Bar Association Animal Law Sections and Committees
Note: Animal Law Sections and Committees do not provide legal advice or assistance. Please do not contact them for anything other than information about the relevant committee. If you need legal information about an animal issue please see our legal information pages.
Updated: January 21, 2025
International Animal Law Sections and Committees:
American Bar Association (ABA) International Law Section, International Animal Law Committee
Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia Branch Animal Law Section
Law Society of New South Wales, New South Wales Young Lawyers Animal Law Sub-Committee
National Animal Law Sections and Committees:
State Bar Animal Law Sections and Committees:
Arizona
State Bar of Arizona Animal Law Section
Colorado
Colorado Bar Association Animal Law Committee
Connecticut
Connecticut Bar Association Animal Law Section
Florida
Florida Bar Animal Law Section
Georgia
State Bar of Georgia Animal Law Section
Idaho
Idaho State Bar Animal Law Section
Illinois
Illinois State Bar Association Animal Law Section
Indiana
Indiana State Bar Animal Law Section
Kentucky
Kentucky Bar Association Animal Law Section
Kentucky
Kentucky Bar Association Equine Law Section
Louisiana
Louisiana State Bar Animal Law Section
Maine
Maine State Bar Association Animal Law Section
Maryland
Maryland State Bar Association Animal Law Section
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Bar Association Animal Law Practice Group
Michigan
State Bar of Michigan Animal Law Section
Minnesota
Minnesota State Bar Association Animal Law Section
Missouri
The Missouri Bar Animal Law Committee
Montana
State Bar of Montana Animal Law Section
New Jersey
New Jersey State Bar Association Animal Welfare Special Committee
New Mexico
State Bar of New Mexico Animal Law Section
New York
New York State Bar Association Committee on Animals and the Law
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Bar Association Animal Law Section
Ohio
Ohio State Bar Association Animal Law Committee
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Bar Association Animal Law Committee
Tennessee
Tennessee Bar Association Animal Law Section
Texas
State Bar of Texas Animal Law Section
Vermont
Vermont Bar Association Animal Law Section
Washington
Washington State Bar Association Animal Law Section
West Virginia
West Virginia State Bar Animal Law Committee
Regional Bar Sections and Committees:
Austin, TX
Austin Bar Association Animal Law Section
Dallas, TX
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Animal Welfare Committee
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles County Bar Association Animal Law Section
Nassau County, NY
Nassau County Bar Animal Law Committee
New York, NY
New York City Bar Association Animal Law Committee
New York, NY
New York County Lawyers Association Committee on Animal Law
San Diego, CA
San Diego County Bar Association Animal Law Section
Tulsa, OK
Tulsa County Bar Association Animal Law Committee
Ventura County, CA
Ventura County Bar Association Animal Law Committee
Washington, DC
DC Bar Animal Law Committee
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