How to distinguish "hoarding" from "caring for a large number of animals"
|
Wildlife, trade, susceptibility amplify food risks
|
Should Australia import elephants into its wild interior?
|
Guidelines for Risk Assessment of Animal Welfare_3.png)
|
University of British Columbia defends animal testing
|
India Reports Completely Drug-Resistant TB
|
California Slaughterhouse Law Struck Down by Supreme Court (USA)
|
People experiencing violence are unwilling to confide in veterinarians
|
About the Danish Veterinary Task Force Unit ...
|
"....where the experts clarify the ethics, science and law of animal welfare"
-
Online Course: Animal welfare: ethics, science and law
To view a presentation about the course please click here>>
To view part of the first module please click here>>
Module One: Animals, welfare and law (Introductory module)
The...more >>
-
Legally protecting and compelling veterinarians in issues of animal abuse and domestic violence
This is a peer-reviewed paper in the New Zealand Veterinary Journal which considers the responsibilities of veterinarians to report suspected abuse of both animals and humans, and the associated...more >>
-
Additional websites recently added to the links page
There are links to excellent websites related to issues of animal welfare, ethics, science, and law. For example,The National Link Coalition is there to increase awareness of significant...more >>
-
FREE Practical Guidance Offered for Veterinarians
In recent years, training has become available to help veterinarians make clinical diagnoses of suspected animal neglect, cruelty, maltreatment, abuse, starvation, and fighting. But little has been...more >>
-
Animals and "that Christmas waistline"
Many legal jurisdictions have laws prohibiting cruelty to animals, and those with contemporary animal welfare law place legal obligations on owners to provide them with "proper and sufficient...more >>
-
Court holds the animal professional legally accountable for "sentimental" value of a pet
A Texas appeals court ruled that a Fort Worth couple can sue for more than their dog's market value after the family pet escaped from their home and was later mistakenly euthanized at a shelter. The...more >>
International Animal LawTM on Facebook.
Just click on this link www.facebook.com/InternationalAnimalLaw and please, click the "like" button. This will enable you to see posted comments about the news articles, and add your thoughts and/or further materials on relevant subjects to the international discussion.
About IAL..
International Animal LawTM has established international, multidisciplinary networks encompassing experts from education, law, ethics, science, conservation, and other specialties that are relevant to the discipline of animal welfare.
International Animal LawTM is an organization committed to improving animal and human welfare by:
- Facilitating communication between experts participating in fields associated with animal welfare;
- Providing objective, practical and authoritative education on animal welfare and related subjects;
- Contributing to the development of animal law as a legal discipline;
- Supporting postgraduate studies of selected topics relevant to the disciplines of animal welfare ethics, science, and law.
Services of IAL
International Animal LawTM is uniquely positioned to provide valuable knowledge, experience and skills to a wide range of initiatives and projects which involve issues of animal welfare.
International Animal LawTM provides:
- Access to multi-disciplinary professional networks; providing
- Providing independent, objective, and applied expertise and commentary on matters of animal welfare and related subjects.
- Access to professionals who provide you with realistic assessment and advice regarding projects and policies involving matters of animal welfare; and
- Access to professional and practical education and training in matters of animal welfare; and
- Comprehensive assistance to help you meet your existing and impending animal welfare obligations.
The experts of animal welfare
International Animal LawTM recognises animal welfare as a multidisciplinary, multifactorial issue which is relevant to wider global issues. IAL also recognises that animal welfare is an issue involving many stakeholders where animals are one, though not the only, stakeholder whose interests must be realistically balanced and appropriately prioritised.
The IAL global network includes experts from ethics, science, and law who address a wide variety of animal-related subjects including, for example:
- Global and national governance of animal welfare;
- The evolving role and legal accountability of animal welfare professionals;
- The link between animal abuse and domestic violence – how to protect and compel change;
- Putting animals and their welfare in context of contemporary global issues.
- Critical assessment of the contrasting moral, ethical, and legal debates concerning the uses of animals. More>>
