CALS Students & Alumni
Champion Global Animal Protection: Apply to Become a CALS Ambassador!
Applications are now open for our Global Ambassador Program, which empowers and supports our alumni as they advance animal law and animal protection in the U.S. and around the globe.
Bridging Veterinary Medicine and Animal Law: A Vital Alliance
CALS Ambassador, Dr. Emily Talkington (’24, Animal Law MSL), shares her Global Ambassador Project to bring Animal Law into the Veterinary Medical School curriculum.
Announcing the Africa Animal Law Collaborative
A strategic global initiative designed to build capacity and drive systemic change for Africa’s animals
Animal Law Clinic Students Help Draft Groundbreaking Colorado Law
The new bill enshrines the human-animal bond as a social determinant of health
Saving Uganda’s Wildlife Through Community Outreach
CALS Ambassador, Gladys Kamasanyu (’20, Animal Law LLM, Uganda) shares her Global Ambassador Project to prevent wildlife crime by educating rural communities.
World Otter Day: Cruelty Behind Cuteness
In honor of World Otter Day, Zoe Morton (Lewis & Clark Law School rising 3L and Center for Animal Law Studies Law Clerk) raises awareness about the growing exploitation of river otters in captivity for exotic animal cafes and roadside zoos.
Introducing Our 2026 Animal Law Award Recipients
Meet this year’s graduating award recipients: Camille Bond (JD), Vivian González Méndez (LLM), and Laurisa Schutt (MSL)
Animal Law in Action
Frannie von Friedeburg, 2L and LC ALDF Co-Director, shares an overview of the 4th Annual Brooks Animal Law Student Summit
Continuing a Legacy of Compassion
Animal Law LLM Candidate, Savannah Sherman, Named Second Recipient of the Thomas Bloom Raskin Animal Protection Scholarship.
Announcing the 2025-26 CALS Ambassadors
The fifth round of CALS Ambassadors have been selected to carry out innovative projects that advance animal protection and animal law across the globe.
Announcing the 2025-26 Law Scholars for Change Scholarship Recipients
Meet three outstanding JD scholarship students committed to pursuing careers challenging industrial animal agriculture: Josephine Blatny, Camille Bond, and Nicole Wood.
CALS Launches Food System Reform Fellowship
Alum Sarah Rae, Lewis & Clark JD alum, is the inaugural fellow for the Food System Reform Fellowship working with US Senator Cory Booker’s Office. Her work will focus on food system reform, nutrition and animal welfare.
Advancing Animal Law in Poland
CALS Ambassador, Iga Głażewska-Bromant, shares her Global Ambassador Project to bring broader, global, and often underexplored conversations about animals into Polish legal and academic discourse.
Developing Animal Law in Nepal
CALS Ambassadors, Varnika Singh (Animal Law LLM, ’23) and Julie Palais (Animal Law MSL, ’23), share their Global Ambassador Project to support the emergence of animal law in Nepal.
CALS Welcomes Animal Law Teaching Fellow
Lewis & Clark Law School Alum, Kaiti Bestor, joins the CALS Team
Center for Animal Law Studies is located in Wood Hall on the Law Campus.
email cals@lclark.edu
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Center for Animal Law Studies
Lewis & Clark Law School
10101 S. Terwilliger Boulevard MSC 51
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