In this continuing series of updates on former SALDF members, ALDF is proud to spotlight Katie Barnett.

In this continuing series of updates on former SALDF members, ALDF is proud to spotlight Elisabeth Custalow.

Each year ALDF's Advancement of Animal Law Scholarships are awarded to members of Student Animal Legal Defense Fund chapters based upon a commitment to advancing ALDF’s mission.

In this continuing series of updates on former SALDF members, ALDF is proud to spotlight Alexis Fox.

In this continuing series of updates on former SALDF members, ALDF is proud to spotlight Natalie Prosin.

In this continuing series of updates on former Student Animal Legal Defense Fund members, ALDF is proud to spotlight Emily Davidsohn.

University of Akron SALDF students sponsor an event aimed at reducing stress during finals week.

As an undergraduate at University of North Carolina, Elizabeth Overcash led an animal interest group called Helping Paws.

Lewis & Clark Law School is proud to announce the launch of the world's first Animal LL.M. Program. The program will start in the Fall of 2012.

ALDF wants to support and encourage dedication to the field of animal law by offering recent law graduates a free attorney membership in ALDF's Animal Law Program for one year.

Co-author Lisa Turner is the president of the Texas Wesleyan SALDF chapter. This article appeared in the November issue of the Texas Bar Journal, which was devoted to animal law.

Third-year Western Law student Teri Muszak has started up the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund at Western, much to the appreciation of Cash, a 6-year-old border collie mix.

Locations:
Cotati, California
Portland, Oregon
Deadline for applications is October 16, 2011.

Seven students received ALDF's Advancement of Animal Law Scholarship this year for their outstanding work in the growing field of animal law.

New Student Animal Legal Defense Fund chapter forms at Mississippi College School of Law.

Six students participating in a legal clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School are doing their small part to change the world.

To learn more about a number of legal concerns that involve animal welfare - whether those issues involve pets, livestock, or even exotic animals - students at Indiana law schools have started organizations affiliated with the national Animal Legal Defense Fund.

Cailen LaBarge of Suffolk Law School discusses the mainstream's vast misconception of animal law and its place in out society.

Animal Legal Defense Fund Advancement of Animal Law Scholarships are available to second and third year law student members of our student chapters and will be awarded based upon demonstrated commitment to ALDF's mission.

Three students received ALDF's Advancement of Animal Law Scholarships this year for their outstanding work in the growing field of animal law: Katie Barnett, Vince Field, and Christina Fojas.

While in his last year at Chicago-Kent School of Law, Josh Grant, co-director of the school's Student Animal Legal Defense Fund chapter, wrote an in-depth article discussing Chicago's ban on foie gras.

For the past decade, Katie Bray has dedicated her spare time to animal welfare and rescue work on the ground. Now, as a law student, she is arming herself with the knowledge and skills to defend animal interests in the legal system.

This past weekend, law students from around the country converged on Harvard Law School to compete in the National Animal Law Competitions, put on by the Center for Animal Law Studies.

The Animal Legal Defense Fund is launching a new annual fundraising contest for our SALDF chapters. The contest challenges our chapters to hold a fundraiser (or fundraisers) of their choice during the fall semester and donate the proceeds to ALDF's legal programs to help animals.

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our summer clerks, who will be spending ten weeks gaining valuable experience working for either our Civil Litigation Program in California or our Criminal Justice Program in Oregon.

We are proud to announce outstanding SALDF students Mary Race (McGill University) and Akisha Townsend (Georgetown University) have been awarded the ALDF Advancement of Animal Law Scholarship for 2009-10.

We're happy to announce the launch of our brand-new SALDF Facebook page. Check out our SALDF Facebook page and become a fan today!

ALDF received this great news from Robyn Katz, President of the Texas Tech University Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF).

Kerry Patton’s article entitled, "Justice for Animals: The State of the Law in Connecticut," appears in the most recent issue of Connecticut Lawyer.

Alexis Fox & Andrew Brighten, ALDF's 2008 summer law clerks, share their experiences as clerks and some advise for other law students.

As attitudes have evolved during the past 20 years, animal law practice and education have steadily increased, and they continue to gain ground.

Elisabeth Custalow recently won the inaugural Pet JD animal law writing competition for her article, "Protecting Virginia’s Animals: What Treatment Is Required by Virginia Law of Animals in the Commonwealth?"

Marissa Dirks, Harvard SALDF president, wrote this editorial about the cruel dog racing industry, which appeared in The Record, the independent newspaper at Harvard Law School.

Quinnipiac Animal Law Society works to increase legal protection for animals.

Tamara McElyrea, vice president of Thomas M. Cooley Law School SALDF chapter discusses why animal law is here to stay.

In February, law students from all over the country competed at the fourth annual National Animal Advocacy Competitions (NAAC) at Harvard Law School.

The University of Victoria School of Law's second annual conference on animal rights and the law left attendees craving more.

Animal Law is being taught this spring for the first time at The University of Texas School of Law thanks to the school's SALDF members.