AR-News: (US-co)Animal rights carving out a place in the halls of justice

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The issue confronting Trish Bangert's University of Denver law students
seemed pretty straightforward at first: Should marine mammals be
protected? The consensus: Well of course they should! Dolphins are smart
critters with complex emotional lives. No one wants to see dolphins caught
in tuna nets.
...
Bangert, an environmental and civil rights lawyer, has been teaching
animal-rights law at the DU Law School for three semesters.

DU is one of only about 30 law schools - out of more than 150 nationwide -
that offer such training. But it's an emerging field, spanning everything
from pet-custody disputes to endangered species. Bangert and others expect
that it will grow quickly.

"Most of us are here because we have a special place in our hearts for
animals," says Vanessa Becker, a law student taking the class this semester.

"Animals have inherent value, separate and distinct from whatever economic
benefits they confer onto humans. I want to figure out what tools are
available to protect them so that when I'm a lawyer and someone comes to
me with an issue like this, I'll know what to do." 

full story:
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/pets/article/0,1299,DRMN_64_2726334,00.html

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