
Animal lawyers don't just handle legal challenges for endangered species or 
prosecute severe abuse cases. In response to a growing interest in protecting 
all animals, animal practices now represent many kinds of issues, including 
animal cruelty, companion animal custody during divorces, legal provisions for 
animals in case of the guardian's death, hunting limits, lab testing of animals, 
wildlife conservation regulations, even definitions of terms such as "pain" 
as they relate to animals, and much more. 



full story:
http://www.anc.org/pets/pets_article.cfm?identifier=2004_0203_law


"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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