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[ + ]Animal Legal & Historic Center
| Title | Animal Legal & Historic Center |
| Description | The Animal Legal & Historical Center, operated by Michigan State University, provides an abundance of legal information related to Animal Law. The site includes access to full text cases from the US and UK, US statutes, animal law topics with explanations, and legal articles. Users can search topical introductions to animal laws, comparative animal laws across the US, and maps of US animal laws by state. The site also gives users updates on books related to animal law. |
| URL | https://www.animallaw.info/ |
[ + ]Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF)
| Title | Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) |
| Description | ALDF seeks to protect animals through the legal system and works with the legal academy by, for example, sponsoring Student Chapters at law schools and collaborating with faculty. Focus areas include: animals used in research, captive animals, companion animals, farmed animals, and wildlife. Users can also find information on ag-gag laws, puppy mills, the fur trade, and animals’ legal status. ALDF also provides access to news, ongoing and past litigation, and action alerts. One article, "Animal Law 101" is particularly helpful and can be found by searching the ALDF site for: animal law 101. |
| URL | http://aldf.org/ |
[ + ]Animal Welfare Act History (USDA)
[ + ]Animal Welfare Information Center (USDA)
| Title | Animal Welfare Information Center (USDA) |
| Description | The AWIC is mandated by the Animal Welfare Act and “provides information, products and services related to the improved care and use of animals in research, testing, and teaching as described in the Animal Welfare Act.” |
| URL | https://www.nal.usda.gov/awic |
[ + ]Animal Welfare Institute
| Title | Animal Welfare Institute |
| Description | AWI provides a comprehensive list of legal issues related to animals in laboratories, companion animals, marine life, terrestrial wildlife, and farmed animals. The site includes both federal and state legislation and guidance for how one can get involved in legislative initiatives with their representatives. You can also search through the various cases AWI has filed and explore the evidence they organization used to bring their suit. AWI also has a digital library of published books, reports, and brochures on a wide variety of animal welfare issues. |
| URL | https://awionline.org/ |
[ + ]Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law & Policy
| Title | Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law & Policy |
| Description | The Brooks Institute is "an The Brooks Institute is "an animal law think-and-do tank dedicated to advancing animal law academics, scholarship, and policymaking." Their site includes research reports, articles, and videos, organized by a wide variety of animal topics. Their weekly Law Digest includes timely updates on federal and state legislation, agencies, recently filed cases and outcomes, international initiatives, and other updates. |
| URL | https://thebrooksinstitute.org/ |
[ + ]Center for Biological Diversity
| Title | Center for Biological Diversity |
| Description | The CBD recognizes the importance of biodiversity and its link to human welfare. The CBD uses science, law, and advocacy to protect the “lands, waters, and climate” that species require for survival. Program areas include carnivore conservation, endangered species, climate law, environmental health, international species, oceans, population and sustainability, public lands, urban wildlands, and energy justice. Users can access reports, newsletters, petitions, presentations, articles, maps, news, websites, and policy papers through the Newsroom and Publications tabs. |
| URL | https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/ |
[ + ]Georgetown Animal Law Research Guide
| Title | Georgetown Animal Law Research Guide |
| Description | This animal law research guide, by the Georgetown Law Library, helps users navigate the research process for animal law in the US. The guide includes: statutes and case law, secondary sources, other animal law legal research guides, news and blog outlets, etc. Subject matter includes domestic animals, farm animals, marine mammals, wildlife, animal experimentation, and endangered species. |
| URL | http://guides.ll.georgetown.edu/AnimalLaw |
[ + ]Georgetown International and Foreign Animal Law Research Guide
| Title | Georgetown International and Foreign Animal Law Research Guide |
| Description | This animal law research guide, by the Georgetown Law Library, focuses on the welfare of companion animals, farm animals, animals used in research, and animal sentience, with a worldwide focus. The guide provides access to foreign laws, treaties, organizations, and background sources. |
| URL | http://guides.ll.georgetown.edu/InternationalAnimalLaw |
[ + ]Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
| Title | Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) |
| Description | The HSUS is the nation’s largest animal protection organization. The site provides resources on animal advocacy, including recent relevant federal and state legislation and timely updates from the “Press Room” and “A Humane World” blog. Users can also search through any of the 22 “Fights” that HSUS is currently engaged in, including cosmetic animal testing, farm animal welfare, trophy hunting, equine slaughter, and wildlife protection. |
| URL | http://www.humanesociety.org/ |
[ + ]National Agricultural Law Center: Animal Related Resources
| Title | National Agricultural Law Center: Animal Related Resources |
| Description | The National Agricultural Law Center at the University of Arkansas System, is an independent, national agricultural and food law research and information center. Their comprehensive Research by Topic/Reading Rooms are sorted by topics including: animal welfare and feeding operations, animal identification & tracing, corporate farming laws, packers & stockyards, food labeling, and local food systems. Resources include books, articles, presentations, factsheets, newsletters, case law, regulations, legislative histories, committee reports, state and federal statutes, guidance documents, and links to Congressional Research Service Reports. |
| URL | https://nationalaglawcenter.org/research-by-topic/ |
[ + ]National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Laws and Policies
| Title | National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Laws and Policies |
| Description | The NOAA Fisheries site contains all the laws and policies that NOAA oversees for marine wildlife, including the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and many more. Explore NOAA’s various policy goals and the mechanisms used to protect the nation’s ocean resources. |
| URL | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/laws-policies |
[ + ]National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Fisheries
| Title | National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Fisheries |
| Description | NOAA Fisheries is responsible for protecting the nation’s ocean resources and their habitat. NOAA Fisheries manages fish stocks, protects endangered species and marine mammals, conserves habitat, performs research, promotes international cooperation, enforces against illegal fishing, fosters aquaculture, and inspects seafood. This source provides data, news, permit information, photos, podcasts, regulations, statutes, and videos. |
| URL | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ |
[ + ]Rise for Animals
| Title | Rise for Animals |
| Description | Rise for Animals is a New England-based national nonprofit organization that focuses on ending the use of animals in research, testing, and science education. Users can access news, action alerts, blog, reports, press releases, articles, scientific publications, and information about the organization’s campaigns. |
| URL | https://riseforanimals.org/ |
[ + ]UCLA Animal Law Research Guide
| Title | UCLA Animal Law Research Guide |
| Description | This research guide provides information on animal law related topics and information on how to research animal law. It includes cases, statutes, regulations, journals and news, books, and other online sources such as blogs. The site suggests a short reading list with animal law’s foundational concepts. There is also a list of animal law books organized by the following topics: Animal Law, Animal Rights and Animal Welfare, Animals and Philosophy, Animals and Literature, Animals and Women’s Studies, and Animals and Theology. |
| URL | http://libguides.law.ucla.edu/animallaw |
[ + ]World Wildlife Fund
| Title | World Wildlife Fund |
| Description | WWF is an international foundation working to stop the degradation of the natural environment by conserving biodiversity and reducing the negative impacts of human activity. WWF works to help local communities conserve the natural resources they depend on; transform markets and policies toward sustainability; and protect and restore species and their habitats. The website provides information on the species they work to conserve, lists of experts, data, publications, and recent news. |
| URL | https://www.worldwildlife.org/ |
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