Dog
experts, services, products, organizations and canine-related information
 The following organizations, individuals and websites represent some of the best resources on the Internet relative to dogs and dog law.
- Tufts
University School of Veterinary Medicine is one of the top
veterinary medicine schools in the United States. Its website has
a great deal of information for dog owners and canine professionals,
lawyers, legislators and others.
- Dr. Richard Polsky is a certified
applied animal behaviorist who specializes in dogs. He is certified
by the ABS (above), and is one
of the few certified animal behaviorists in the United States. He
has helped many dog owners overcome problems with their dogs. To learn
the importance of certification, see The Use of Experts In Dog Bite Cases on this web site.
- Dr.
Patrick Melese is a board certified animal behaviorist whose
practice helps dog owners solve their pets' behavioral problems. He
is board certified by the ACVB (see above) and is one of the few veterinary
behaviorists in the USA. To learn why this is important, see The Use of Experts In Dog Bite Cases on this web site.
- International Association of Canine
Professionals is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards
of professional and business practices among canine professionals
(i.e., Dog Trainer, Veterinarian, Groomer, Kennel Manager, etc.).
A wealth of resources for meeting the challenges of the Canine Profession.
- Ed Frawley is a trainer
whose web site has a variety of articles about dog parks, dangerous
dogs, breaking up dog fights, and a host of other things.
- Guide
Dog Foundation strives to be the leading resource and provider
of premier services to facilitate the independence of people who are
blind or visually impaired.
- Assistance Animal Consulting Services has a great website with extensive links. The site is dedicated to
assistance animal access issues, disability sensitivity training,
and ensuring compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA)
and similar state laws.
- BarkBytes online dog magazine:
a great source of all kinds of information about dogs, from medical
facts to training articles. If you own a dog, you should visit this
site; if you are doing research about dog issues, this site is a must.
- United Kennel Club is the
second oldest and second largest all-breed dog registry in the United
States, founded in 1898. It has a wealth of information about dogs
and legal issues such as breed bans. It recognizes pit bulls as a
breed.
- About.com has a great list of links to sites about dogs.
- Petmotion. Petmotion is a site designed
to help people find any and all information about pets.
- United Schutzhund Clubs of America provides training instruction and licensing for its member clubs which
work under VDH rules (Verein fur Deutsche Schaferhunde of Germany).
This type of training is used for military and police work, but also
is regarded as a sport.
- French Ring Sport is a personal protection sport. It was developed in France as a way to accurately test potential breeding stock for working ability.
- The
Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement serves as a comprehensive
source of information for those coping with the loss of a pet, as
well as for professionals or students seeking information about the
many different aspects of pet loss and bereavement. See also the next
link.
- The Center for the Human-Animal
Bond: This site contains scientifically documented references
for a wide range of bond-related subjects. These include animal assisted
therapy, animal welfare, the health benefits of the bond to humans
and animals, material on animal and human abuse, and pet loss and
grief, among others. All in all, an excellent site for those with
a particular bond-related interest or those doing research in these
areas.
- National
Animal Control Association is one of the premier organizations
for animal control officers, but their extensive website may be of
interest to anyone who has to do specialized research about pets.
It includes information about pet population, statistics, and other
things.
- QuestGen Forensics performs
forensic DNA analysis of animal derived samples. provide sample preparation
and DNA profiling of non-human blood, saliva, tissue and hair with
both nuclear DNA and mitochondrial DNA techniques. Its founder, Joy
Halverson DVM, has provided courtroom testimony in both admissibility
hearings and trials in a number of jurisdictions.
- Animal Attack Files:
a website that lists news reports about attacks by dogs and other
animals.
- 5StarDog has a great
links page that is like a topical index of subjects and services pertaining
to dogs.
- The
Field Foundation is devoted to exposing and ending "bullying"
and supporting people who are bullied, including disfigured children.
A great resource for parents whose child has been disfigured by a
dog, and is having trouble at school or in the neighborhood.
- Lets
Face It is a nonprofit network that links people with facial
disfigurement and all who care for them to resources that can enrich
their lives. Also, the site has descriptions of products and links
to websites that are invaluable for people who are getting surgery,
dealing with the after-effects of disfiguring injury, etc.
- Health insurance
issues for people who have disabilities, including disfigurement: links compiled by the US Department of Labor.
- The Dog Focused
web site (www.dogfocused.com) can help you find a dog
park anywhere in the USA.
- Pets and Travel: expert tips and advice concerning pets and travel, such as how to train them to travel well, how to avoid car sickness, and the like.
Attorneys
who specialize in dog bite law and related fields of law
- Dog
bites and other canine-inflicted injuries. If you need a lawyer
with experience in dog bite law or a related field, contact Kenneth Phillips. He will review
the issues in your case and either handle it himself or refer you
to an appropriate attorney anywhere in the United States.
- Estate
planning (caring for your pet after you are gone). Attorney Gerry
W. Beyer, Professor of Law, St. Mary’s University School of
Law, San Antonio, Texas, has a great website that explains how to
take care of your pet in your will, setting up trusts, etc. The specific
page is Estate Planning
for Non-Human Family Members, but be sure to check out the
entire site.
Legal
research for non-lawyers
- American Law Source Online is a great
source for state, US, Canadian and Mexican law.
- Lightspan StudyWeb is a fantastic gateway
for anyone doing research to find the information they need as easily
as possible.
- Lawrunner is a special tool for finding
legal information on the Internet
- California Courts Self-Help Center.
This site is intended to help you find legal assistance, learn about
California law, work better with an attorney, and represent yourself
in some legal matters. This site does not provide legal advice.
- California Small Claims Court
Information Center
- Nolo
Press, specializing in legal self-help materials
- Laypeople's Law Lounge, from the 'lectric
law library
- SmartLaw, legal information
service from the Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Get Legal Help, from Court TV Law
Center
- Yahoo's Legal
Self-Help
- Legaldocs,
fill out forms online
- Self Help Law Center
- American
Arbitration Association, for information about alternatives to
judicial resolution of disputes
- Zimmerman's Research
Guide, a great gateway for researching many legal and nonlegal
topics
- Center
for Justice and Democracy is a non-partisan public interest organization
that works to educate the public about the importance of the civil
justice system and the dangers of so-called "tort reforms."
The site contains information about the civil justice system, which
is the framework for "subtopics" such as dog bite law.
Legal
research for lawyers
 Attorneys
may wish to begin their research by reviewing the following two sections of
this page:
Foreign
Federal
- US Code
- Federal Rules of Evidence
- Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure
- The Federal Register
- The
Library of Congress ("Thomas").
Legislative information from the Library of
Congress, including Bills, Resolutions, Congressional Record, Presidential
Nominations, Treaties, Committee Reports, Government Resources, and
For Teachers.
- Government
Printing Office has the most complete collection of federal resources,
including Public Laws going back to the mid-1990s.
- US Securities and Exchange Commission
- Code
of Federal Regulations
- United States District Court -- Central
District of California
- United States Bankruptcy Court -- Central
District of California
- Bankruptcy law is summarized
and explained on the website of attorney
Mark J. Markus, a certified specialist in bankruptcy and the website
entitled Bankruptcy in Brief by the Moran Law Group.
Law
sources - federal and state
- Findlaw
(free)
- all
state codes and cases.
- Versuslaw (best value) - all state codes and cases, at the lowest monthly price.
- Lexis
(free and paid)
- LexisOne for all state cases. It is free
for cases published within the past 5 years. Earlier than that,
you have to either purchase a Lexis subscription (available for
the day, week or month at a reasonable price) from the LexisOne
website, or use another source.
- Lexis
By Credit Card. You also can start your research at the more
comprehensive Lexis By Credit Card website. This is a pay-as-you-go
site; instead of being a subscription for a day, week or month,
you just pay for whatever you actually use.
- LexisOne's
State Resource Center: very extensive state resources at your
fingertips.
- There are
many free sources for state cases, but you have to use the other links
in this section to find them, or use Google. For example, a full range
of Georgia cases can be found at Lawskills,
which merely requests a donation.
- Municipal Codes:
- Legal Information
Institute: a topical index of all state codes on the WWW
- American Law Source Online, a great
source for all state and US law
- The Law Engine,
a massive amount of information, periodicals, laws, etc.
- Hieros Gamos, the comprehensive legal site
(legal periodicals, etc.)
- Zimmerman's Research
Guide, a great gateway for researching many legal and nonlegal
topics
- National Center for State Courts Home
Page
- Uniform State
Laws:
California
codes - state, county and municipal
California
court opinions
California
courts
All
state legislatures, state agencies and local agencies
Bar
Associations
Treatises, online law reviews, and other important materials
found online
Other
legal resources for lawyers
- Witkin Legal Institute Web Page
- American Bar Association
- Counsel Connect
- Internet Legal Resource Guide, by Prescott M.
Caballero
- The Guide to Law Online, prepared by
the U.S. Law Library of Congress Public Services Division, is an annotated
guide to sources of information on government and law available online.
It includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal
information, including international, multinational, US state and
federal, US territories and more.
- W3 Lawyer, legal sites organized
by topic
- WashLaw WEB, from Washburn
Law School
- Law Site of the WWW Virtual
Library, maintained by Indiana University
- The Legal Information Institute, at
Cornell Law School
- The American Veterinary Medical Association.
This site provides information about issues of interest to veterinary
medicine. It also contains information about caring for animals (see
the tab for that section on the home page).
- The American Veterinary Medicine Law Association.
The American Veterinary Medical Law Association (AVMLA) is a national
association of attorneys, veterinarians, and other individuals and
organizations with an interest in veterinary medical law and
how it pertains to the veterinary profession and allied fields.
- Animal Legal Defense Fund. This organization
is dedicated to ending animal abuse and establishing animal rights.
- Animal Rights Law Project of Rutgers University
Law School.
- Society for Animal Protective Legislation.
- Veterinary Association for Arbitration and Jurisprudence.
An organization in Great Britain that provides experts and otherwise
is similar to the American Veterinary Medicine Law Association.
- The Law Digest of
A.M. Best serves as a summary of the insurance laws for each state
and the Canadian Provinces.
- See above for Uniform State
Laws
- Legal
research and citation styles in the US by Ronald B. Standler.
- Digital maps of California
counties
- California law and motion forms (not dog bite forms): Kinsey Law Offices
- Books in print:
- Investigative Interviews
of Children, by Debra A. Poole and Michael E. Lamb (Am. Psych.
Assoc., 1998), covering how to interview children.
- Assessing Damages In Injuries
And Deaths Of Minor Children, ed. by Thomas R. Ireland and John
O. Ward (Lawyers & Judges Pub. Co., 2002).
Internet
and computing resources for lawyers
- File
storage and transfer services (90 in number to choose from) -
store and backup your files online, or send large files, or groups
of files, to other people without the problems associated with E-mail.
Medicine,
health and psychology
Medical
services for free or on a deferred payment basis
- LienDocs: Find a doctor in California who
will treat a dog bite victim and will not bill the victim until settlement
of his or her claim.
- Fresh Start Surgical Gifts: Free surgery for children who
are disfigured, have no insurance and cannot recover compensation
from the dog owner or anyone else.
Plastic
surgery
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), founded in 1931, is the largest plastic surgery organization
in the world and the foremost authority on cosmetic and reconstructive
plastic surgery. ASPS represents physicians certified by The
American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) or The Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Canada. For referrals to ABPS-certified plastic surgeons
in your area and to learn more about cosmetic and reconstructive plastic
surgery, call the ASPS at 1-888-4-PLASTIC (1-888-475-2784). See these
pages of their website:
- Michael Bermant, MD, Board
Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, is a plastic surgeon
whose website presents extensive and detailed information about a
variety of plastic surgery topics. He answers email, just like Mr.
Phillips does, and you can read questions and answers about dog bite
surgeries. Here are his links:
All
other medical topics and specialties
- Medscape is the best place to start
researching medical, health and psychology issues.
- Medem's Medical
Library represents
the full range of patient education information from medical societies
and other trusted sources, and is unsurpassed in quality, breadth,
and depth of healthcare information.
- Journal
Scan is the clinician's guide to the latest clinical research
findings in Archives of General Psychiatry, The Journal of American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Journal of Psychiatry,
Neurology, Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, The Journal of
Nervous and Mental Disease, The New England Journal of Medicine, Primary
Care Psychiatry. Short summaries of feature articles include links
to the article abstracts and full text, when available. (Access to
full text usually requires registration at the journal's Web site.)
- Cardiology
- Diabetes
& Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- HIV/AIDS
- Infectious
Diseases
- Internal
Medicine
- Managed
Care
- Molecular
Medicine
- Oncology,
cancer patient support links at the website of Job
Accomodation Network.
- Orthopedic Patient
Education Supersite: a fabulous site that explains a variety of
orthopedic conditions like low back pain, cumulative trauma, knee
problems, shoulder problems, etc.
- Orthopaedics
- Pediatrics
- Pharmacotherapy
- Primary
Care
- Psychiatry
- Respiratory
Care
- Surgery
- Urology
- Women's
Health
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