The Curious Lawyer: Zoo Law

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Can habeas corpus be used to challenge the detention of Happy the Elephant? Can Naruto the Monkey claim copyright authorship of a selfie he took while playing with a photographer’s camera? In the latest installment of “The Curious Lawyer” series, Peter Afrasiabi answers these and other interesting questions that surround the captivity, transportation, use and care of all manner of wild, domesticated and livestock animals under federal and state law.