Commentary on Animal Law and Legal Issues
Here is a glimpse into what happened at the tail end (ha!) of the 2018-2019 New Jersey Legislative Session.
Homes for Animal Heroes
The Homes for Animal Heroes bill, S …
Continue Reading Bills which made it through the NJ legislature this session and some bills to watch in the next session.
A disturbing new trend has been developing on Facebook: raffling off animals. For example, a well-bred registered Quarter Horse yearling was recently offered for sale through a raffle on a…
Continue Reading Think First Before You Raffle Off That Animal
As mentioned in Part 1 of this blog, a district court in Kentucky recently dismissed the appeal brought by Maximum Security’s owners to overturn his first place disqualification in…
Continue Reading Federal Court Upholds Disqualification of Maximum Security in the 2019 Kentucky Derby, Part 2
Maximum Security’s owners cannot challenge the Kentucky racing officials’ disqualification of Maximum Security in the Kentucky Derby, according to a recent federal court decision. West v. Kentucky Horse Racing Comm.…
Continue Reading Federal Court Upholds Disqualification of Maximum Security in the 2019 Kentucky Derby, Part 1
Equine herpes virus-1, a sometimes deadly virus that can cause myeloencephalopathy in some infected horses (Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy or EHM), has surfaced at one horse farm in Union County, NJ,…
Continue Reading Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM)—a devastating, infectious neurological disease affecting horses—continues to threaten equine health.
New Jersey proposed bills S2037 and A1050 would revise the State’s “equine animal activities law in accordance with recommendations of New Jersey Law Revision Commission to clarify responsibility and liability…
Continue Reading It is time to amend the New Jersey Equestrian Activities Liabilities Act
