As California goes, so goes the nation. Time will tell if this popular saying rings true with respect to California’s recent enactment of Assembly Bill 1399 (AB 1399), which allows a veterinarian-client-patient relationship...more
Recently introduced Senate bill 4058 would reintroduce third parties into the enforcement, seizure and relocation of companion animals based on alleged acts of animal cruelty after the legislature successfully ousted the...more
Similar to bans on citizen lawsuit based on alleged violations of the Federal Animal Welfare Act (see, e.g., Animal Legal Def. Fund, Inc. v. Espy, 23 F.3d 496 (D.C. Cir. 1994); Peninsula Humane Soc’y v. Walters, No. C 84-2010...more
What the FDA Requires for Food Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory requirements for food companies, including manufacturers and importers, remain largely unchanged...more
Have you considered your pet or pets when planning your estate? If not, you should, according to The Humane Society of the United States, the nation's largest animal protection organization....more
I have tried many cases over a 50-year period, but the one which received the most worldwide attention was “The Elephant Case”. The case arose in August, 2001, at the San Jose Arena, where Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey...more