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The Lawyer's Guide to Dangerous Dog IssuesBy Joan E. SchaffnerThis one-of-a-kind book discusses the handling of "dangerous dogs" by the law and private associations. Today, many dogs are deemed dangerous, not on the traits of the individual animal, but by breed alone. The authors explain why breed discrimination is immoral, unfair, and ineffective, and discuss progressive approaches to better handle reckless owners and their dogs, and share strategies for prosecuting and defending dangerous dog cases.
Topics include an overview of ordinances targeting reckless owners, the concept of canine profiling, the constitutionality of breed-specific legislation, enforcing and defending dangerous dog laws, and information on dangerous dog registries and hearings. You'll discover how to use witnesses including victims, animal control officers, physicians and animal behaviorists, and find a primer on homeowners insurance and dog ownership. The book also delves into breed discrimination by homeowner associations and zoning boards.
While there is nothing wrong with laws restricting vicious dogs, to have a dog seized or destroyed solely on the basis of its breed flies in the face of common decency. Be ready for the expanding field of animal law with this unique and informative book on dangerous dog issues.
Litigating Animal Law Disputes: A Complete Guide for LawyersBy Julie I. Fershtman, Joan E. SchaffnerAnimal law is an emerging field that encompasses a variety of legal disciplines. Today more and more lawyers are entering into this field or finding they have cases that deal with animal law. This comprehensive guide is for lawyers who may be unfamiliar with the various laws in the field of animal law and require a basic guide to handling these cases. Litigating Animal Law Disputes: A Complete Guide for LawyersBuy Now 
Wildlife Law: A Global PerspectiveBy Raj PanjawaniThis book represents a compilation of papers that is a comparative study of legislations enacted by different countries for the protection of wildlife and its habitat within their respective territories. This book evaluates and puts together the various laws adopted by different countries implementing the principle of "Sustainable Development," particularly the "Precautionary Principle," to achieve their objective of saving wildlife and its habitat. |
 Speaking Up for AnimalsLawyers organize a network for better management and protection of companion animals in disaster situationsBy Bliss FosterThe ever-present, ubiquitous images of pets dog-paddling through toxic waters and stranded on rooftops following Hurricane Katrina remind most of us of the powerlessness we felt over the fate of so many lives. If another catastrophe strikes, would history repeat itself, or is animal welfare a topic du jour in disaster-related legislation and emergency plans? In 2005, the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) of the American Bar Association (ABA) created an Animal Law Committee chaired by attorney Barbara Gislason. Post-Hurricane Katrina, the Committee formed the ABA-TIPS Animal Disaster Relief Network to maintain a national forum that identifies and works on solutions for animal-related disaster emergency needs. "I think lawyers have a unique set of skills and role to fill in the context of animal disaster relief that has been underutilized in the past," said Gislason Read the entire article Speaking Up for Animals - PDF You can visit the Bark web site at www.thebark.com |
New Breed of Lawyer Gives Every Dog His Day in CourtBy Warren St. JohnFor pigeons in New York City, Bobby, Bertha and Sparky had it pretty good. After being injured in Central Park each was rescued by Gela Kline and Al Streit - founders of a group called Pigeon People - and given a home in the couple's rent-stabilized apartment on the Upper West Side, where for years the birds passed the time cooing and making music by pecking the keys of a toy piano. A few years ago, however, the building went co-op, and the new landlords wanted the couple - and their birds - out. They sued to evict, citing an old city ordinance that outlawed chickens, ducks, cows "or any pigeon except Antwerp or homing pigeons" in a New York apartment. Ms. Kline and Mr. Streit thought they were doomed. Then they called Maddy Tarnofsky, pet lawyer, who quickly spotted a weakness in
the landlord's case: How exactly, she wondered, could the landlord prove that Bobby, Bertha and
Sparky weren't Antwerp or homing pigeons after all? |
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