Animal Law News
Role of the Veterinarian in Public Health/One Health
Most private veterinary practitioners contribute to public health during routine practice. Both large and small animal practitioners become skilled diagnosticians for acute and chronic diseases of animals that may affect the owners and their families and the surrounding communities. Specific examples of public health activities include performing routine health examinations, maintaining immunization regimens, implementing parasite control programs, advising on the risks of animal contact for immunocompromised individuals, facilitating the use of guide and service dogs for people with...more >>
“Animals Across the Disciplines.”
Authorization of Animal Experiments Is Based on Confidence Rather than Evidence of Scientific Rigor
The "reproducibility crisis" in biomedical research has led to questions about the scientific rigor in animal research, and thus the ethical justification of animal experiments. In research publishing in the Open Access journals PLOS Biology and PLOS ONE on December 2nd, 2016, researchers from the University of Bern have assessed scientific rigor in animal experimentation in Switzerland. The study, commissioned by the Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), found widespread deficiencies in the reporting of experimental methodology.
Animal experiments are...more >>
Dignity and Its Violation Examined within the Context of Animal Ethics
Towards the integrated assessment of New Zealand pastoral farm systems
International Animal-Law Newsletter November 2016
Define "sentience" for animals in New Zealand's Animal Welfare Act
- Animals rely on their...more >>
Pessimist pigs
In a world where the law is moving towards greater recognition of animals "dignity" and "sentience", the science of animals emotions will foreseeably translate into responsibilities applied to people to ensure that animals have a "quality-of-life".
Canary Islands scientists up in arms after airlines stop shipping research animals
Two major airlines have stopped transporting laboratory animals from mainland Spain to the Canary Islands, an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Their move has put research projects on the islands on hold and has left scientists and politicians scrambling for solutions. The ban is particularly problematic for researchers who need transgenic mice, which are often ordered from specialized labs.
The issue may soon be debated in the Spanish parliament; some members want the federal government in Madrid to force the companies to lift their ban
Why It’s So Hard To Save An Endangered Species
The struggle to protect the vaquita, the world’s most endangered marine mammal, illustrates the complexities of conservation.