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Requirements to Report Animal Cruelty

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on March 6, 2016

Legislators in New York (Asw. Linda Rosenthal) and Maryland (Del. Tony McConkey) have recently introduced bills that would require veterinarians to report suspected animal cruelty to government officials. If these…

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Posted in Animal Cruelty, Legal Liability, Legislation

Dogs in Restaurants-What Are The Risks?

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on January 23, 2016

Despite a new amendment to the public health laws in New York State that permit dogs to accompany their owners at outdoor bars and restaurants as of October 26, 2015,…
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Posted in Health and Safety, Legal Liability, Public Health

Petco’s Partial Motion to Dismiss Prevails

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on November 15, 2015

In a lawsuit filed in the District of Maryland by a family purportedly exposed to an infectious disease (Streptobacillus moniliformis a.k.a. rat bite fever) from rats purchased from a…
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Posted in Animal Health, Infectious Disease, Legal Liability, Pet Stores, Public Health

Keeping Pets Alive

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on November 10, 2015

A question about keeping a dog alive was the subject of “The Ethicist,” in the NYT magazine section, on November 8, 2015, How Much Can We Spend to Keep Our …
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Posted in Animal Health, Legal Liability, Veterinary Examining Boards, Veterinary Medicine

Berserk Male Syndrome – Viable Claim for Negligence?

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on November 8, 2015

A ram that had been “raised on a bottle after [its] mother died” repeatedly charged and rammed a farmer, Mr. Jay H. Rhodes, who “suffered a concussion, five broken ribs…
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Posted in Animal Agriculture, Animal Training, Legal Liability

Justice for Animals

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on March 13, 2015

It may seem counter-intuitive to some, but for me and other like-minded animal lovers, justice for animals will not come from granting animals “personhood rights,” or by banning the commercial…
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Posted in Animal Rights, Legal Liability

Health Certificates Should be required before Sale or Adoption of all Pets in Maryland

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on February 21, 2015

A proposed bill in Maryland would exempt shelter and non-profit entities that offer pets to the public for adoption from providing a customer with a health certificate signed by a…
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Posted in Adoption, Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Legal Liability

Updating Pet Trust Statutes-Part III

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on April 27, 2014

As previously discussed, the New Jersey Pet Trust statute should be amended to recognize the validity of an inter vivos trust, and to allow the trust to provide for…
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Posted in Animal Planning, Legal Liability, Trusts and Wills

Egg Producers – Avoid FDA Scrutiny

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on March 24, 2014

Since 2011, FDA has issued at least 21 warning letters notifying egg producers that they have violated regulations governing the safety of shell eggs. Failure to comply with these regulations…
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Posted in Legal Liability, U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Marketing Veterinary Products – Avoid FDA Scrutiny

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on March 19, 2014

Since 2001, FDA has issued at least 28 warning letters notifying dairy farmers, veterinarians, and firms marketing veterinary products of violations including the use or sale of new animal drugs…
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Posted in Legal Liability, Public Health, U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

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