Farmed Animal Protection Project

The Farmed Animal Protection Project expands experiential learning to advance protections and advocacy for farmed animals 

 

Industrial animal agriculture, including aquaculture, is extremely detrimental for the well-being of animals, human health, and the environment. The Farmed Animal Protection Project provides an exciting non-clinic experiential opportunity for students to advance their knowledge and skills. At the end of the academic year, projects produced through the FAPP are shared with the public to increase awareness and to aid other farmed animal advocacy efforts within the animal protection movement. 

The Farmed Animal Protection Project (the Project) approaches farmed animal protection from a holistic lens, incorporating animal law, human rights law and environmental law topics. Additionally, the class focuses on all types of farmed animals, including aquatic animals. In-class exercises teach farmed animal protection legal and advocacy strategies and skills helpful to advocates working to protect the interests of farmed animals. Students also benefit from guest lectures by advocates working in the farmed animal advocacy space. Students also work on existing projects and / or create an individual project in the field of farmed animal protection law, as well as intersecting issues such as food system reform, climate change, environmental protection, environmental justice, workers’ rights, and more.  As a non-clinical experiential course, the Project does not have clients.

The Project is  a two-semester experiential learning opportunity for JD, and Animal Law LLM and MSL students, to concentrate on farmed animal protection, and to develop lawyering and other professional skills used by farmed animal protection advocates. 

Visit the Law Courses Catalog for course details, prerequisites, enrollment and more. Please note that the Animals in the Law course is a co-requisite.