Administrative law updateBy Melissa Anne MayeJuly 2012A new Illinois Department of Natural Resources rule, effective April 1, 2012.
Beloved pets—The oft-overlooked legal quagmireBy Jennifer A. ShawOctober 2012As practitioners we must affirmatively meet our obligation to ensure that our clients’ animal needs are being met in the advice we give and the legal documents we prepare.
Caselaw updateBy Melissa Anne MayeJuly 2012Updates of interest to animal law practitioners.
Editor’s cornerBy Melissa Anne MayeJanuary 2012An update of recent events affecting animal law practitioners.
Federal preemption and animal regulationBy A. Bryan Endres & Megan R. GaleyJuly 2012The recent case of National Meat Association v. Harris, pitted a trade association against California’s Attorney General. Although the litigation was confined to the scope of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Court’s holding could apply to other state efforts to regulate animal welfare.
ISBA President challenges Illinois lawyers to fight hungerOctober 2012ISBA President John Thies invites all law firms and legal organizations statewide to participate in a food and fundraising drive during the final two weeks in February 2013.
Pending legislation affecting animal lawBy Melissa Anne MayeJanuary 2012Bills that became effective on the first of this year, of interest to those who practice animal law.
The point-and-click puppy problem—a proposed federal rule would address online puppy millsBy Page PardoOctober 2012In Part 1 of a two-part series, the author investigates the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's proposed revisions to the definition of “retail pet store” in the federal regulations, which would close the loopholes that currently exempt "retail pet stores" from the basic animal welfare standards and requirements of the Animal Welfare Act.