New York City Bar Association - Animal Law Committee

New York City Bar Association - Animal Law Committee The first bar association animal law committee in the U.S. – the Committee regularly addresses leg

The Animal Law Committee is the nation’s first bar association animal law committee. It regularly addresses legal, regulatory and policy issues on a local, state and national level affecting non-human animals, both wild and domestic. At the NYC level, the Animal Law Committee has taken positions on issues such as horse-drawn carriages, pets in housing, anti-tethering of dogs and use of wild and ex

otic animals in entertainment. At the state level, the Animal Law Committee has taken positions over the years on many issues such as animal cruelty, concentrated farming operations and confinement of animals, canned hunting, force feeding of animals for foie gras production, electrocution of fur-bearing animals, tail docking, devocalization of companion animals, and required fire safety for animals kept by pet dealers. At the federal level, the Committee takes positions on matters governed by statute (e.g., the Animal Welfare Act (treatment of animals in research, exhibition, transport, and by dealers), the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, the Endangered Species Act) and on bills relating to animal health, welfare and safety (e.g., horse slaughter, sanctuary for primates used in experimentation, non-therapeutic use of antibiotics on animals). Memos are regularly submitted to incoming administrations in Albany and Washington, DC.

Animals in the News:
05/21/2020

Animals in the News:

If you care about the working poor, about racial justice, and about climate change, you have to stop eating animals.

Please see the link below for the Animal Law Committee's timely report on The Big Cat Public Safety Act.
05/04/2020

Please see the link below for the Animal Law Committee's timely report on The Big Cat Public Safety Act.

Read about the need to enact the Big Cat Public Safety Act in order to protect big cats from abuse, ensure public safety & contribute to conservation efforts.

Upcoming Program!  **Note: In light of recent events, please continue to check the NYC Bar Association's websites for up...
03/11/2020

Upcoming Program!
**Note: In light of recent events, please continue to check the NYC Bar Association's websites for updates on the program.

Great news!!!!!  New York Becomes First State in Nation to Ban Cat Declawing!!!
07/22/2019

Great news!!!!!
New York Becomes First State in Nation to Ban Cat Declawing!!!

Governor Cuomo signs legislation (S.5532B/A.1303) banning the performance of declawing procedures on cats, making New York the first state to prohibit the practice. The bill takes effect immediately.

TONIGHT!!!Animal Law Lobbying 101Stimson RoomNew York City Bar Association42 W 44th Street6:30-8:30pm
04/18/2019

TONIGHT!!!

Animal Law Lobbying 101
Stimson Room
New York City Bar Association
42 W 44th Street
6:30-8:30pm

03/26/2019
Save the Date!  Program on The Endangered Species Act Under The Trump AdministrationMarch 28th 6:30-8:30
03/26/2019

Save the Date!
Program on The Endangered Species Act Under The Trump Administration
March 28th 6:30-8:30

“San Francisco became the first first major city in the nation Tuesday to ban the sale of fur clothing, following the le...
03/20/2018

“San Francisco became the first first major city in the nation Tuesday to ban the sale of fur clothing, following the lead of West Hollywood and Berkeley. The Board of Supervisors approved the ban in a unanimous vote and it will go into effect in January 2019.”

San Francisco became the first first major city in the nation Tuesday to ban the sale of fur clothing, following the lead of West Hollywood and Berkeley. The Board of »

“A federal appeals court has struck down as unconstitutional most of Idaho’s so-called “ag gag” law, which criminalized ...
01/05/2018

“A federal appeals court has struck down as unconstitutional most of Idaho’s so-called “ag gag” law, which criminalized hidden-camera recordings of farm operations. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld most of an earlier ruling that invalidated Idaho’s statute because it violated free speech rights. Specifically, the ruling rejected Idaho’s argument that prohibiting an audio or visual recording of agricultural operations is a form of regulating an activity, rather than an expression of speech.”

A federal appeals court has struck down as unconstitutional most of Idaho’s so-called “ag gag” law, which criminalized hidden-camera recordings of farm operations.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld most of an earlier ruling that invalidated Idaho’s statute b

“Pets will now be allowed to board New York City public transportation in the wake of a natural disaster. On Monday, Gov...
10/24/2017

“Pets will now be allowed to board New York City public transportation in the wake of a natural disaster. On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill that sympathizes with evacuating pet owners and instructs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to permit animals on board buses, trains and subways in a state of emergency. The bill, A.2145, sponsored by Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, D-Manhattan, was introduced after Hurricane Sandy when some New York City residents refused to evacuate their homes because their pets were not allowed to join them on public transportation.”

Pets will now be allowed to board New York City public transportation in the wake of a natural disaster. On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill that sympathizes with evacuating pet own…

“Students at 15 Brooklyn schools will receive meatless meals on Mondays next Spring. Breakfast and lunch menus will be v...
10/24/2017

“Students at 15 Brooklyn schools will receive meatless meals on Mondays next Spring. Breakfast and lunch menus will be vegetarian as a way to encourage kids to be healthier.”

BROOKLYN — Students at 15 Brooklyn schools will receive meatless meals on Mondays next Spring. Breakfast and lunch menus will be vegetarian as a way to encourage kids to be healthier. In 2015, less than 20 percent of New York City children aged 6-12 ate five more more fruits and vegetables a day.

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