Florida Bar Journal Articles
June 11, 2021
By: John K. Powell The Animal Law Section (ALS) experienced another successful year, remaining on the forefront of advancing animal law issues while building upon the […]
March 11, 2021
By: Ashley Joan Englund and Kelsey Beirne “The morning of the trial was excruciating for Anna, as it is for every child victim or witness who […]
September 14, 2020
The authors of this article are native Floridians who grew up in South Florida and have witnessed personally the splendor and decline of Florida’s living coral […]
June 1, 2017
by: Timothy L. Arcaro For most of us, pet adoption comes with a lifelong commitment to care for our pet for the remainder of its […]
April 1, 2017
By: Gregg Riley Morton Animal hoarding is a quiet epidemic in Florida. It is a misunderstood and under-recognized problem that has serious negative consequences for animal […]
February 1, 2017
By: John K. Powell “Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.”1 When you think of Florida, images of sandy beaches, orange groves […]
January 1, 2017
By: Robert Eschenfelder This article describes how the confluence of a local government dog bite citation, community concern, a dog-owning legislator, and a circuit judge […]
June 1, 2016
By: James F. Gesualdi The Animal Welfare Act (AWA)1 is the 50-year-old federal law that provides the standards for the humane care and treatment of certain […]
November 1, 2014
By: Janet A. McDonald “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be measured by the way its animals are treated.” These words attributed to the […]