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4 J. Animal L. 19 (2008)
Combating Animal Cruelty with Environmental Law Tactics

handle is hein.journals/janimlaw4 and id is 25 raw text is: Combating Animal Cruelty with Environmental Law Tactics 19 COMBATING ANIMAL CRUELTY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAW TACTICS DE ANNA HILL I. INTRODUCTION Many individuals and citizen groups view federal and state anti-cruelty statutes as inadequate in protecting animals and in providing sufficient remedies. The fight to protect animals has led to a more creative scheme of thought. Many individuals and groups have implemented legal tactics to combat animal cruelty with use of environmental law. Unlike animal cruelty statutes like the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), many of the federal environmental statutes provide citizen suit provisions or otherwise allow interested parties to sue for enforcement.1 Citizen suit provisions in environmental statutes increase accessibility of the courts to the public.2 The provisions usually include express language granting a private right of action that allows for judicial review of agency actions, and outlines procedural mechanics for when, where, and how review can be permitted.3 De Anna L. Hill is an attorney from Virginia Beach, Virginia. She proudly served in the United States Army receiving numerous awards and citations. During her enlistment she graduated magnum cum laude from Troy University. In 2007, Ms. Hill graduated from Tulane University School of Law earning a Juris Doctorate and a Certificate in Alternate Dispute Resolution and Mediation. While at Tulane she was a senior editor of Tulane Journal ofLaw and Sexuality, member of the Tulane Honor Board, president of Tulane Black Law Student Association, and a member of Tulane Inn of Court. Ms. Hill currently resides in New Orleans, Louisiana with her family. 1 See SONIA S. WAISMAN, et al, ANIMAL LAW CASES AND MATERIALS 376 (3d ed. 2006). 2See id. at 197. 3 See id.