Posted on 02/25/2005 6:35:36 AM PST by boris
ON THE LAW
Animal Rights Advocacy Is a Growing Field
More legal programs are offering classes for students interested in issues of pet cruelty, cosmetics testing and veterinary malpractice.
By Rachana Rathi, Times Staff Writer
Marissa Nuncio is passionate about your pet.
"Fighting for animal rights is as important as fighting for other social justice issues," said Nuncio, a second-year student at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. "It's literally fighting for the underdog."
Nuncio and two of her like-minded classmates were preparing for a trip to Boston this weekend, where they will debate animal rights issues in a national moot court competition.
The event is the second of its kind held at Harvard Law School and reflects growing interest nationally in animal rights advocacy.
"The upcoming generation of lawyers takes this field seriously," said Sherri Woo, a second-year Loyola Law School student who volunteers for the Los Angeles city attorney's animal protection unit. "It shows that [animal rights] is growing and expanding and on its way to becoming an established area of law."
Topics of interest include animal testing for medical and cosmetic research, regulation of factory farms and veterinary malpractice.
Practitioners also see growth as traditional areas of the law expand to accommodate litigation involving pets, such as prohibitions on cruelty to animals, and pet owners who write pets into their wills and expect compensation in the event of injury or death of their animals.
In the last year, Loyola Law School, Chapman University School of Law and Massachusetts School of Law began offering an animal law course after students petitioned for it.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Only in the BLUE States.
In the RED states, we're more concerned with how well those animals TASTE!
Warning! Another downhill plunge on the slipperly slope ahead!
I don't have a problem with laws protecting pets or of the like, but try to tell an ashinnabe man that he must eat tofu. I love to hunt and fish and its a great way to provide food for my family. I never met an Indian that was a vegetarian. In fact, I dont think i have ever seen a vegetarian dish served at any Pow Wows. LOL!!
Vegetarian = crappy hunter.
>>>>I don't have a problem with laws protecting pets or of the like, but try to tell an ashinnabe man that he must eat tofu.
Not necessarily speaking to you. I just want to broadly emphasize a general misunderstanding.
There is a DIFFERENCE between Animal Rights and Animal Welfare.
Animal Rights is more of a terrorist movement.
Animal Welfare protects the well being of animals but at the same time recognizes they are NOT our equal.
http://www.naiaonline.org/
"It's literally fighting for the underdog."
That's the funniest thing I've read today!
Like we need more trial lawyers bringing frivolous cases.
I'll bet she is....
I worry about this world. Lawyers for animals?
That just means in a couple of decades, it won't be fat lazy people suing McD's, but herds of cattle in a "class action" law suit!
Man, when I get problems like this (corrupted logic taking up more and more space) on my computer, I get rid of the corrupted files, then I hit the reset button. Where can we reset our laws at?
For the mentally disturbed!
That was one of my favorite cartoons.
Wally Cox as the voice. heh.
BTTT!!!!!!
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