title: Current trends in animal law and their implications for the veterinary profession.
abstract: In the last decade, the veterinary profession has experienced many changes, including the birth of a new area of law known as "animal law," and an increased scrutiny by the legal community and veterinary state boards. This article provides a sampling of some of the more challenging issues the profession is facing in the early part of the 21st century, namely, guardianship versus ownership, the awarding of non-economic damages in negligence lawsuits, and challenges in maintaining medical records.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Business Advisors, Inc., 24 Coddington Road, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, USA. clacroix123@earthlink.net
authors.forename: Charlotte A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Lacroix
mesh_terms: D017087:Animal Rights; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D001841:Human-Animal Bond; D006801:Humans; D007886:Legislation, Veterinary / Q000639:trends*; D016365:Liability, Legal; D010067:Ownership; D011996:Records / Q000592:standards / Q000662:veterinary*; D014481:United States; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000592:standards*