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Calling on a 2nd or 3rd-year student to participate in the Spring 2012 Part-Time Investigations Internship. -
On behalf of Animal Law Review, the Center for Animal Law Studies is happy to announce that an inaugural symposium will be held on Friday, October 14, 2011, at Lewis & Clark Law School. This inaugural symposium will address important issues regarding international animal law and will feature four renowned speakers.
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Professor Kathy Hessler Discusses the Rise of Animal Law in Science Magazine -
Submit your animal law papers for publication in the Animal Law journal.
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On the first day of working meetings of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), IELP distributed to the 175 Parties a comprehensive analysis of the Convention that examines the core objectives of the treaty in the context of some of the most important provisions of the Convention.
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On Monday, March 15, 2010, the Animal Law Clinic filed a petition on behalf of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection group, to urge the USDA to extend the protections now offered to downed cattle to pigs, goats, sheep, and other livestock.
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Jacques von Lunen, special reporter to The Oregonian wrote a column on this year’s Animal Law Conference at Lewis & Clark College which explored the links between animal law and other disciplines. Keynote speaker Nicholas Kristof, author of the new book “Half the Sky,” spoke on the connection between animal welfare and social justice.
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Dr. Bernard E. Rollin (B.A. CCNY, Ph.D. Columbia) is University Distinguished Professor, Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Professor of Animal Sciences, and University Bioethicist at Colorado State University. -
Only nine law schools taught animal law in 2000, but today about 110 out of 180 do.
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Melinda Merck has been investigating animal cruelty for nearly 20 years. After years of legal and veterinary practice, she is now the forensic vet of the ASPCA.
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Tossing male chicks, which have little value because they can’t lay eggs or be raised quickly enough to be raised profitably for meat, into grinders is common industry practice.
Contact Us
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) is located in Law School.
Emailsaldf@lclark.edu
Voice503-768-6795
Fax503-768-6671
Co-DirectorsHolly Gann and Michelle Pawliger
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF), MSC 51
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