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ORDER YOUR ANNUAL CLE MATERIALS!

The materials from the State Bar of Texas Animal Law Section Annual Animal Law Institute CLE courses held in 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002 are available for purchase. If you missed the seminars, you can still get the materials.

To order one or more copies, send a check made payable to "State Bar of Texas Animal Law Section" to:
Animal Law Section c/o
State Bar of Texas
Sections
P.O. Box 12487
Austin, Texas 78711-2487

The 2005 papers are $50.
The 2002, 2003 and 2004 papers are $30. 

2005 papers include: 

Local Laws on Jaws, Claws and Paws
-Raul Calderon

Enforcement of the Dangerous Wild Animal Act
-Don Feare

The Legally Structured Role of Hunting and Fishing in the U.S. and Abroad
-Mr. John Jackson, III

Legal Issues faced by Rescue Groups
-Ronda Mink

Legislative Update
-Skip Trimble

Custody Disputes
-Adam P. Karp

Foxes in the Hen House-
Animals, Agribusiness, and the Law: A Modern American Fable
-David J. Wolfson

Ethical Considerations in Estate Planning and Probate Concerning Animals
-Joel Hailey

Balancing Veterinary Law and Animal Law
-Dr. John Scott

Ethical Issues for the Lawyer with an Animal Related Practice
-Dawn Reveley

2004 papers include:
    Theoretical Approaches to Animal Rights
    - Bill Davis

    Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 2003 Legislative Update
    - Boyd Kennedy

    Bless the Beasts and the Children: Talking "Rights" for Animals and Children
    - Alyce Miller

    Panel Discussion on Ethics
    - Laney Vazquez

    Integrating Animal Interests into the Legal System
    - Prof. David Favre

    Practicing Animal Law
    - Christine L. Garcia

    Take the Bite Out of the Fight: San Francisco's Response to Dogfights
    - Althea Kippes

    Estate Planning and Probate Concerning Animals
    - Joel Hailey
2003 papers include:
    Prosecuting Animal Abusers in Texas is Just Plain Torture (whatever that is); A Proposal to Revise the Texas Animal Anti-Cruelty Statute
    - Laney M. Vazquez

    Legislative Update
    - Robert L. Trimble

    Using Federal Law to Enhance Animal Protection in the Real World
    - Eric Glitzenstein

    Fair Compensation for Loss of Companion Animals: Some Observations
    - Darren Bernstein

    To Protect and Serve? Consideration of Excessive Force by Law Enforcement Against Companion Animals and Applicable Legal Protection
    - Enger McCartney-Smith

    Estate Planning for Pet Owners
    - Elizabeth Howard

    Journey to Justice : Unleashing Sentient Property Status on Companion Animals
    - Carolyn B. Matlock

    Overcoming Bias - Presenting in Litigation the Concept that Animals are Worthy of Protection
    - Baron Miller

    Status of Captive Wild Animals in the U.S.
    - Nicole Paquette

    The Lack of Regulation of Puppy Mills Under the Animal Welfare Act: A Study of Injustice Under Existing Law
    - Sara Amundson

    Discussion of Horse Slaughter Case Under Texas Statute Prohibiting Slaughter for Purpose of Human Consumption
    - Ann Diamond
2002 papers include:
    Animal Owner Liability - One Free Bite?
    - Donald D. Feare

    Veterinary Medical Malpractice
    - Chris Copeland

    Animal Rights and Welfare and Globalization
    - Oscar Gonzalez

    Texas Animal Cruelty and Civil Seizure Laws
    - Sharon Brooks

    Federal Animal Welfare Act
    - Lorin Subar

    Estate Planning for the Pet Owner
    - Elizabeth Howard


Further Reading

Animal Rights under the Law
A Lawyer's Philosophical Examination of the Possibility of Animal Rights by James W. Collins
Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs: Poster "Critters" for Failed Management
Myron J. Hess, National Wildlife Federation, 44 East Avenue, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78701, origninally published in 2000
Elephants, International Issues for Endangered Species: Overview of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora - CITES
David Favre, Professor, Detroit College of Law, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 2000
Endangered Species Act Overview
Myron J. Hess, National Wildlife Federation, 44 East Avenue, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78701, origninally published in 2000
Landowner Liability: Wildlife Aspects
Boyd Kennedy, Staff Attorney, Law Enforcement Division, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Spring 2000
Maggie's Story
Christy Lawrence, originally published in the National Paralegal Reporter in Fall 2000


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