Joseph ViningSocial Science Electronic PublishingVining, J. Animal cruelty laws and factory farming. Michigan Law Rev. First Impress. 2008, 106, 123-127.
Even where laws provide heightened protection for animals against abuse, the animals are still treated as a special form of property. If the law were to extend recognition of animals as holders of certain legal rights, their status as something greater than property raises difficult questions. For...
One of the most insidious and uniquely Indian form of abuse is “acid attacks,” where stray cows are severely burned in an attempt to protect crops. In the Western animal rights community, we hold up Indian vegetarianism as a beacon of hope for animal protection. However, when we look ...
(APS) that also involved other constituent societies of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and the NSMR. Robert Gesell, M.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Physiology at the University of Michigan from 1923 to 1954 (Fig. 1.14), made the ...
The Humane Society of the United States is sounding the alarm about what they’re calling animal abuse. "It's so outdated, it is so cruel and we are better than this," said Molly Tamulevich, the Michigan state director for the Humane Society of the United States. "We are i...
And on top of this, we have laws in Michigan which already allow hunters or farmers to kill a wolf they witness attacking their animals. In addition, the USDA’s Wildlife Services has been called in to kill over 20 wolves in recent years in Michigan. So that’s what we are fighting. ...
It is wise to take some courses in law enforcement, psychology, or any course focusing on animal abuse. Many employers and some state laws require this before offering employment. Animal Groomer This job offers the groomer a great opportunity to be a business owner. ...
And late last year, a Clemens Food Group slaughterhouse in Coldwater, Michigan, was quietly granted a waiver by the USDA to become the newest plant operating under this program–without the opportunity for public comment. Industry publications projected that the plant could kill 1,500 pigs every...
Before 1986, only four states had felony animal cruelty laws: Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Michigan. How to Prevent Animal Abuse What can we do to stop animal abuse?There are several things you can do. Keep watch and records.Look for and document anyphysical or environmental sig...
Michigan State University College of Law (2013). https://www.animallaw.info/article/detailed-discussion-anti-maltreatment-laws-france-and- spain. 3. Euro Group for Animals: Historic animal protection bill passed in France (2021). https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/historic-animal-protection...