vIndianz.com (Dec. 01, 2009) — Animal rights law courses may possibly intimidate the use of animals in medical research. Over half of US law schools currently have animal law courses, counting several universities with medical and research programs that make use of animals protected by federal welfare laws. Courses that encourage standards for compassionate animal care and welfare are not likely to incite conflict, but programs championing animal rights or “liberation” set up adversarial prospective on campuses and create a severe danger to the potential of animal research. The use of the law as an alternative of brutality and threats, however, should be accepted as a forward step.
According to the course catalogues of 203 law schools listed on the website for the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC.org), 111 (55%) educate with an animal law course (B). Of 121 student groups all through US law schools with a spotlight on animal law and animal rights, 85 are at schools with an animal law class whereas 37 are at schools with no such a class. Accordingly, animal law, through either coursework or student groups, is being addressed at 148 (73%) of US law schools.
Amongst the top 50 law schools in the country, 36 sustain no less than one animal law course in their syllabus. Development in animal law programs has been supported by assistance from “The Bob Barker Endowment Fund for the Study of Animal Rights Law,” providing $1 million gifts each to Harvard, Duke, Stanford, Columbia, and other universities.
Considering the prospective influence of these courses on research, the admittance that law schools have to the perspectives of scientists was considered, and defined by whether the home institution had a medical school or a Public Health Service Approved Animal Welfare Assurance. Eighty-three (41%) law schools have a connection to a medical school and 138 (68%) carry out animal research. Among the 111 schools training animal law, 44 (40%) have an institutional association to a medical campus and 77 (69%) are housed in institutions that perform animal research.
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