INTRODUCTION

REMARKS

Secretary of Interior Babbitt comments on the valuable contribution the Endangered Species Act has made to the protection of endangered species and advocates a holistic approach to saving the ecosystems that support such species. He reflects on the moral, cultural and religious values that support the work of preserving creation.

ARTICLES

Mr. Baur outlines the history of the international Polar Bear Agreement and the issues arising from its provisions. Mr. Baur points out inconsistencies between the international agreement and U.S. laws, such as the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Coastal Zone Management Act, and offers suggestions to reconcile inconsistent provisions.

SCREENING WATER DIVERSIONS FOR FISH PROTECTION: A SURVEY OF POLICY, PRACTICES AND COMPLIANCE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
by James D. Crammond

Mr. Crammond explains screening mechanisms used in water diversions to protect anadromous fish, outlines applicable state, federal, and tribal legal standards for diversions, and evaluates compliance with and enforcement of screening requirements.

BEYOND THE LAW: AGRIBUSINESS AND THE SYSTEMATIC ABUSE OF ANIMALS RAISED FOR FOOD OR FOOD PRODUCTION
by David J. Wolfson

Mr. Wolfson surveys provisions under federal and state laws designed to minimize cruelty to animals raised for food or food production. Mr. Wolfson discusses the failure of such laws to provide adequate protection and compares U.S. provisions with European cruelty laws and finally poses alternatives to the current system.

SYMPOSIUM

On September 23, 1995, the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund of Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College held a symposium on issues affecting domestic and captive animals. Matters such as factory farming, animal litigation, animal welfare laws, bioethics, and anticruelty legislation were discussed. Participants in the symposium included attorneys, biologists, veterinarians, and professors or law. The following articles are adapted from remarks presented at the symposium.

BIOETHICS AND ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION
by Arthur B. LaFrance

SOME THOUGHTS ON ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION
by David Favre

PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL RESEARCH: REPLACEMENT, REDUCTION, REFINEMENT, AND RESPONSIBILITY
by Bryan D. Ogden, D.V.M.

BIOLOGICAL CONTINUITY AND GREAT APE RIGHTS
by Mark A. Krause

LEGAL RIGHTS FOR NONHUMAN ANIMALS: THE CASE FOR CHIMPANZEES AND BONOBOS
by Steven M. Wise

EFFECTIVE VOIR DIRE IN ANIMAL CASES
by Larry Weiss

ANIMAL CRUELTY LEGISLATION: THE PASADO LAW AND ITS LEGACY
by Steve Ann Chambers

THE KITTLES CASE AND ITS AFTERMATH
by Joshua Marquis

THE OREGON BEAR AND COUGAR INITIATIVE: A LOOK AT THE INITIATIVE PROCESS
by Nancy Perry

BOOK REVIEWS

A DANGEROUSLY MISLEADING CASE FOR EXTINCTION: A REVIEW OF NOAH'S CHOICE: THE FUTURE OF ENDANGERED SPECIES
Shennie Patel