SALDF Campus Projects

 

Campus Projects

 

SALDF works to help animals through legal channels and raise awareness about animal issues in the Lewis & Clark community through a number of projects.

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Current Projects

Animal Law Conference: SALDF organizes the nation’s longest-running annual animal law conference each fall with the support of the Center for Animal Law Studies and the Animal Legal Defense Fund. This year’s conference marks the eighteenth anniversary of this great event.

• 2010 Conference Podcasts
• 2009 Conference Podcasts

National Animal Law Competitions Congratulations to the finalists of the 2010 In-School Animal Law Competitions, hosted by SALDF, who will go on to compete at the national competition in February 2011.  3Ls Jessica Su Johnson and Natalie Calta will be competing in the National Closing Argument Competition, and 1Ls Meera Gajjar and MeredithPrice will be competing in the National Legislative Drafting and Lobbying Competition.  Best of luck to everyone at Harvard!

Animal Law Speaker Series: Every spring, 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.        

Pro Bono Opportunities:  SALDF members regularly volunteer their legal skills for the public good. For example, students assist animal law attorneys in protecting animals, write comments influencing state and federal agency decisions affecting animals, and research important animal welfare issues for professors. These pro bono activities help our community and participating helps students gain hands on experience and make connections to attorneys practicing animal law and build relationships with experts in the field.                                                                            

Public Commenting: SALDF members regularly submit public comments on state and federal administrative agency actions that affect animals.

Community Service Opportunities: SALDF members engage in a myriad of community activities to help animals.  Some projects focus on the law school campus, while others extend beyond—-into the local Portland community, to the greater Oregon community, and even nationwide.  Some of SALDF’s past and ongoing projects include:  The Animal Law Conference; Save the Birds Campaign; HSUS’s Humane Lobbying Day in Salem, OR; tabling at animal-related events; Meat Out; and volunteering at animal shelters and sanctuaries; Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary, Oregon Humane Society or Cat Adoption Team, among others.                                   

Weekly Animal News & Action Alerts: Each week, students  receive e-mails that alert them to opportunities to directly influence the lives of animals by taking action on legislation, pending court cases, and administrative rules/hearings, as well as by participation in community service and animal law related campus events! Sign up by emailing saldf@lclark.edu!                                

Bird Save Program: to decrease the number of birds being killed by striking windows on campus.                                                                                    

Veg-Friendly campus: Through our efforts, Bon Appetit included new menu items at Bon Appetit for Fall 2009, bake sales and Meatout events. In 2012, we got Meatless Mondays implemented in the cafeteria.                                                                                         

Past Projects

Football Fans Against Vick

Past Animal Law Conferences

Past Animal Law Speaker Series