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Animal Rights Trilogy

No. IX  – Barristers and Advocates

A British Barrister has accepted the East London Zoo as a client. That will be an easy job; or so he thinks, until he becomes stuck in a case involving animals’ rights, multiple litigants. What to Mr. Banchroft looks very much like a legal quagmire is to his American opponents a golden opportunity. The story forms the backdrop for the Advocate-General and the Court of Ethics to examine whether zoos are legally and morally defensible.

No. X – Animal Rights Opinion

Lawyers for the Coalition Against Cruelty Towards Animals and the East London Zoo present their case to the Advocate-General, who conducts an item-by-item hearing with input from Quality-of-Regulation Institute. Does CACTA even have the right to sue? Is it reasonable to send so many lawyers? What constitutes appropriate treatment of animals, and are they entitled to compensation? Should management be held personally accountable?

No. XI – Animal Rights Findings


Inspired by the Advocate-General’s Opinion, the Court of Ethics takes on some of the delicate ethical issues associated with holding animals in confined spaces.