One of the very first things we addressed in the first year Property class (wonderfully taught by Allen Smith, visiting from Michigan Law) was the ownership of animals: when do wild animals become someone’s “property?” And the very first Latin phrase we incorporated into our new legal lexicon was ferae naturae, the law of wild animals.
In that vein, we introduce you to Ferae Naturae, a new law blog (to us, at least) on the law of animals, wild and otherwise. The blog is authored by our ABA State and Local Government Law colleague Amy Lavine, and although she posts on a wider scope of issues than the property law aspects of wild animals, it’s still an informative and worthwhile read.
Recent posts include “How to fight criminal charges when you get caught with a crocodile in your bathtub,” “Raccoons are not ‘cuddly little animals’” (we’ll second that thought), Conservation group allowed to challenge water rights allocation in Montana,” and “Kitten piercing = animal cruelty” (you know you’re going to read that one).
We’re adding it to our blogroll, and respectfully suggest you do the same.