Health Care & Hospital Law
Apr. 6, 2020
Animal sheltering in the time of the pandemic
As a matter of state law, animal shelters can and should continue their operations in order to protect public health and safety, as well as to serve their animal charges that shelters, humane societies, and societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals were created to assist.
Jeannine Berger
Dr. Berger is the senior vice president of Rescue and Animal Welfare for the San Francisco SPCA where she oversees all aspects of animal care. She is one of the few veterinarians who has board certifications from both the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and the American College of Animal Welfare. Dr. Berger first obtained her veterinary degree in 1991 in Zurich, Switzerland. Last year she was awarded the Bronze Medal for Global Animal Welfare by the World Veterinary Association for her excellence in contributions to promoting the welfare of animals.
Bruce Wagman
Partner
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila
Bruce has an almost exclusive practice in animal law (litigation, legislative drafting, education, and counseling), representing both individuals and animal protection organizations. He teaches animal law at three Bay Area law schools, is coeditor of the Animal Law casebook, and the 2017 book Wildlife Law and Ethics, and coauthor of "A Global Worldview of Animal Law," published in 2011.
The current national response to COVID-19 is rapid, unpredictable, and increasing in intensity and the degree of restriction on the daily lives of people everywhere. Along with Stay Home orders, formal guidance documents have been published by the federal and state governments, designating "Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers." These workers are deemed exempt from the Stay Home orders based on the determination that their work is "critical in order to protect th...
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