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Banning Animal Ownership After Cruelty Convictions: A Necessary Measure or a Path to Inequity?

Post-conviction ownership bans for animal abuse are a recognized potential legal consequence in at least forty states. In New Jersey, Moose’s Law, a bill which has been proposed since 2012, would prohibit people convicted of...more

Escalating concerns about pet custody in divorce/separation

As more and more couples are disputing pet custody issues when divorcing or separating, there is increasing concern in the legal community about how to fairly adjudicate these disputes, without unnecessarily burdening the...more

NJ Rabies Notification Requirements Properly Amended by Governor’s Veto

As previously described, NJ bill A1219 would require veterinarians or health officials to notify known pet owners prior to rabies testing of the deceased pet, which currently involves decapitation to provide maximum...more

A Proposed New Jersey Assembly Bill Seeks To Regulate Animal Rescue Organizations And Facilities Through Consumer-Friendly...

Proposed New Jersey Assembly Bill A5715 (the “Rescue Animal Disclosure Act” or the “Bill”) which would provide for the regulation of animal rescue organizations and facilities (“Animal Rescue”) in New Jersey, was introduced...more

When Is A Landlord Liable For Tenant’s Dangerous Dog (In North Carolina)

A recently decided case in North Carolina provides some guidance to landlords regarding their potential liability to a third party harmed by the pet of a tenant. (Note- I refer you to an attorney in one of our N.C. offices...more

Pet Store Sourcing Bans Do Nothing To Help Dogs Or People Searching For Life-long Pets

The plethora of laws banning or limiting sales of dogs from pet stores to families seeking a dog for long term companionship, purportedly passed to shutter puppy mills, have done nothing to improve the lives of dogs bred and...more

How Covid-19 Has Gotten More Animal Owners To Consider Creating Pet Trusts

The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) has sparked an interest in people all over the world to make sure their affairs are in order in case of sudden death or incapacitation. Many pet owners consider their...more

Sleuth Reporter Kim Kavin Uncovers The Truth Behind Dog Rescue

Kim Kavin, author of “The Dog Merchants” has started to uncover some of the truths in the world of dog rescues. Not that all rescues are bad, of course, but fact that rescues (and to some extent shelters) have largely...more

11/1/2019  /  Animal Health , Dogs , Pets , USDA

Non-Economic Damages For Pet Loss May Be Coming To New Jersey

A newly introduced bill in New Jersey, S4156 and sister bill A5404 would establish civil action for damages for injury or death of certain animals in certain circumstances. Those circumstances would include any unlawful...more

The Dog Days Of Summer At The New York Times-Part 2

In “Dogs Are Not Here for Our Convenience,” an op-ed by Alexandra Horowitz published by the NYT on September 4, 2019, Dr. Horowitz questions the “widespread policies of desexing dogs, [because] we are not just removing their...more

9/30/2019  /  Animal Health , Pets , Veterinarians

The Dog Days Of Summer At The New York Times

Two articles were published about dogs (and cats) in the New York Times on September 4, 2019, that describe, in part, varying positions of a complicated issue-spay and neuter of pets in the United States—“Spaying, Neutering...more

9/17/2019  /  Animal Shelters , Dogs , Pets

Limiting Pet Owners’ Wishes For Their Pets Set Forth In Their Will Based On Public Policy Concerns.

A NJ bill just introduced would prohibit enforcement of provision in decedent’s will that would require euthanasia of healthy domestic companion animal. ...more

Navigating Animal Law Issues In Family Court

I was recently a panelist at the 2019 annual meeting of the New Jersey State Bar Association discussing legal issues about how to share pets after divorce. As pets become increasingly important in many households in the...more

5/22/2019  /  Custody , Divorce , Marital Assets , Pets

The Perils Of Importation Of Dogs From Egypt Acknowledged And Temporarily Ceased By US Government.

Rabies is a nearly 100% fatal disease when unvaccinated animals and humans are exposed. As previously discussed the risk of exposure to rabies from dogs imported from other countries, especially from Egypt, has increased...more

A Bill That Would Have Prohibited Sales Of Purposely-Bred Puppies From Pet Shops Was Soundly Defeated In Oregon.

Oregon HB 2804 was soundly defeated after hearing testimony from dog enthusiasts and veterinarians in a dogged effort by Patti Strand and the National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA) to educate the legislators about the harm...more

Rocky’s Law In New Jersey Requires Significant Amendments Before Adoption-Part II

New Jersey bills S3551 and A5040 would require a vaccination schedule that is inconsistent with veterinary recommendations. For example, the bills would require that “if the animal is a dog, [it] has received its first...more

Rocky’s Law In New Jersey Requires Significant Amendments Before Adoption-Part I

Rocky’s Law, S3551 and its companion A5040, would require the mandatory registration of animal rescue organizations, as opposed to the current laws providing for voluntary registration. They would also would require all...more

3/11/2019  /  Animal Health , Animal Shelters , Pets

New Hampshire House Bill 688 Would Establish The Companion Animal Welfare Division In The NH Department Of Agriculture, Markets...

HB 688, introduced on January 3, 2019, would- I. Makes changes to the definition of pet vendor and defines hobby breeder. II. Establishes the companion animal welfare division in the department of agriculture,...more

2/18/2019  /  Animal Health , Pets

New Jersey Bill, If Passed, Could Expose Veterinarians And Others To Rabies Virus And Other Diseases

S3366 (Senator Stack) and identical bill A3684 (Assemblywomen Chaparro and McKnight) recently introduced bills that would expand the requirements of notification to animal owners before their animals were tested for rabies...more

2/11/2019  /  Animal Health , Pets , Veterinarians

Arizona Citizens And Pet Stores Beware: Arizona Proposed Bill To Amend Pet Purchaser Remedies Also Repeals State Preemption

Arizona bill HB 2328, a bill titled “pet dealers: purchaser remedies” includes a repeal of Section 44-1799.11 of the Arizona Revised Statutes in the last line of the bill. That section has nothing to do with purchaser...more

Animals Should Not Be Afforded More Legal Representation Than People In Court.

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 would provide animals...more

Telemedicine In Veterinary Medicine-Is it Legal?

The AVMA is proposing an updated “Model Veterinary Practice Act” to its House of Delegates in the near future. Included in the draft, which is not legally binding by any state unless specifically incorporated into the state...more

First Reading Of Ordinance To Limit Dog Ownership In Shamong Township, NJ

Shamong Township introduced Ordinance 2018-11, governing dog ownership, on October 2, 2018, which passed by the Township Committee on a first reading of the ordinance. A public hearing is scheduled on November 7, 2018....more

New Jersey Bill Proposing Regulation Of Dog Breeding Is Superfluous, Unnecessary And Redundant

On July 1, 2018, bill S2820 was introduced in the New Jersey Senate that would direct the NJ Department of Health to “adopt dog breeding standards; prohibit . . . dog breeding without {a] USDA license; and [require]...more

Impact Of The USDA-APHIS Final Rule, “Thresholds For De Minimis Activity And Exemptions From Licensing Under The Animal Welfare...

The impact of USDA’s newly adopted final rule to certain exhibitors of farm animals remains unclear. A positive result of the rule is the definition of “domesticated farm-type animals.” Farm-type animals are defined as...more

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