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Law Schools: Increasing number of animal law courses and seminars Increasing animal law clinics: Duke has a good one Practitioners: More state and local bars have animal law sections More attorneys are working on animal cases ASPCA National Anti-Vivisection Society Animal Legal Defense Fund American Humane Association Animal Welfare Institute Humane Society of the United States—their site provides solid coverage of federal and state statutes. World Wildlife Fund A Animal Blawg Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach Animal Legal and Historical Web Center (Michigan State) Animal Ethics Blog Center for Wildlife Law (UNM) Center for Animal Law Studies (Lewis Clark) Pet-A Animals and the Law: A Sourcebook, by Jordan Curnutt Animal Law: Cases and Materials, 4th ed., by Bruce A. Wagman, et al. Animal Law: Welfare, Interests, and Rights, by David Favre People, Property, or Pets?, by Marc D. Hauser, et al. ANIMAL LAW REVIEW (Lewis and Clark) JOURNAL FOR CRITICAL ANIMAL STUDIES JOURNAL OF ANIMAL LAW (Mich. St.) JOURNAL OF ANIMAL LAW AND ETHICS (Penn) STANFORD JOURNAL OF ANIMAL LAW AND POLICY * * * * * Rodeo exhibitions connected to ag; circuses have ancient roots connected to relationship with wildlife; equestrian sport has roots in military exercises and activity. * * Equine Law provides many examples here. * * * * * * Slaughter regulation was done for the benefit of humans, not animals. * Overlap with livestock… * Ongoing Federal-State tension—states wanted authority to regulate game within their borders. Feds wanted to protect wildlife esp on federal lands. Dovetails with growth of Nat’l Parks, environmental movement. * * * * * * * Most folks think it ok to eat meat and wear leather, but not to inflict unjustified pain and suffering. * * * * * * ALLUNY Annual Meeting October 1, 2010 Matt Morrison, Cornell Law School Library Animal Law Defined Animal Categories and Areas of Law Legal History Developments Sources The National Anti-Vivisection Society defines animal