1/29/2020 Natural Disasters: Considerations for Animals in Agriculture https://www.americanbar.org/groups/tort_trial_insurance_practice/publications/tortsource/2020/winter/natural-disasters-considerations-animals-agricult… 1/4 January 29, 2020 FEATURE Natural Disasters: Considerations for Animals in Agriculture By Alex Cerussi and Irina Anta As our climate continues to change, its effects on vulnerable populations are particularly harrowing. Many of us have seen photographs of polar bears stranded on small ice floes or have read about penguins facing starvation as ocean waters warm. But there is one class of animals that has yet to receive significant attention: farmed animals. ©2020 by the American Bar Association. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. This information or any or portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association.