by David Cassuto | Apr 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
David Cassuto (x-post from Animal Blawg) There’s a story about a Canadian farmer who won a $100 million tax-free, lump sum payment in the Canadian lottery. When asked what he would do with the money, he replied “I guess I’ll just keep farming until the money’s gone.”...
by David Cassuto | Apr 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
David Cassuto (x-posted at Animal Blawg) Agricultural animals are not covered by the federal Animal Welfare Act. Many states also exclude them from their anti-cruelty laws. As a result, they have virtually no legal protections at all and spend their short lives in...
by David Cassuto | Jul 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
David Cassuto The title of this post is also the title of my forthcoming essay in Law, Culture & the Humanities (a special issue on Law & Food). Get it here. Here’s the abstract: Law and food are distinct concepts, though the discipline (Law and Food) implies...
by David Cassuto | Apr 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
David Cassuto From the Shameless Self Promotion Desk … The most recent issue of the Journal of Animal Ethics has a piece by me offering some thoughts about U.S. v. Stevens (the crush video/animal fighting, 1st Amendment Case). It’s titled: “United...
by David Cassuto | Apr 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
David Cassuto This Thursday, April 26th, 2012 at 4 pm in the Moot Court Room at Pace Law School in White Plains, Steve Wise will speak on : “The Nonhuman Rights Project’s Struggle for Nonhuman Personhood.” Reception to follow. If you haven’t...