Legal Encyclopedias and American Law Reports
- Animals (American Jurisprudence 2d)
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A chapter in the legal encyclopedia American Jurisprudence providing introductory overviews of various animal law topics. - Animals (Corpus Juris Secundum)
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A chapter in the legal encyclopedia Corpus Juris Secundum providing introductory overviews of various animal law topics. - Animals (Index to American Law Reports)
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A link to the American Law Reports index entry for "Animals." Use this to find articles on a wide range of animal law topics, including thorough citations to state and federal case law. See, for example, the American Law Report on "Ag-Gag" Statutes.
American Jurisprudence 2d and American Law Reports can also be found on Lexis by selecting Secondary Source from the Content menu.
Animal Law Journals
Notable animal law journals include:
- Animal Law, Lewis & Clark Law School
- Journal of Animal & Natural Resource Law, Michigan State University College of Law (e journal)
- Journal of Animal & Environmental Law, Univ. of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law
- Journal of Animal Ethics, University of Illinois Press
- Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy, Affiliated: Stetson University College of Law
- Animal Law eJournal, Syracuse University College of Law (available on SSRN)
- The Animals’ Advocate - The Animal Legal Defense Fund's Quarterly Publication
Bar Association News and Articles
List of Bar Association Animal Law Sections and Committees
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From the Animal Legal Defense Fund
Animal Law Section of the Oregon State Bar
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Legal Resources section for references and links to forms, case law, statutes, articles
ABA Animal Law Committee (TIPS, the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section)
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Includes full text of Animal Law Committee Newsletter
Finding Articles
- HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
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HeinOnline is a research database with more than 100 million pages of legal history and law journals available in an online, fully searchable, image-based format. - LegalTrac This link opens in a new windowIndexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals, plus full-text access to over 100 law reviews.
See UCLA Law Library's Animal Law Research Guide for a list of suggested readings on a variety of animal law topics, including the property status of animals, factory farming, and legal standing in animal-related litigation.
Subject Headings and Call Numbers
Animal Law materials can be found under multiple subject headings with multiple call numbers.
Subject Headings include:
- ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION
- ANIMAL RIGHTS
- ANIMAL WELFARE
- ANIMAL WELFARE—LAW AND LEGISLATION
- ANIMAL WELFARE—MORAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS
- ANIMALS—LAW AND LEGISLATION
- DOGS—LAW AND LEGISLATION
- DOMESTIC ANIMALS—LAW AND LEGISLATION
- ENDANGERED SPECIES—LAW AND LEGISLATION
- HUMAN-ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS
- VETERINARIANS
- VIVISECTION
Call Numbers
- Animal Rights: KF3841+ or HV4701+
- Animal Welfare: KF3841+ or HV4701+
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Books on Animal Law Available at the Boley Law Library
Animal Cruelty: a Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding by Call Number: Treatise HV4764 .B748 2013
Animal Law: Welfare, Interests, and Rights by Call Number: Treatise KF390.5.A5 F382 2020
Ethical and Political Approaches to Nonhuman Animal Issues by Call Number: Treatise HV4708 .E83 2017
Law and the Question of the Animal by Call Number: Treatise K3620 .L39 2013
Navigating the Jungle: Law, Politics, and the Animal Advocacy Movement by Call Number: Treatise KF3841 .T38 2016
What Can Animal Law Learn from Environmental Law? by Call Number: Treatise K3620 .W43 2020
