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4 J. Animal L. 19 (2008)
Combating Animal Cruelty with Environmental Law Tactics

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COMBATING ANIMAL CRUELTY WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW TACTICS
DE ANNA HILL
I. INTRODUCTION
Many individuals and citizen groups view federal and state
anti-cruelty statutes as inadequate in protecting animals and in
providing sufficient remedies. The fight to protect animals has led
to a more creative scheme of thought. Many individuals and
groups have implemented legal tactics to combat animal cruelty
with use of environmental law. Unlike animal cruelty statutes like
the  Animal Welfare    Act (AWA), many       of the   federal
environmental statutes provide citizen suit provisions or otherwise
allow interested parties to sue for enforcement.1
Citizen suit provisions in environmental statutes increase
accessibility of the courts to the public.2 The provisions usually
include express language granting a private right of action that
allows for judicial review of agency actions, and outlines
procedural mechanics for when, where, and how review can be
permitted.3
De Anna L. Hill is an attorney from Virginia Beach, Virginia. She
proudly served in the United States Army receiving numerous awards and
citations. During her enlistment she graduated magnum cum laude from
Troy University. In 2007, Ms. Hill graduated from Tulane University
School of Law earning a Juris Doctorate and a Certificate in Alternate
Dispute Resolution and Mediation. While at Tulane she was a senior
editor of Tulane Journal ofLaw and Sexuality, member of the Tulane
Honor Board, president of Tulane Black Law Student Association, and a
member of Tulane Inn of Court. Ms. Hill currently resides in New
Orleans, Louisiana with her family.
1 See SONIA S. WAISMAN, et al, ANIMAL LAW CASES AND MATERIALS 376
(3d ed. 2006).
2See id. at 197.
3 See id.

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