Animal Blawg


"Transcending speciesism since October 2008." Animal law, animal rIghts, animal ethics, and animal policy.

Author: David N. Cassuto is a law professor and Luis E. Chiesa is an adjunct law professor at Pace Law School, and and Suzanne McMillan is a student there.

Blawg Related Categories: Animal Law • Pace University • Law Professor • Law Student

Recent Posts from Animal Blawg


  • Factory “Farmaceuticals”

    Jessica Morowitz Premarin® is a hormone replacement therapy drug manufactured by Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals.  The drug is widely prescribed to an estimated nine million women to help them cope with the symptoms of menopause, such as…

  • Are We Protecting Our Pets?

    Sarah Murphy Vaccination is a hotly debated topic, appearing in the news on a regular basis.  Is there a link between childhood vaccines and autism?  Is there going to be a mandatory vaccination of healthcare…

  • Eating Like a Rogue

    Vanessa Merton A bit of wisdom from Sarah Palin’s new book: “If any vegans came over for dinner, I could whip them up a salad, then explain my philosophy on being a carnivore,” she wrote.…

  • Romeo’s Law

    Gillian Lyons In response to public outcry of a videotaped beating of a Labrador Retriever, Romeo- on April 16, 2008 Kentucky passed S.B. 58 (dubbed Romeo’s law) which amended § 525.135 to state that the…

  • Top 75 Blogs for Vegans and Vegetarians

    One blogger’s take: find it here (and look for us!).

  • “Voiceless” Making Itself Heard

    David Cassuto Fine op-ed on animal welfare laws here by Katrina Sharman of Voiceless, an Australian animal advocacy organization.  Parallels to the U.S. situation are clear and present…

  • “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, No Fish”

    Jennifer Church This Monday, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), the international body that sets annual tuna fishing limits, announced a reduction in the fishing quota of the Bluefin Tuna.  However,…

  • “BatManu”

    Stephen Iannacone On Halloween night, Manu Ginobili, a shooting guard for the San Antonio Spurs, swatted down a bat that got loose in the AT&T Center.  The bat had been loose for most of the…

  • Long Island House of Horrors: Animal Abuse in a Suburban Backyard

    Katy Steere   On November 5, 2009 43-year-old Sharon McDonough of Selden, New York was arrested on charges of running a “pet concentration camp” in her Long Island home. Upon investigation, the remains of at…

  • Ohio’s Issue 2: Good for Animals?

    Laura Schierhoff On November 2nd, Ohio voters passed Issue 2, a constitutional amendment, which creates a ‘Livestock Care Standards Board’ to set standards for livestock and poultry care, food safety, disease prevention, farm management, and…