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Animal Law Academy

The Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Animal Law Academy provides articles, educational webinars, and CLEs covering both substantive and practical topics in animal law written and presented by experts in the field. These are a convenient way to learn more about the rapidly developing field of animal law while staying up-to-date on the latest news.

Webinars

Our webinars are an opportunity to learn about important issues currently facing animals in the legal system and are suitable for anyone interested in animal law, current and future law students, attorneys, legal professionals and animal advocates.

My Life as an Animal Lawyer — Career Pathways & Advice: Legislation

My Life as an Animal Lawyer — Career Pathways & Advice: Legislation

Presented 9/2/26
Join us for an informal conversation with Kim Kelly, Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Legislative Affairs Program Director, and Praveen Varanasi, the Executive Director of the Animal Legal Defense Legislative Fund, on their lives as animal protection attorneys.
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ALDF Updates: Advancing Animal Law

ALDF Updates: Advancing Animal Law

Presented 3/10/26
Join the Animal Legal Defense Fund to celebrate a victory for plant-based foods, free speech, and consumers!
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Animal Law Update

The Animal Law Update is a series highlighting legal and policy developments in the rapidly emerging field of animal law.

Illinois Law Expands "Pet Custody" Principles Beyond Marriage

Illinois Law Expands “Pet Custody” Principles Beyond Marriage

With passage of the Companion Animal Custody Equity Act, Illinois is the first state to empower courts to consider the animal’s well-being in possession disputes regardless of marital status.
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Indiana Expands Emergency Rescue Law and Modernizes Animal Cruelty Standards

Effective July 1, 2026, Indiana’s House Enrolled Act 1165 grants full civil and criminal immunity to members of the public who rescue endangered animals from locked vehicles, modernizes animal cruelty standards, amends domestic violence animal cruelty to address coercive control, and removes the monetary cap for felony theft.
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Staff Scholarship

The Animal Legal Defense Fund’s staff have published articles about various topics in animal law in a variety of publications.

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Advancement of Animal Law Scholarships

Advancement of Animal Law Scholarships are available to law student members of our student chapters and are awarded based upon demonstrated commitment to the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s mission.

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2021 Advancement of Animal Law Scholarship Recipients

The Animal Legal Defense Fund Advancement of Animal Law Scholarships are awarded to law student members of our student chapters based upon demonstrated commitment to the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s mission, “to advance the interests and protect the lives of animals through the legal system.”
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