First Page
821
Last Page
860
Document Type
Comment
Abstract
Americans love their animals, but America doesn’t protect them. Across the country, animals continue to be classified as mere property, undeserving of any basic rights and unprotected by the animal welfare statutes that do exist, but often remain unenforced. This Article proposes a comprehensive animal protection system that includes the following components: (a) general prohibitions against animal crushing, cruelty, neglect, and abuse; (b) a civil action provision that will allow humane society officers to investigate violations of those prohibitions; (c) a provision establishing animal legal advocates to work alongside the officers and prosecute violations; and (d) an animal-suit provision to grant abused animals standing to sue the convicted abuser for damages to pay for medical costs or other costs of care.
Recommended Citation
Rebecca Ferrari
Federal Protection for "Fur-Babies": A Legislative Proposal,
47 Pepp. L. Rev.
821
(2020)
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/plr/vol47/iss3/5
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