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2020 Animal L. Comm. Newsl. 1 (2020)

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Animal Law

Special Aquatic Animals Issue









Aquatic animals are so overlooked and poorly understood that they are easily ignored  Lewis & Clark Law School
even in general calls for the legal protection of animals. They are excluded from some  Kathy Hessler is a clinical professor
laws' and their capabilities are less frequently studied by scientists than those of their  of law at Lewis & Clark Law Schoo
land-based kin. Research into their well-being is more complicated and difficult due She is the tirst faculty memher hired
                                                                             to teach animal law full time in a law
to the environments in which they live.2 In the resulting absence of knowledge and  school She is the Direclor of the
understanding, harmful myths3 suggesting they cannot feel, think, or suffer have left Animal Law Clinic and the Acuado
them ignored and exposed to harm. This short overview seeks to remedy some of that Animal Law Initiative, as well as the
misunderstanding and offers information that may be useful when making legal and  haculty advisor for the L&C Student
                                                                             Animal Leal  Defense Fund and
policy decisions about the use or protection of aquatic animals.        AnimalLaw Review She o-authored
                                                                             Anirnal Law in a Nutshell; Animal Law
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As a  category, the term aquatic animals encompasses those animals who live  hrefs submittedin the US v Stevens
in, or depend upon, marine and freshwater environments.4 They include: Fish; and Justice v Gwendolyn Veruher


Uniting Plaintiff, Defense, Insurance, and Corporate Counsel to Advance the Civil Justice System


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