Modern Trends in Veterinary Malpractice: How Our Evolving Attitudes Toward Nonhuman Animals Will Change Veterinary Medicine

Authors

Mary Margaret McEachern Nunalee, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
G. Robert Weedon, University of North Carolina at Wilmington

First Page

125

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to trace the historical trends in the attitudes of humans toward non-human animals generally and apply that analysis to recent and predicted future trends in veterinary malpractice jurisprudence. This article is also designed to assist attorneys representing owners and veterinarians in spotting the myriad legal issues that have arisen from these trends in order to more effectively represent parties to malpractice actions.

Recommended Citation

Mary Margaret M. Nunalee & G. R. Weedon, Modern Trends in Veterinary Malpractice: How Our Evolving Attitudes Toward Nonhuman Animals Will Change Veterinary Medicine, 10 Animal L. Rev. 125 (2004).
Available at: https://lawcommons.lclark.edu/alr/vol10/iss1/8