Dog Days of Summer have you down? Cheer up with some NYLI Animal Law resources!

The expression “dog days of summer” has been around since Antiquity; The Ancient Greeks observed that the hottest day of Summer occurred when the dog star (Orion’s hunter Sirius) appeared in the sky. The Romans termed the constellation Canis Major (“Greater Dog”), and the hot days he presided over as “dies caniculares” (days of the the dog star”).

While you are surviving these ‘dog days’ (hopefully with the aid of air conditioning), you may want to check out some of NYLI’s resources on animal law….

There’s ready made topic resources on PQ Congressional — including one on the seminal Endangered Species Act of 1973 —

And, if you a frequent reader of this blog, you know about the Nutshells… and yes, we do have Animal Law in A Nutshell, a great starting point for this growing area of law….

And, for a broader and more philosophical take on Animal Law, once again – you need to go to our eBook collection.

Animal Law: Challenges & Themes takes an international approach and includes a list of the most important animal law cases in one of its appendices. Plus, it’s got a really cute fox on its cover! Click here for our catalogue entry for this one!

The practice of law is constantly expanding, and the legal profession is always on a learning curve. Get the inside baseball and make full use of your NYLI membership…

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