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Welcome to Animal Law.com

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AnimalLaw.com provides access to legislation and legal matters pertaining to the rights and welfare of animals. AnimalLaw.com supports information concerning animal cruelty, animal control, laboratory animal welfare, the use of animals in education, product testing and in the laboratory, animal control issues, and general animal welfare.

Presented by the International Institute for Animal Law, AnimalLaw.com is intended to serve as a clearinghouse for animal-related legal information, from pending legislation through relevant case law digests. AnimalLaw.com strives to present both objective and authoritative commentary, as well as guidance for individuals who wish to become advocates for animal issues. AnimalLaw.com utilizes information contained on state and federal websites to link directly to official public access sources for law and legislation.

Model laws are provided to assist legislators and advocates who wish to enact animal protective measures at the local or state level. A bibliography of animal law resources, updated quarterly, gives a comprehensive list of publications on many aspects of the emerging field of animal law.

Case law digests give insight as to how the courts are applying the law in various jurisdictions.



Please note that AnimalLaw.com does NOT provide legal advice or referrals.

How to Use Animal Law.com

AnimalLaw.com allows users to access its numerous features directly from the home page or through subsequent search pages in this site. Some of AnimalLaw.com's features link users directly to state or federal host sites to receive the most current and authoritative information available. Other features, such as model laws and case law digests, are produced through the International Institute for Animal Law and are posted directly on this site.

To access federal or state law or legislation, click on the laws (statutes) or legislation (proposed laws) button. Select the jurisdiction (specific state or federal government) you want to search. You may select multiple jurisdictions by holding the "Ctrl" key during your selection. You can then click on "Search" or you can first choose among several options to limit the results for a specific search.

You may choose options to limit your search to certain categories (selections provided) or to search for specific keywords. A keyword is a topical word or phrase that would commonly describe your search, ie, "dangerous dog" or "dissection." Keep the phrases to no more than three words for the best results. If no results appear, you may want to try an alternative key word or combination of words or broaden your search criteria. The search engine is very literal, so please keep it simple.

Legislation may also be accessed by typing in the bill number, and laws may be accessed by entering the official citation. This information is optional.

When you have filled in all desired fields, click on "Search." You should then be connected to a list of laws or legislation that meet your search criteria. Each selection has an embedded link to the actual provision. Clicking on that link opens a new page, leaving your animallaw.com search open.

Some states provide links only to chapters or sections of law. You can find the specific provision by scrolling down the page to the citation indicated on your animallaw.com search results page.

To access bibliographical resources, click on the selection at the left for "search bibliography." This information is searchable by title or author (optional searches) or through scrolling alphabetically through the selected type of resource(s). You must select the type(s) of resource to initiate the search, ie. Law review articles, books or journals. A topical search may be available sometime in the future.

Their Disclaimer

AnimalLaw.com is intended to serve as a resource and clearinghouse for information on law and animals. AnimalLaw.com and its sponsor, The International Institute for Animal Law, are not licensed in the practice of law nor do they hold themselves out to give legal advice on any issue. The website is designed solely for the purpose of making more easily accessible the great body of legal work concerning animals and does not purport to provide references to every resource nor to provide an exhaustive treatment of legislative and case law to the public.

Matters of opinion offered by IIAL, such as legislative analysis and model statutes, are those rendered by The International Institute for Animal Law in its role as a non-profit society dedicated promoting legal scholarship on animal issues. The opinions are clearly designated as such and do not purport to represent a legal viewpoint on these matters.

While AnimalLaw.com attempts to make the best use of the resources available online, the information provided in links to other sites are the responsibility of those sites, not of IIAL. The timeliness and accuracy of laws and legislation presented on a particular state's home page are the responsibility of that state and any complaints or comments should be addressed directly to the webmaster of that site. IIAL does not take responsibility for information posted by other entities on electronic media not its own.