Animal Law Web Bibliography Advocacy Groups Federal Agencies Federal Laws Law and Policy Centers Law Journals Research Guides State Agencies State Laws Advocacy Groups American Anti Vivisection Society tinyurl.com/d32a6k http://www.aavs.org/ Home page of the AAVS. Dedicated to the abolition of using animals in research. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals tinyurl.com/6ua36 www.aspca.org/site/pageserver Home page of the ASCPA Animal Concerns Org tinyurl.com/354y53 http://www.animalconcerns.org/ Project of the EnviroLink Network, a non profit organization. Links to thousands of online environmental and animal rights/welfare resources since 1991. Animal Law Committee, Connecticut Bar Association tinyurl.com/53r8j7 http://www1.ctbar.org/sectionsandcommittees/committees/animallaw.aspx Committee provides a forum for members to exchange ideas and to study and understand laws, regulations and case law pertaining to all areas of animal law Animal Law Committee, Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association tinyurl.com/448c63 http://www.abanet.org/tips/animal/home.html Formed to discover creative and interesting ways to use legal arguments in the face of increasingly complex scenarios. Animal Law Section, Association for Biomedical Research tinyurl.com/cpfyra http://www.nabranimallaw.org/ Animal Law Section of the National Association for Biomedical Research. From NABR website The NABR Animal Law Section focuses on the potentially disruptive and rapidly growing area of animal law. Animal Law Sections, Listing of State & Regional Bar Associations tinyurl.com/4w83mg http://www.aldf.org/article.php?id=277 Animal Legal Defense Fund listing of state and regional Bar Associations Animal Law Sections.
Animal Legal Defense Fund tinyurl.com/46ezb4 www.aldf.org/index.php Since 1979 protect(s) the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. Animal Rights: Political Advocacy Groups tinyurl.com/47k7b8 http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/kfountain/animals.html Directory of political advocacy groups dealing with animal rights. From Washington State University at Vancouver. Animal Welfare Institute http://tinyurl.com/3wnxgf http://www.saplonline.org/ Animal Welfare Institute home page. Audubon Society Issues and Action tinyurl.com/4le756 www.audubon.org/campaign/index.html The Audubon Society s issues and actions page. Promotes conservation of habitat and wildlife. Defenders of Wildlife tinyurl.com/4j4hmn www.defenders.org/index.php National organization. Check the Policy and Legislation link for legislation, experts and information on litigation. Environmental Literacy Council tinyurl.com/45on76 http://www.enviroliteracy.org/index.php The Environmental Literacy Council is an independent, non profit made of scientists, economists and educators striving to connect teachers and students to science based information on environmental issues. Check Ecosystems page for Endangered Species information. Humane Society of the United States tinyurl.com/6dav9 www.hsus.org National organization s home page. National Wildlife Federation tinyurl.com/ikwn http://www.nwf.org/ National Wildlife Federation inspires Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals tinyurl.com/j97m www.peta.org Peta s home page. Pet Abuse tinyurl.com/r2ztt www.pet abuse.com Advocacy group set up by Alison Gianotto. Monitors cases, news. Pet Abuse maintains a database containing information on over 14,000 incidents of animal abuse. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine tinyurl.com/s6cph http://www.pcrm.org/
Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is a nonprofit organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research. Student Animal Legal Defense Fund tinyurl.com/3v8u94 http://www.aldf.org/article.php?list=type&type=139 Main Page. Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) chapters are student groups that are affiliated with the Animal Legal Defense Fund and share its mission to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. Links for News, Events, Resources, Employment Opportunities. Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Chapter Listing tinyurl.com/3ob5es http://aldf.org/article.php?id=446 Lists chapters and contact information. Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Lewis & Clark Law School tinyurl.com/5xp9f3 www.lclark.edu/org/saldf Student organization at Lewis and Clark Law School. Devoted to enhancing the welfare and legal status of all nonhuman animals. As a student organization, our primary goals are to educate ourselves and others concerning the issues and laws that affect animals and to influence positive change. Wildlife Committee tinyurl.com/45kjqf www.internationalwildlifelaw.org/index.shtml American Branch, International Law Association. International, regional and national laws and information. Federal Agencies Animal Research Advisory Committee tinyurl.com/4f2sh3 http://oacu.od.nih.gov/arac/index.htm DHHS. National Institutes of Health. OACU, ARAC provides guidance and oversight to the intramural animal research activities for the National Institutes of Health. Animal Welfare tinyurl.com/6rkztu www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/index.shtml USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service provides leadership for determining standards of humane care and treatment of animals. Publications include Animal Welfare Fact sheets, Policies, Manuals, Technical Notes Animal Welfare Information Center tinyurl.com/2s9lv6 http://awic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?tax_level=1&info_center=3 Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) is mandated by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to provide information for improved animal care and use in research, testing, teaching, and exhibition. Animals and Livestock tinyurl.com/4qyy4l riley.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=8&tax_level=1&tax_subject=10 USDA, Animals and Livestock, general information page, includes links.
Center for Veterinary Medicine tinyurl.com/4sfsl5 http://www.fda.gov/cvm/default.html DHHS. Food and Drug Administration. Regulates the manufacture and distribution of food additives and drugs that will be given to animals. Environmental Protection Agency, Animals tinyurl.com/4vblt5 http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/animals.html Information about environmental requirements specifically relating to the production of agricultural animals, including feeding operations, aquaculture, pasture, rangeland and grazing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Protected Resources tinyurl.com/4r5jfv http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ Endangered Species Act (ESA) main page. See also listing for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Program. Office of Animal Care and Use tinyurl.com/43m9bk http://oacu.od.nih.gov/index.htm Intramural Animal Care and Use (ACU) program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) serves as an informational resource for staff involved in the conduct of biomedical research at NIH. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare tinyurl.com/3ln2jy http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/olaw.htm DHHS. National Institutes of Health. Provides guidance and interpretation of the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals United States Department of Agriculture tinyurl.com/nua8t http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome Home page. USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service tinyurl.com/5g28qn http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ Home page USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Forms tinyurl.com/4gurxo http://www.aphis.usda.gov/library/forms/index.shtml Current forms. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tinyurl.com/7a9wc Federal agency s home page. www.fws.gov U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Program tinyurl.com/3jjdmp http://www.fws.gov/endangered/ Main page for the Endangered Species Program (ESA). See also the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Protected Resources Listing
Veterinary Services tinyurl.com/3l6tfr http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/ Provides information on veterinary services from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Federal Laws and Regulations Animal Care Policy Manual tinyurl.com/4soo8d From USDA, APHIS. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/policy.shtml Animal Welfare Act http://tinyurl.com/d834ax http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode07/usc_sup_01_7_10_54.html Regulates the treatment of animals in research, exhibition, transport, commerce, and by dealers. from GPO Access. Animal Welfare Regulations tinyurl.com/3lbe5f http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_06/9cfrv1_06.html From GPO Access. CFR Title 9 Chapter 1, Subchapter A Animal Welfare Compassion Index tinyurl.com/3ugj7e www.compassionindex.org From Animal Welfare Institute, rates federal representatives by their voting record. Digest of Federal Resource Laws http://tinyurl.com/4aq5gs www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest.htm U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Includes federal laws, federal regulations, treaties, Executive Orders, Interstate Compacts, and Wetlands MOAs. Facts About Federal Wildlife Laws tinyurl.com/4wzs25 training.fws.gov/library/pubs9/wildlife_laws.pdf From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Published April 2000. Federal Laws and Regulations tinyurl.com/4f4j3c riley.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=8&tax_level=1&tax_subject=567 USDA, National Agricultural Library. Federal Legislation tinyurl.com/4rp6de www.hsus.org/legislation_laws/federal_legislation Humane Society of the United States. Pending federal legislation on animal law topics with commentary and links to full text. Federal Wildlife and Related Laws Summary tinyurl.com/49tqyk http://wildlifelaw.unm.edu/fedbook/statute_frame.htm Federal Wildlife and Related Laws Handbook. Summaries of laws. From the New Mexico Center for Wildlife Law at the Univ. of New Mexico School of Law.
Laws & Policies tinyurl.com/4hvydn www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/laws National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Full text laws, regulations, policies and commentary on Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, and National Environmental Policy Act. Legislation tinyurl.com/4lte9c www.awionline.org/legislation From the Animal Welfare Institute; Pending federal legislation, current legislation and AWI Compassion Index which rates federal representatives based on their voting record. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare tinyurl.com/3ly7h8 www.grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw From the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, NIH. Includes guidelines, laws, reports, grant info. Law and Policy Centers Animal Law Project tinyurl.com/3oj4ob http://www.law.duke.edu/animallaw The Animal Law Project at Duke Law School trains students and provides support to activists, professionals and others who work for the welfare of animals. Animal Legal & Historical Web Center tinyurl.com/4v8c4u http://www.animallaw.info/ Michigan State University College of Law. Links to federal and state laws. Gives summary of law and links to full text. Center for Animal Law Studies tinyurl.com/3jbms6 http://www.lclark.edu/org/cals/ Lewis and Clark Law School. To further advance the field of Animal Law, and prepare students to become leaders and advocates. Center for Animals and Public Policy tinyurl.com/4s854k http://www.tufts.edu/vet/cfa/legislat.html Tufts University of Veterinary Medicine links to sources for animal law and legislation. Center for Wildlife Law tinyurl.com/47dxej http://wildlifelaw.unm.edu/ University of New Mexico School of Law, dedicated to education, research and analysis of state, national and international wildlife laws. Established at the Institute of Public Law, University of New Mexico School of Law in 1990, the Center's mission is to raise the level of understanding and discussion about wildlife issues through interdisciplinary education, training, analysis and publication on wildlife law and policy issues. Chicago Project on the Animal Treatment Principles
tinyurl.com/4kczob www.law.uchicago.edu/academics/animal/index.html From the Univ. of Chicago, School of Law. The Project is intended to generate information about animal treatment standards, and disclosure of varying levels of adherence to those standards, which in turn will help inform and educate consumers and investors in making choices in the market. International Institute for Animal Law tinyurl.com/4h4lml http://www.animallaw.com/ International Institute for Animal Law, AnimalLaw.com is intended to serve as a clearinghouse for animal related legal information, from pending legislation through relevant case law digests. National Agriculture Law Center tinyurl.com/4enbt8 www.nationalaglawcenter.org From the Univ. of Arkansas School of Law. Include Farm Legislation and the AgLaw Reporter. Law Journals Animal Law Review tinyurl.com/42744g http://www.lclark.edu/org/animalaw/ Hein Online tinyurl.com/cro88n http://heinonline.org/hol/index?collection=journals&index=journals/anim Student-run law review at Lewis & Clark Law School. Summaries of articles. Journal of Animal Law tinyurl.com/47lzmt http://www.animallaw.info/policy/pojournalanimallawindex.htm Hein Online tinyurl.com/cm66ny http://heinonline.org/hol/index?collection=journals&index=journals/janimlaw From the Michigan State University College of Law, Animal Legal & Historical Center. Page links to table of contents for each issue. At the table of content level you can either download the entire issue or link to individual articles (in pdf). Begins with volume 1 (2005). Journal of Animal Law and Ethics tinyurl.com/48qong http://www.journalofanimallawandethics.com/ Hein Online tinyurl.com/cbc3n9 http://heinonline.org/hol/index?collection=journals&index=journals/janilet Independent journal published at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Web site only has submission information. Hein Online has full text. Journal of Animal Law and Policy tinyurl.com/4dnneo http://sjalp.stanford.edu/index.html From Stanford Law School. Volume 1 (2008). Full text of articles available in pdf. Web access only. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy tinyurl.com/4mmwqr http://www.jiwlp.com/ Produced by Stetson University School of Law and Whittier Law School. Past issues (or individual articles) are available for purchase at Informaworld. Wildlife Law News Quarterly tinyurl.com/4bwagg wildlifelawnews.unm.edu/index.asp
Subscription based publication that reports on the latest developments in the area of wildlife law and policy. From the Univ. of New Mexico, Center for Wildlife Law. Research Guides Animal Law tinyurl.com/dzfzmg http://www.law.gonzaga.edu/library and Technology/Files/Reference and Research/Research Guides/AnimalLaw.pdf From Gonzaga University School of Law Library. Selective bibliography and research guide. Animal Law Resources tinyurl.com/4ct7ra www.megalaw.com/top/animal.php From MegaLaw; State by State AntiCruelty Statutes; Federal Statutes; Animal Rights Organizations; Animal Rights Cases. Animal Rights and Welfare tinyurl.com/4yb9xc http://www.cwsl.edu/main/default.asp?nav=electronic_resources.asp&body=electronic_resources/animal_rights.asp Resources available at the California Western library and online regarding legal issues associated with animal rights and welfare. Animal Welfare: A Bibliographic Guide tinyurl.com/3gjhvf http://www.med.yale.edu/library/reference/publications/animal.html From Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University. Guidelines for the care and use of animals in research Investigators are now required by law to consider alternatives to procedures that may cause more than momentary or slight pain or distress to the animals and to provide a written narrative description of the methods and sources used to determine that alternatives were not available. Guide to Animal Law tinyurl.com/3k8jd6 http://law.scu.edu/library/guide to animal law.cfm From Santa Clara Law School Library. Issues related to animal law important elements in American jurisprudence. This research guide is designed for students doing coursework in this area of law. Guide to Federal and Massachusetts Resources tinyurl.com/4pkwkw http://www.law.suffolk.edu/library/research/a z/resguides/animal.cfm From Suffolk University Moakley Law Library. Focuses on web resources with links to web sites, legislation, statutes, and recent law review articles. International & Foreign Animal Law Research Guide tinyurl.com/3wyqtu From Georgetown University School of Law Library. www.ll.georgetown.edu/intl/guides/internationalanimallaw.cfm Notable Internet Resources, Animal Law, 2005 http://tinyurl.com/d2xo4b http://web.archive.org/web/20060905043224/www.law.harvard.edu/library/services/research/nir/2005.php No longer supported by Harvard Law School Library; an archived copy is available from the Internet Archive (Wayback Machine) site. Listed by topic.
Pathfinder to Information on the Endangered Species Act of 1973 tinyurl.com/cbwwjc http://www.llrx.com/features/esa.htm From LLRX. Dated 2001. It s intended to provide pointers to information on the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. The pathfinder also includes some information on Maryland protection of endangered species. State Agencies Animal Control Division, Department of Agriculture, Connecticut tinyurl.com/47hkps http://www.ct.gov/doag/cwp/view.asp?a=1367&q=259098 Responsible for the investigation of property damage, injury and nuisance caused by dogs. The Division is charged with the enforcement of laws pertaining to the licensing and control of dogs, the licensing and inspection of pet facilities and rabies control. In addition, the Division is the only law enforcement entity that investigates and makes arrests in association with complaints of animal cruelty. Animals, Department of Agriculture, Connecticut tinyurl.com/4p93cg http://www.ct.gov/doag/taxonomy/ct_taxonomy.asp?dln=39897&doagnav= 39897 Subpage with categories and links to animal health and domestic animals Endangered Species, Department of Environmental Protection, Connecticut tinyurl.com/3vvc4k http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2702&q=323462&depnav_gid=1628%20 The DEP conducts a variety of research and management programs to protect and restore endangered, threatened and special concern species in Connecticut and serves as the primary source of information on the status of rare plant and animal species throughout the state. Endangered Species Maps, Department of Environmental Protection, Connecticut tinyurl.com/5xl542 http://www.depdata.ct.gov/naturalresources/endangeredspecies/nddbpdfs.asp Each town map identifies general areas of concern with regard to state and federally listed endangered, threatened, and special concern species and significant natural communities. State Laws Connecticut Law about Dogs tinyurl.com/3fa4kh http://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/law/dogs.htm From the Connecticut Judicial Branch, Law Libraries page. Links to case law, Connecticut statutes and legislative reports from the Connecticut Office of Legislative Research. Legislative Alerts from the American Kennel Club http://tinyurl.com/cde9w6 http://www.akc.org/news/sections/legislative_alerts.cfm Current year only. Focus on dogs and dog owner s rights.
Maps of State Laws tinyurl.com/45nhqq http://www.animallaw.info/policy/pousmaps.htm From the Animal Legal and Historical Center (Michigan State University School of Law. Links to U.S. maps that provide specific state laws. State Animal Cruelty Laws Summaries tinyurl.com/4xz99h www.aspca.org/site/pageserver?pagename=lobby_2k5_searchlaw From the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Government Affairs and Public Policy department. Resource for providing information relating to animal cruelty laws. US State and Territory Animal Import Regulations tinyurl.com/5lkd5w http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/animal_import/animal_imports_states.shtml Site maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services..regulations are written and maintained by each State. Updated March 26, 2009 MKT