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1984-1985 Animal L. Rep. 1 (1984-1985)

handle is hein.journals/anilare7 and id is 1 raw text is: ANIMAL LAW REPORT A Publication of the AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Young Lawyers Division -- Animal Protection Committee Winter 1984-85 COMMITTEE UPDATE Work of the Animal Protection Committee is well underway now. The Comittee submitted a resolution to the Executive Council of the American Bar Associa- tion's Young Lawyers Division at the ABA's 1984 Spring meeting in Florida. For the first time, the issue of inten- sive farm animal husbandry (factory farming) was debated by ABA leadership. The Animal Protection Committee attempted to get the Executive Council to endorse legislation which provided for the establishment of a Commission on Modern Farm Animal Practices. According to the legislation, the Commission was responsible for investigating and pre- paring a report on intensive farm animal husbandry including the identification of its adverse effects on human health and on the physical well-being of the animals involved. Unfortunately, the resolution was defeated by one vote; but efforts will continue to get the ABA to take stands on important animal protec- tion issues. At the present time, the committee is preparing a resolution which will state, in essence, that in determining the amount animal owners should be compensated for the wrongful injury to or death of their animals, more than the market value of the ani- mals should be considered. It will be argued in the resolution that factors such as loss of companionship and mental anguish or suffering to an animal's owner caused by the injury to or death of an animal should also be reviewed by courts. Additionally, in furtherance of its purposes of providing a forum for attorneys to exchange ideas and information about the law in relation to animals, Animal Protection Committee members are participating in several other projects. Articles are being written about animal experimentation, intensive farm animal husbandry, veterinary malpractice and horse racing for publication in ABA periodicals. A summary of all federal laws pertaining to animals is also being prepared for distribution to committee members and other interested persons. Of course, one of the major activities of the Animal Protection Committee is the publication of the ANIMAL LAW REPORT to which many members contribute information. Clearly, the more material received from members and other readers about recently enacted laws, case decisions, books and articles, the more thorough and informative the ANIMAL LAW REPORT will be. Anyone wishing to contribute such information or a guest editorial should contact Elinor Molbegott, Editor of the ANIMAL LAW REPORT at the address listed below. Editor - Elinor Molbegott, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 441 East 92nd Street, New York, New York 10128 (212) 876-7700. Copyright 0 1985 - American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Animal Protection Committee. Opinions expressed in the Animal Law Report do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the American Bar Association or the Animal Protection Committee of the American Bar Association-Young Lawyers Division.

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