Student Animal Legal Defense Fund of Lewis & Clark Law School

Mission

SALDF is devoted to enhancing the welfare and legal status of all nonhuman animals. As a student organization, our primary goals are to educate ourselves and others concerning the issues and laws that affect animals and to influence positive change.

Activities

Animal Law Conference: SALDF sponsors and organizes the nation's longest running annual animal law conference each fall with the assistance of the National Center for Animal Law. Please join us October 17-19, 2008.

Campus Projects: SALDF works to raise awareness about animal issues in the Lewis & Clark community through a number of projects. Past projects include:
• Animal Law Speakers Series to educate the Lewis and Clark community about issues and ideas in Animal Law.
• Weekly Animal Law Action Items: Each week, students directly influence the lives of animals by taking action on legislation, pending court cases, and adminstrative rules/hearings.
• Bird Save to decrease the number of bird strikes
• Promoting a veg friendly campus through efforts including partnerships with Bon Appetit, bake sales and Meatout events.
• and much more!


Volunteer Opportunities: SALDF representatives are also active in the Portland area animal community and may be found assisting activists at animal rights protests, participating in local animal group meetings, gathering signatures for animal related initiatives, or volunteering at the Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary, Oregon Humane Society or Cat Adoption Team.

Pro Bono Opportunities: Our members also work with attorneys in the Portland area through pro bono volunteer efforts. SALDF representatives may be found working at the downtown offices of the Animal Legal Defense Fund's Anti-Cruelty Division and taking the initiative to work with the National Center for Animal Law.

Animal Law Speakers Series

Speakers and Debates: SALDF invites speakers from around the nation to discuss local, national, and international issues relating to animals. Past speakers have included Tom Regan, Steven Wise, and Carol Adams.

Here are some podcasts of our past speaker events:

15th Annual Animal Law Conference features experts on animal law issues from all over the country and the world!

Lobbying and Legislation for Progressive Issues- Advice from a Senator with Oregon Senate Ginny Burdick.

Careers in Animal Law with Laura Ireland Moore '01 from the National Center for Animal Law, Erin Zemper '04 from the Clackamas County District Attorney's Office, and George Okulitch, a lobbyist and legislative advocate from the Tresidder Company.

Putting Your Passion Into Practice with Ginny Mikita, Esq., named as one of Michigan's Top Ten Lawyers in 1998 for her legal work in the animal protection field.

14th Annual Animal Law Conference featuring nationally recognized speakers: Steven Wise, Nancy Perry, Bruce Wagman, James B. Mason and more!

Dates of Importance

Please Also See Our Calendar of Events!


November 1, 2007: Senator Ginny Burdick will give advice to the Lewis and Clark community about lobbying and legislation from a Senator's perspective. Noon- 1pm.

November 4, 2007: Book signing with Author of "Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution," Nathan Winograd

January 24, 2008: Kelly Peterson, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy for the Humane Society of the United States. Lunch will be provided!Room 7.

February 14, 2008: Careers in Animal Law and Environmental Law. Noon. Room TBA

February 26, 2008: Sarah Baeckler: Chimps in Entertainment. Come hear primatologist and fellow law student Sarah Baeckler talk about her undercover work in at a chimp training facility. Noon, Room TBA.

March 6-9, 2008: Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) in Eugene OR

March 13, 2008: A conversation with Animal Law Attorney Adam Karp. Noon Smith Seminar Room. Lunch will be provided.

March 13th, 2008: the Canadian Seal Hunt. The seal hunt starts March 15th. Come learn about the hunt and what you can do to stop it! 5pm Room 7. Pizza will be provided.

March 20, 2008: Great American Meatout lunch. Noon in the Amphitheater.

April 1, 2008: The Link: Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse. Please join us for a discussion with Sybil Hebb,Director of Legislative Advocacy for the Oregon Law Center & Pamela Frasch,General Counsel for the Animal Legal Defense Fund,. Noon Classroom 7.

April 17, 2008: Meet the Leading Expert in Chinese Animal Law, Song Wei. Lunch will be provided. Room 7 at noon