Tag Archives: Animal Law

Telford v Auckland Council [2023] NZHC 31: exceptions to mandatory dog destruction orders

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Vernon Tava

UPDATE: This decision has been upheld in a Solicitor-General’s Reference. I have written about that here. Introduction Since the 2020 Court of Appeal decision of Auckland Council v Hill [2020] NZCA 52, [2020] 3 NZLR 603, the law has been … Continue reading →

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The (extremely limited) Recognition of Animal Sentience in the Law in New Zealand

Posted on August 3, 2024 by Vernon Tava

I recently went to a seminar by Associate Professor Marcelo Rodriguez-Ferrere, put on by the Auckland University Animal Law Association, about the recognition of animal sentience in New Zealand law. The recognition of the concept ‘animal sentence’ was made in … Continue reading →

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