Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution
Abstract
In this article, I discuss ADR within the context of three types of animal law issues. In Part I, I discuss animal custody disputes, which I have found to be very well-suited to resolution by means of mediation. In Part II, I discuss the debate surrounding laboratory testing on animals and the reasons why several current approaches to this issue are insufficient and wasteful of resources. I outline how mediation has the potential to bridge differences and find at least short-term workable resolutions to a highly charged issue, which in turn may lead to longer-term resolutions. Lastly, in Part III, I briefly discuss why it may be in veterinarians' best interest to make more liberal use of both mediation and arbitration in cases involving alleged veterinary malpractice.
Disciplines
Animal Law | Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Law
Recommended Citation
Michael P. Kaiser,
"Cut the Dog in Half": Resolving Animal Law Disputes Through the Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution,
15
Cardozo J. Conflict Resol.
515
(2014).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol15/iss2/8