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Animal Rights and Welfare
Compiled by: Bobbi A. Weaver
Foreign & International Law Reference Librarian
California Western School of Law
Rev. July 2006
SCOPE: This research guide is not all-inclusive. It does, however, present resources available at the California Western library and online regarding legal issues associated with animal rights and welfare. It is designed to provide the researcher with guidance as to the location of materials dealing with this subject. Additional research can be conducted by using the KIM system, legal periodical indices, and other finding aids. Access to licensed databases is limited to students and faculty at California Western. We welcome suggestions for improvement on this and other research guides. Please consult the Reference Librarian with suggestions and further research questions. This research guide was originally compiled December 1998. It was most recently revised on July 2006.
Table of Contents
[NOTE ON INTERNET: Internet site addresses change frequently. Accordingly, some of the sites noted throughout this research guide may no longer exist under the addresses provided. To locate changed addresses, search for the page title using an Internet search engine such as Google [www.google.com.]
Pets
A. Books
Barrie, Anmarie. Cats and the Law. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications, c1990.
LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KF390.5 .A5 B37 1990
Cawley, Linda A. Legal beagle: diary of a canine counselor. Far Hills, NJ: New Horizon Press, c1996.
LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KF 390.5 .D6 C38
Foster, Lisa K. Dogs on the beach: a review of regulations and issues affecting dog beaches in California. Sacramento: California State Library, California Research Bureau, 2006.
LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KF390.5 .D6 F67 2006
Randolph, Mary. Every dog’s legal guide: a must-have for your owner. Berkeley: Nolo, 2005.
LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KF390.5.D6 R36 2005
B. Internet Resources
San Diego Humane Society and S.P.C.A.
http://www.sdhumane.org/
This site provides links to information on investigations and an online complaint form for reports of animal abuse and/or neglect [Click on the "Protecting Animals" tab at the top of the page for the online complaint form.].
Feral Cat Coalition
http://www.feralcat.com/
This site provides information and relevant links regarding the issue of feral cats in the San Diego area.
Farm Animals
A. Books
Looney, J.W., et al. Agricultural law: a lawyer's guide to representing farm clients. Chicago, Ill.: Section of General Practice, American Bar Association, c1990.
LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KF1682 .A78
Pedersen, Donald B. Agricultural law in a nutshell. St. Paul, Minn.: West Pub. Co., c1995.
LOCATION: Reserve
CALL NO.: KF1682.Z9 P43
B. Periodicals
Drake journal of agricultural law. Des Moines, Iowa: Drake Law School, Drake University, c1996-
LOCATION: 3rd Floor--Periodicals
San Joaquin agricultural law review. Fresno, CA : San Joaquin College of Law.
LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KF1681.A15 S26
Performing Animals
A. Books
Bunting, Greta. The horse: the most abused domestic animal. St. Petersburg, FL.: G. Bunting, c1997.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: HV4749 .B86 1997
California. Horse racing law: chapter 4, division 8, Business and professions code: and related laws, effective January 1, 1984. Sacramento, Calif.: California Horse Racing Board, 1983-
LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KFC645.A29 H67 1996
Howland, Joan S., and Michael J. Hannon. A legal research guide to American thoroughbred racing law for scholars, practitioners, and participants. Buffalo, NY: W.S. Hein, 1998.
LOCATION: Reference
CALL NO.: KF241 .S66 H68 1998
B. Internet Sources
Johnson, William M. The rose-tinted menagerie: a history of animals in entertainment from Ancient Rome to the 20th Century, c1990, available at http://www.iridescent-publishing.com/rtmcont.htm.
Performing Animal Welfare Society
http://www.pawsweb.org/
This site provides links to current news and legislative alerts concerning performing animals.
United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ac/
This site has a link to a search function which allows you to look for USDA documents specific to performing animals.
Animal Testing
A. Books
Fano, Alix. Lethal laws: animal testing, human health, and environmental policy. London; New York: Zed Books; New York: Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press, 1997.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: R853.A53 F36 1997
Hart, Lynette A., ed. Responsible conduct with animals in research. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: HV4915 .R47 1998
Orlans, F. Barbara, et al. The human use of animals: case studies in ethical choice. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: HV4915 .H85 1998
Rothblatt, Martine Aliana. Your life or mine: how geoethics can resolve the conflict between public and private interests in xenotransplantation. Aldershot, England, Burlington VT: Ashgate, 2004.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: RD129.5 R68 2004
Rudacille, Deborah. The scalpel and the butterfly: the war between animal research and animal protection. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: HV4915 .R8 2000
B. Internet Resource
American Antivivisection Society
http://www.aavs.org
This organization is against the use of animals in biomedical research. Click on 'Site Map' to view links to the issues discussed on this web site.
Foundation for Biomedical Research
http://www.fbresearch.org/
This organization supports the use of non-human animals in biomedical research.
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
http://www.pcrm.org/
This organization promotes a plant-based diet, and opposes the use of animals in research.
Wildlife
A. Books
Baur, Donald C, and William Robert Irvin, eds. The Endangered Species Act: law, policy and perspectives. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, 2002
LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KF5640 .A315 E53 2002
Goble, Daniel D., and Eric T. Freyfogle. Wildlife law: cases and materials. New York: Foundation Press, 2002
LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KF5640 .G62 2002
Heijnsbergen, P. van. International legal protection of wild fauna and flora. Amsterdam; Washington, DC: IOS Press, c1997.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3525 .H45 1997
Musgrave, Ruth S., et al., eds. Federal wildlife laws handbook with related laws. Rockville, Md.: Government Institutes, c1998.
LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KF5640 .F43 1998
Pederson, Shannon C. Acting for endangered species: the statutory ark. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2002.
LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KF5640 .P48 2002
B. Periodical
Wildlife law news quarterly. Albuquerque, N.M.: Center for Wildlife Law, Institute of Public Law, University of New Mexico School of Law, 1993-
LOCATION: 3rd Floor--International
CALL NO.: K3525.A13 W54
C. Internet Sources
American Society of International Law: Wildlife Interest Group
http://www.internationalwildlifelaw.org/index.shtml
Provides links to the group's publications, including the Journal of Wildlife Law & Policy and papers from the organization. Also provides information about global wildlife protection measures.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
http://www.noaa.gov
Provides links to NOAA's central library as well as links to the National Marine Fisheries Service and National Ocean Service.
National Wildlife Federation
http://www.nwf.org
Provides links to current news articles and various NWF publications.
Save-Our-Seals Coalition
http://www.save-our-seals.org/
This web site is produced by a coalition of San Diego-area environmental and animal protection groups organized to preserve the harbor seal colony at Casa Beach in La Jolla.
Sierra Club
http://www.sierraclub.org
Provides links to information on activism and to a site-specific search engine.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/
Provides links to a site-specific search engine as well as links to information on endangered species, relevant legislation, publications, and international affairs.
World Wildlife Fund
http://www.wwf.org
Click on "United States"and you are linked to a page with further links to current news items, WWF publications, and information on global WWF campaigns.
Miscellaneous Resources
A. Books
Brooman, Simon, and Debbie Legge. Law relating to animals. London; Sydney: Cavendish, 1997.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3620 .B76 1997
Francione, Gary L. (Gary Lawrence). Animals, property, and the law. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, c1995.
LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KF3841 .F73
Francione, Gary L. Introduction to animal rights: your child or your dog? Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2000.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: HV4764 .F72 2000
Pamela D. Frasch, et al. Animal law. Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, c2000.
LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KF390.5.A5 A85 2000
Hauser, Marc C., et al., eds. People, property or pets? West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2006.
LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KF390.5 .A5 P46 2006
Kistler, John M., ed. Animals are the issue: library resources on animal issues. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2004.
LOCATION: Reference
CALL NO.: HV4708 .A55 2004
Singer, Peter. Animal liberation, 2nd ed. New York, N.Y.: New York Review of Books: Distributed by Random House, c1990.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: HV4708 .S56 1990
Singer, Peter, ed. In defense of animals: the second wave. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub., 2006.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: HV4711 .I6 2006
Soave, Orland. Animals, the Law, and Veterinary Medicine: A Guide to Veterinary Law. Lanham, MD: Austin & Winfield, 2000.
LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KF3835 .S67 2000
C. Periodicals
Animal law. Portland, Or.: Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, c1995-
LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KF3841.A15 A53
Animal rights law reporter. Clarks Summit, PA: Society for Animal Rights, Inc., c1980- LOCATION: 4th Floor
CALL NO.: KF390.5.A5 A132 1982-83
D. Internet Sources
Animal Legal Defense Fund
http://www.aldf.org/
This organization's purpose is to legally defend the rights of animals against abuse and exploitation. Their web site includes links to the organization's library and to other animal law sites.
Animal Protection and Rescue League
http://www.aprl.org/
This San Diego-based organization works to protect animals in all settings.
Humane Society of the United States
http://www.hsus.org/
This web site provides information on various aspects of animal welfare. This web site provides links to relevant news articles ("What's New") as well as information about the organization's current campaigns.
National Agricultural Library
http://www.nal.usda.gov
This web site includes a connection to the library's catalog and an index of journal articles.
PETA online
http://www.peta.org/
PETA [People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals] is an animal advocacy group which promotes vegetarianism and opposes the use of animals for fur and laboratory testing. Their web site includes links to news stories concerning the group's advocacy issues
Rutgers University School of Law: Animal Rights Law Center
http://www.animal-law.org
Provides links to selected cases, handbooks, statutes, and regulations regarding animal rights.
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund at the Lewis & Clark School of Law (Portland, Oregon).
http://www.lclark.edu/org/saldf/
This student group hosts an annual conference on animal law, and provides various links regarding animals and the law on its web site.
D. Licensed Databases
These resources are available only to California Western students and faculty. If you have questions on accessing these services, please see a Reference Librarian.
1. Lexis-Nexis-- Environmental Law Library. This library consists of various files of primary law (e.g., cases, statutes, regulations, etc.) as well as secondary resources, including several law journals with an environmental focus.
2. Westlaw
- Primary legal materials. Like Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw also provides access to various databases containing primary law (e.g., cases, statutes, regulations, etc.)
- Environmental publications. Westlaw covers some nonlegal environmental publications, such as the following:
· American Forests
· Conservationist
· National Parks
· Sierra [abstracts and full-text]
- Periodical Indices
· LegalTrac
· Index to Legal Periodicals and Books
· HeinOnline [Full-text]
· JSTOR [Full-text]
· Blackwell’s Journals [Full-text]
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