Farmed Animals: Law & Policy (301-S1)

Visiting Professor Joyce Tischler
Two-Week Intensive: June 14 - June 27, 2011
Tentatively 9:00 am - 11:50 am
2 credit hours
Course Outline

Many students who are interested in the study of animal law consider farmed animal issues to be of particular import. The legal issues that arise are varied and complex, depending, in part, on how farmed animals are defined and the context in which they are found such as “factory farms,” “family farms,” “backyard pets,” laboratory research facilities, etc.  In this two-week summer intensive course, students will analyze federal and state laws relevant to farmed animals, comparing them to the laws and regulations governing farmed animal treatment in Europe. The class will examine the current response to consumer health, safety and humaneness concerns, as well as environmental legal and policy issues relevant to farmed animals, including land use laws and standards, public and private nuisance claims, claims under the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts, tax abatement arguments and other related local, state and federal legal issues.