Animal Law Update
The Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Animal Law Update is a series highlighting legal and policy developments in the rapidly emerging field of animal law.
B.C. Supreme Court Awards Shared Custody of a Dog After Changes to Family Law Act
Pet Abduction Bill Becomes Law in England and Northern Ireland
Florida Prohibits Public Housing Policies that Restrict Dogs Based on Breed, Size, or Weight
India’s Punjab and Haryana High Court Rules Animal Rights Outweigh Private Settlement
Texas and Connecticut Enact Post-Conviction Possession Bans for Animal Cruelty Crimes
Delaware Legislation Enhances Protections for Companion Animals in Families
Argentine Court Recognizes Visitation Agreement for Dogs in Divorce Settlement
Argentine Court Declares Cougar a “Subject of Rights”
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court Rules Wild Animals Are Subjects of Legal Rights Under the Rights of Nature
Madrid Court Awards Joint Custody of a Dog in a Pioneering Ruling
Delhi High Court Rules that Community Dogs Have the Right to Food
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