This Week's Sign of the Legal Apocalypse

Is the legal profession going to the dogs? Maybe in Switzerland. According to the Associated Press, on March 7, 2010, voters in the neutral country will decide whether every canton (state) should be required to appoint an animal lawyer to represent the interests of pets and farm animals in court. This begs the question, will lawyers be taking these cases pro bone-o?

It's probably not long before the legal profession itself will be open to the animal kingdom. Which reminds us, have you heard about the fish who tried to file a lawsuit? His case was dismissed because standing was an issue. How about the one about the bird who became a judge? After just a couple of minutes on the bench, he started to go cuckoo. Ouch, that one kind of hurts.