Staff Scholarship
The Animal Legal Defense Fund’s staff have published articles about various topics in animal law in a variety of publications.
Cruelty to Human and Nonhuman Animals in the Wild-Caught Fishing Industry
By Kelly Levenda, Senior Student Programs Attorney (co-author)
Regarding Humanity: How a Punitive Damages Statute Reflects Humanity’s View of Animal Cruelty
By Stacey Gordon Sterling, Animal Law Program Director
The veterinarian’s duty to report animal cruelty in the U.S.
By Lora Dunn, Director of the Criminal Justice Program
Idaho’s Ag-Gag Law Goes Down And Other States May Be Next
By Stacey Gordon Sterling, Animal Law Program Director
A Solution in Search of a Problem: The Difficulty with State Constitutional ‘Right to Hunt’ Amendments
By Stacey Gordon Sterling, Animal Law Program Director
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