Animal Law

Legal Intelligencer: Dog Bite Litigation, Breed Biases, and Pennsylvania Law

Pennsylvania law addresses dog bites through both civil and criminal statutes, as well as particular regulation of the insurance industry when it comes to specific restrictions.

Legal Intelligencer: Minimizing Liability for Equine Activities: Legal Challenges

The law is not fanciful when it comes to the legal protections for those who own, work with or love horses. Horses are often expensive to purchase and maintain. They are always remarkably fragile. A horse that appears perfectly healthy in the morning can be ill or worse by the afternoon.

Legal Intelligencer: Considerations under the Costs of Care Act

As we look at a decade of the law in practice, lessons have been learned as to how effectively use this tool to keep perpetrators of animal abuse responsible for the costs of their actions.

What Happens to Pets During a Breakup?

What Happens to Pets During a Breakup?

You could not imagine your relationship ending when you and your partner first chose to get a pet together. Life is turning out differently, though, and what happens to your beloved pet is a point of conflict. While you may view your pet as your baby, the laws concerning animal custody are quite different than child custody.