Qualifying Hunting and Fishing as the Preferred Means of Managing Wildlife: A Potentially Dangerous Ballot Initiative that Provides Little Protection to Hunters and Fisherman
April 24, 2024
Captive Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: Legal and Ethical Considerations
July 1, 2024
By Ashley Baillargeon
The Animal Law Section was very active during the 2023-2024 Bar year. We offered numerous webinars for free, wrote multiple Florida Bar articles, conducted sanctuary trips and Yappy Hours all over the state. Please see below for some of our events.
Here are some ALS articles in The Florida Bar Journal for 2024:
March/April ‘24: “Qualifying Hunting and Fishing as the Preferred Means of Managing Wildlife: A Potentially Dangerous Ballot Initiative that Provides Little Protection to Hunters,” Macie Codina and Savannah Sherman.
May/June ’24: “The Endangerment of the Florida Panther and Their Habitat: The Call is Coming from Inside the House,” Emily Saladrigas.
July/August ’24: “Captive Animal Care and Management: Legal and Ethical Considerations,” Ashley Landwerlen.
We have a big CLE coming up for The Florida Bar on June 21, 2024.
The CLE is titled: “Current Issues in Animal Law: Air, Sea, and Land”
1) 9:00 am-9:45 am — Introduction to Current Issues in Animal Law — Gregg R. Morton, General Counsel, FPERC;
2) 9:45 am-10:30 am — Puppy Mills, Preemption, and Local Government Regulation — Kate MacFall, Florida Executive Director, Humane Society of the United States;
3) 10:30 am- 11:15 am — Hunting and Trapping: Legal and Ethical Considerations Ralph A. DeMeo, Guilday Law Firm;
4) 11:15 am- 12:00 pm — Captive Animal Care and Management: Legal and Ethical Considerations — Ashley Landwerlen, J.D. 2024 Candidate, FSU Law;
5) 12:00- 1:00 pm — Lunch;
6) 1:00 pm- 1:45 pm — The Endangered Species Act Turns 50: Lessons Learned, Challenges Ahead — Yvette Ayala, Rogero Law;
7) 1:45 pm- 2:30 pm — How Climate Change Affects Animal and Non-Human Animal Life on Earth — Professor Shi-Ling Hsu, D’Alemberte Professor of Environmental Law, FSU;
8) 2:30 pm- 3:15 pm — Animal Sheltering in the Sunshine — Marcy LaHart, Marcy I. LaHart, P.A.;
9) 3:15 pm- 4:30 pm — Florida Legislative and Local Government Panel — Moderator: Diana Ferguson, Rutledge Encenia Law Florida Legislator (TBD) Local Government Lawmaker (TBD).
Here are some of our past webinars: Sept. 27, 2023 “Virtual Trip to the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee!”; Oct. 10, 2023 “Responsible Pet Ownership”; Nov. 14, 2023 “Preemption and Local Laws”; Feb. 13, 2024 “Protecting Manatees and their Habitat”; and, Mar. 12, 2024 “Management of Federal Fisheries: A Balancing Act.”
We have an upcoming webinar, “Factory Farming’s Environmental Harms and the Conflict Between State Right to Farm and Nuisance Laws,” on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
Here are the sanctuary trips we have had and we have coming up: Rooterville Animal Sanctuary, October 14, 2023; In Harmony with Nature, Nov. 4, 2023; Center for the Great Apes, Feb. 17, 2023; Wild Horse Rescue Sanctuary, March 23, 2023.
We have had three “Yappy Hours,” which is a fun networking event for students and attorneys at restaurants where pets are allowed. They were held in Miami, Orlando, and St. Petersburg. We are currently working on these three locations again before June as well as hopefully one in Tallahassee.
Ashley Baillargeon, Chair