Resource Description:
|
Questions answered by the resource:
|
Animal Welfare Act and Regulations
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/usdaleg1.htm
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
This National Agriculture Library website offers information on the Animal Welfare Act, including interpretive summaries, amendments and answers to frequently asked questions. The Animal Welfare Act dictates minimum standards of humane treatment and handling of some animals in research experiments, commercial sales, transportation, and public display.
full description
|
|
When a Dog Is a Lemon
http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/ency/article.cfm/obj
Source: Nolo
Explains how to avoid buying a sick pet and what to do if you have already purchased a sick pet. Topics covered include: obtaining disclosures from sellers about the pet, pet "lemon laws" enacted in some states, and alternatives to pet stores and puppy mills.
full description
|
|
Creating a Contract for the Purchase of an Animal
http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/auntie/questions.cfm
Source: Nolo
Describes preparing a bill of sale for the purchase of a pet.
full description
|
|
How Dog Owners Can Avoid Being Bitten by a Lawsuit
http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/ency/article.cfm/obj
Source: Nolo
Describes the types of damages people may have to pay when their pet injures someone else. Lists steps pet-owners can take to avoid liability.
full description
|
|
Defenses When Your Dog Becomes "Vicious"
http://www.aldf.org/resources/details.php?id=75
Source: Animal Legal Defense Fund
Materials written by Amy Blaymore Paterson describing what laws allow people to sue for damages caused by someone else's pets, what damages the pet owner might have to pay, and how the pet owner may be able to defend against or resolve the lawsuit.
full description
|
|
|