Legal Liability

If township ordinances base their kennel license requirements on the New Jersey State definition of kennel, without exception, hobby dog breeders should obtain a kennel license, even if they breed
Continue Reading Hobby Dog Breeders in New Jersey May Have to Obtain a Kennel License

Veterinary practitioners working in mobile practices have always had controlled substances in their practice vehicles to provide for comprehensive care of their patients. Without access to these drugs, used routinely
Continue Reading Veterinarians with Mobile Practices Must Have Access to Controlled Substances

Legislators plan to re-introduce Moose’s Law in New Jersey’s new legislative session, despite Governor Christie’s pocket veto of the bill.  The law would prohibit anyone from working with animals in
Continue Reading Coming Soon: Certification Required To Work With Animals In New Jersey

Attorneys arguing on behalf of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NRP), are attempting to free four chimpanzees from “captivity” in New York (well, actually, just changing the location of their captivity). 
Continue Reading Pets and Domestic Animals in New York May Be Able To Sue Their Owners

Veterinarians, food animal producers, and feed manufacturers will have to comply with FDA’s new restrictions on the use of certain antibiotics in food animals, as published in Guidance for Industry
Continue Reading Notice to Veterinarians and the Food Animal Industry: Prescriptions Required for Antibiotics in Food Animals