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    A Whale of a Lawsuit?

    Yesterday, a killer whale demonstrated at a SeaWorld in Orlando why it has that name. The Shamu show turned horrific when a male orca named Tilikum killed veteran trainer Dawn Brancheau. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Brancheau was talking to the audience and petting Tilikum’s head, when he grabbed her by the arm and pulled […]
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    Judge of the Day: James Morley

    Here’s an interesting question. How do we know that animals involved in bestiality don’t actually like it? This question was recently on the mind of one New Jersey jurist. From the Philadelphia Daily News: During a bizarre hearing [in Burlington County, NJ], a Superior Court judge dismissed animal-cruelty charges against a Moorestown police officer accused […]
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    Pet Killers, Beware of Orrick

    If Michael Vick can learn to love animals, “be they a dog, or a cat, or … a reptile,” then surely the American courts can’t be far behind. A couple of weeks ago, we brought you the story of a New Jersey appellate panel which declined to view the family pet as mere property in […]
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    Pet Lovers Take A Bite Out Of Family Court

    You’ve heard horror stories about messy divorces where people litigate over the family pet. Traditionally, pets are regarded as just another piece of property to be divided up among the former spouses. But that could be about to change. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: [A] second trial on the custody of the nearly six-year-old brown pooch […]
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    Indian court going to the dog(s)

    A court in the Indian state of Bihar is putting a dog on trial. It’s not the first time “Chhotu” has been in trouble with the law. He was sentenced to death in 2003, but he must have a good lawyer, as he managed to get out of the death penalty. Here’s the tale of […]