Despite having failed to establish next friends standing in Naruto v. Slater, 2018 WL 1902414 (9th Cir. April 23, 2018), PETA recently filed another case based on next friends
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Animals should not be afforded more legal representation than people in court.
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Bill A-4840 in the New Jersey Assembly, as currently drafted would interfere with the veterinarian-client-patient relationship and a pet owners ability to determine the proper care for their pets, and…
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Another attempt to create legal standing for animals as plaintiff’s in lawsuits fails.
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In Justice v. Gwendolyn Vercher, Case No. 18CV17601 (Oregon Judicial Department, Washington County Circuit Court, Twentieth Judicial District, Sept. 17, 2018) the Court dismissed a complaint filed by the Animal…
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Guest Post by Richard L. Cupp Jr. “Edgy Animal Welfare”
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Edgy Animal Welfare
Denver Law Review (Forthcoming)
Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018/11
16 Pages Posted: 24 Jul 2018
Richard L. Cupp
Pepperdine University School of Law
Date…
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The Ninth Circuit’s perplexing Article III statements in Naruto v. Slater and Cetacean Community v. Bush.
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In Naruto v. Slater, 2018 WL 1902414 (9th Cir. April 23, 2018)-the case in which Naruto, a crested macaque by and through his alleged “next friends,” People for…
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Connecticut Court Dismisses Nonhuman Rights Projects’ Latest Attempt To Obtain Personhood Rights For Animals.
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As they had promised, the Nonhuman Rights Projects, Inc. (the “petitioner”) filed another petition seeking personhood rights through a writ of habeas corpus for 3 elephants in Connecticut owned…
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The Goals of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare Groups do not align.
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Reports from two animal-related trade organizations provide insight into the current status and goals of animal rights organizations intent on eliminating the use of animals by humans, without regard…
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Reading List: “Cognitively Impaired Humans, Intelligent Animals, and Legal Personhood” by Pepperdine Law School Professor Richard Cupp
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Pepperdine Law School Professor Richard Cupp has posted on SSRN.com an article that is forthcoming in the Florida Law Review entitled Cognitively Impaired Humans, Intelligent Animals, and Legal Personhood.
Ballot Initiatives Reinvented
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Citizens in the State of Massachusetts may be considering a ballot initiative next fall that would severely limit the sale of meat and eggs imported from out of state and…
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