SYLLABUS Fall 2012: Animal Law
Jay Tutchton [email protected] 720-301-3843
Mondays and Wednesdays, 9AM – 10:15 AM Room 170
TEXT: Animal Law: Cases and Materials, 4th Ed., Carolina Academic Press, Bruce A. Wagman, Sonia S. Waisman, Pamela D. Frasch (2010) ISBN: 978-1-59460-672-4
August 20th Introduction and Class Overview; What is an Animal? Text pp. 3-24, Knox, Garcia, Lock, Cleve.
August 22nd “Domestic” and “Companion” Animals and “Livestock”, Text pp. 24-49, Levine, Park, Holcomb, Comella, Bueckner, Kyle.
August 27th Property and Beyond: The Evolution of Rights, Text pp. 51-81, Slaves, Women, Children, Mental Incompetents, Potential Humans, Nonhumans.
August 29th Criminal Law, Text pp. 83-99, Historical Perspective, P.K.B., State Anti- Cruelty Statutes, LaRue.
September 5th Criminal Law, Con’t., Text pp. 99-137, Affirmative Acts of Cruelty, Bunt, Voelker, Dunn, Garcia, Mohler, Waters, Failure to Act, Youngblood, Schott, Martinez, Brian.
September 10th Criminal Law, Con’t., Text pp. 137-167, Animals in Sport and Entertainment, Hunting, Boushehry, Rodeos, Animal Racing, Television, Film, Zoos, Thomason, Animal Fighting, Brackett, Ash, Hargrove.
September 12th Criminal Law, Con’t., Text pp. 167-189, Other Animal Cruelty Issues, ALDF v. Woodley, Hammer v. AKC, West Hollywood, Cross-Protecting: The Link between Animal Abuse and Human Violence, Schambon, Thompson.
September 17th Torts, Text pp. 191-223, Theories of Liability, Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress, Rabideau, Liotta, Intentional Torts, Burgess, Fourth Amendment Claims, Product Liability, Pet Food Products Liability Litigation, Veterinary Malpractice, Brown.
September 19th Torts, Con’t., Text 223-264, Damages and Valuation, La Porte, Corso, Brousseau, Johnson, Petco v. Schuster, Green.
1 September 24th Torts, Con’t, Text 264-297, Competing Interests: Companion Dogs and Farm Animals, Katsaris, Propes, Strict Liability and Negligence – Injuries Caused by Animals, Baugh, Drake.
September 26th Constitutional Law, Text pp. 299-325, Legal Standing, Justiciability and Other Limiting Doctrines, Jones, Sierra Club v. Morton, Humane Society v. Hodel.
October 1st Constitutional Law, Con’t., Standing Con’t., Text pp. 325-362, Lujan v. Defenders, ALDF v. Espy, ALDF v. Glickman, Ringling Bros.
October 8th Constitutional Law, Con’t., Text pp. 362-388, Due Process-Challenges and Claims, City of Yakima, Village of Tijeras, First Amendment, Free Exercise of Religion, City of Hialeah.
October 10th Constitutional Law, Con’t., Text pp. 388-418, Freedom of Speech, Stevens, Ouderkirk v. PETA, Dorman, Miner.
October 15th Commercial Uses of Animals, Text pp. 419-452, Animals Raised and Slaughtered for Food, New Jersey, Human Society v. Lyng.
October 17th Commercial Uses of Animals, Con’t. Text pp. 452-483, Human Society v. State Board of Equalization, Human Society v. Empire State Development Corp., ALDF v. Provimi Veal, Physicians Committee v. Tyson Foods.
October 22nd Commercial Uses of Animals, Con’t. Text pp. 483-506, Humane Slaughter Acts, Jones, Farm Sanctuary, Cavel v. Madigan.
October 24th Commercial Uses of Animals, Con’t., Text 506-538, The Animal Welfare Act and Animals in Research, Taub, ALDF v. Glickman, Doris Day Animal League, Hagan v. Feld Entertainment.
October 29th Commercial Uses of Animals, Con’t., Text 538-550, Technology and Nonhumans, Transgenic Animals, Animal Patenting, Animal Cloning.
October 31st Selected Federal Statutes, Text pp. 639-662, Endangered Species Act, TVA v. Hill, Babbitt v. Sweet Home.
November 5th Selected Federal Statutes, Con’t., Text pp. 663-681, National Environmental Policy Act, Human Society v. Johanns, Winter v. NRDC.
November 7th Selected Federal Statutes, Con’t., Text pp. 681-700, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Richardson, Kreps.
2 November 12th Selected Federal Statutes, Con’t., Text 700-713, Wild Free- Roaming Horses and Burros Act, API v. Hodel, Fallini v. Hodel, Animal Damage Control Act.
November 14th Open to Account for Schedule Slippage
November 19th Open to Account for Schedule Slippage
November 21st Open to Account for Schedule Slippage
November 26th Open to Account for Schedule Slippage
November 28th Open to Account for Schedule Slippage
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