Animal Law Events
Check this page often for the latest conferences, academic symposiums and speaking engagements around the U.S. relating to animals and the legal system.
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Featured Events
Critical Caselaw: Using the First Amendment to Protect Animals & Advocates
Wednesday, June 16th; 12:00 – 1:00 pm PT
The guarantee of free speech enshrined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is critical to the animal protection movement. Join Kelsey Eberly, ALDF Senior Staff Attorney, as she explores the applicable legal canons and arguments employed to vindicate activists’ rights, protect advocacy, and empower entrepreneurial innovation.
Lobbying for Animals: State & Federal Legislative Update
Wednesday, June 23rd; 12:00 – 1:00 pm PT
Join Alicia Prygoski, Animal Legal Defense Fund Senior Legislative Affairs Manager, for a discussion about our legislative victories from the past few months and bills we’re currently advocating for at the state and federal level.
Critical Caselaw: An Animal-Forward Approach to 1st Amendment Jurisprudence
Tuesday, July 20th; 12:00 – 1:00 pm PT
The art humans make and the spirituality humans practice have involved animals throughout time. As such, it is no surprise that animal cases have given rise to some of this nation’s most notable 1st Amendment rulings, both for freedoms of speech and religious freedoms.
Upcoming Events
29th Annual Animal Law Conference
Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School
October 15, 2021
Online
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Lawsuit Alleges USDA Fails to Protect Consumers from Deceptive Chicken and Turkey Product Labeling
Animal Legal Defense Fund asserts USDA allows Perdue Farms and others to misleadingly represent factory farmed animals in pastoral imageryJune 8, 2021 Press Release -
Animal Advocates Urge USDA to Withhold License from Troubled Puerto Rico Zoo
In a letter to the USDA, the Animal Legal Defense Fund and others explain the zoo has repeatedly violated standards of the Animal Welfare ActJune 2, 2021 Press Release -
$5,000 Reward Offered for Information about Bound Alligator in Florida
Animal Legal Defense Fund offers reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for binding an alligator in Seminole County, FloridaMay 20, 2021 Press Release
