Articles

Pets Getting Their Day in Court, delawareonline.com, April 8, 2004

Emerging Issues Regarding Informed Consent, JAVMA News, January 15, 2004

Suit Yields Judgment for Pet Loss, Contra Costa Times, Nov. 2, 2003

Activists' Agenda Sway Veterinary Profession, DVM Magazine, Oct. 1, 2003

Animal Activism Runs Rampant Through States, DVM Magazine, Oct. 1, 2003

Testing Malpractice Laws: Animal Owners Suing Vets Over Emotional Damages, theithacajournal.com, August 2, 2003

Courts Warm Up to Pet Owners' Suits, National Law Journal, law.com, July 21, 2003

Arizona Board Is Lax on Discipline, Some Say, Arizona Daily Star, June 29, 2003

Profession Grapples With Evolving Pet Status, DVM Magazine, April 1, 2003

Fur Flies on Elevating Pets' Status, Denver Post, Feb. 9, 2003

Man's Best Friend: Property or Family Member, Villanova Law Review,  Michigan State University DCL, 2002

Legal Pioneers Seek to Raise Lowly Status of Animals, cogweb.ucla.edu, reprint of New York Times, Aug. 18, 1999

Ten Things Your Veterinarian Won't Tell You, smartmoney.com, May 1997

When Bad Things Happen to Good Dogs. nolo.com

If You Suspect Veterinary Malpractice, Animal Legal Defense Fund article, reprinted by Animal Defense League of Arizona

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Going to the Vet? Ten Ways to Protect Your Best Friend, by Julie Catalano Get copies of records, get second opinions, and get your pet to another doctor  if something looks, sounds, seems, or feels wrong. 

One Tech's Story. This is not the only account we've received, or even the most graphic. A vet tech writes to ask, "What can I do to stop this vet?" As it turned out, nothing.  

Pets: Invisible Victims of Abuse, Julie Catalano,  APBNews.com, May 17, 2000. When a 34-year-old mother of two recently walked away from an abusive marriage after four years, there was no way she was leaving without her children. But she agonized about leaving behind the family pets -- two cats and a dog -- when police escorted her to the Battered Women's Shelter of Bexar County, Texas...more

Congress Votes to Protect Animals in Flight. Julie Catalano, APBNews.com, March 15, 2000. A key provision requires airlines to provide the Department of Transportation with monthly reports describing any "loss, injury or death" of any animal, which in turn would make this information available to the public....more

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