Environmental Law and Sustainability

Animal Law in a Nutshell (Sonia S. Waisman et al., 2021)
An efficient introduction to issues concerning animal law, from the definition of which animals deserve protection to the elements of particular crimes and torts involving animals, along with contract issues, farms, animal research, hunting, and international agreements. Also available on  West Academic (login required).

Animal Law: Welfare, Interests, and Rights (David Favre, 2008)
An in-depth approach to issues related to animal welfare, such as animal ownership, veterinary medicine, anti-cruelty laws, and farm conditions.

Animals in International Law (Anne Peters, 2021)
This book identifies and analyzes international laws and treaties addressing animals, as well as those regarding international trade and armed conflict in terms of their impacts on animals. The author proposes new legal strategies for protecting animals.

Careers in Animal Law (Yolanda Eisenstein, 2011)
Suggesting pathways to involve animals in professional legal practice in areas such as contracts, criminal law, and personal injury, as well as careers outside the legal profession.

Is CITES Protecting Wildlife? (Tanya Wyatt, 2021)
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is meant to protect wildlife amid a massive biodiversity crisis in which more than a million species face extinction. This book details the operation and implementation of CITES and compliance with the convention. It provides suggestions for improving the law.

Endangered Species Act: Law, Policy, and Perspectives (Donald C. Baur & Ya-Wei Li eds., 2021)
This anthology examines the ESA’s history and its present applications intended to help wildlife and plants at risk of extinction recover. It examines issues from the initial listing of species to the complex definition of crucial terminology such as “take,” which is restricted for listed species. It delves into the meaning of “recovery” and how to achieve it, as well as private incentives and private “citizen suits” to help enforce the Endangered Species Act.

The Future of Animal Law (David S. Favre, 2021)
This book focuses on the legal rights of animals in the future. It centers on dogs as companion animals that are the most likely vehicle for increased protections, with the ultimate goal of creating a legal framework that recognizes animals' feelings and needs. 

Litigating Animal Law Disputes: A Complete Guide for Lawyers (Joan Schaffner & Julie Fershtman, eds., 2009)
Overviewing theories of liability and defenses for various legal issues involving animals, such as torts and contract disputes, and pointing toward strategies for attorneys.

Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare (Andrew Knight et al. eds., 2023)
This handbook is essential reading for students and scholars of animal welfare, animal law and animal ethics everywhere, and for policy-makers and other professionals working in the animal welfare sector.

Studies in Global Animal Law (Anne Peters ed., 2020)
Discusses the historical foundations of law regarding the rights to use and the rights of animals, the laws of animals as commodities, animal use by indigenous peoples, trade in endangered species, biodiversity protection, and emerging strategies to win legal protections for animals.

Animal Law Section: State Bar of Arizona
A statewide group seeking to promote the study of animal law in a variety of areas, from pet stores to probate.

Animal Legal & Historical Center
Provides summaries to Arizona statutes and ballot initiatives governing animals.

Animal Welfare Legislation
A timeline of state legal protections for animals from an organization focused on strengthening such protections.

Arizona Department of Agriculture
Provides information on regulatory efforts including food production and pest control in the state.

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Regulating intersections between animal welfare and environmental protection, such as concentrated animal feeding operations.