History
Who is the mother of animal law?
Joyce Tischler
What animal is the subject of a lawsuit filed by Advancing Law for Animals against Shasta County for that animal's unlawful seizure and slaughter?
Cedar the goat
Are puppy mills legal in California?
NO (yay!) Fun fact: CA was the first state to ban them!
What international treaty regulates the trade of endangered and threatened species?
CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)
Who was the animal Professor Liebman sought personhood status for?
Justice the horse
Where is ALDF headquartered?
Cotati, California
Are farmed animals protected under the Animal Welfare Act?
NO :(
True or false? Dogfighting is legal if you have a license.
False!
Under the Endangered Species Act, what is prohibited? We are looking for one specific word here.
Under the ESA, you may not "take" an endangered species.
What does habeas corpus mean? Hint: we said this at our September Animal Law Discussion.
"bring me the body"
What law school was the first to establish an animal law program (2008)?
Lewis and Clark
Octopus!
Is declawing cats legal in the U.S.?
Yes, in most states (although some states are starting to enact bans!)
Name the species at issue in Tennessee Valley Authority v Hill (endangered species dam case!)
What type of standing did PETA claim to have in Naruto v Slater ("monkey selfie" case)?
How many years has the Animal Law Conference been held?
32
Are chickens protected under the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act?
No :(
In general, if a tortious act is taken against your companion animal, what damages are you entitled to?
The fair market value (future animal lawyers, let's change this!)
(if you said vet bills, not incorrect, but the above is the answer we were looking for)
Although there are generally anticruelty statutes, and these extend to wildlife, what conduct is excluded?
Destruction in protection of life, limb, or property (Oliver v City Anaheim, killing of a wild opossum)
In what county was there an ordinance passed that recognized the legal rights of elephants?
Ojai
What tension did the first animal rights lawsuit grow out of?
Tension between protections for farmed animals and protecting religious practices of ritual or "kosher" slaughter
What California ballot measure passed in 2018 prohibits the sale of certain farmed animal products (such as pork, veal, and eggs) coming from animals raised in extreme confinement?
PROP 12!
True or false: the ADA governs emotional support animals.
False! The ADA governs service animals, and the FHA governs ESAs
Recently, Fish and Wildlife Service was sued over its strategy to cull one animal in order to protect spotted owls. What animal is at issue here?
Barred owls
On behalf of what animal was the first petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed?
Chimpanzee -- bonus points if you said Tommy!