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Big Cat Public Safety Act Reintroduced in Senate
Bill aims to help end the rampant abuse of tigers and other big cats in captivity by banning private possessionApril 20, 2021 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Offers Scholarship and Clerkship to U.S. Federally Recognized Tribal Member
The $25,000 scholarship will be awarded to a rising second-year eligible law student attending any U.S. law school, and includes a clerkship with the nonprofit’s Criminal Justice ProgramApril 19, 2021 Press Release -
Law Student Paper Series — Environmental Responsibility & Animal Protection — Overlooked by Pension Plan Regulation
Problematic regulations regarding fiduciary duty make it difficult to factor animal and environmental protection in tax-privileged pension planning under ERISA. Join Benjamin Cregger, Lewis & Clark Law School, as they provide a closer look at recent regulatory changes, which are potentially problematic for human and nonhuman animals. -
Scholarships
The Animal Legal Defense Fund offers scholarships to law students studying in the field of animal law. -
Animal Legal Defense Fund and North Carolina Central University School of Law Partner to Offer Scholarship and Clerkship
The $25,000 scholarship is available to a second-year law student at the University, and includes a clerkship with the nonprofitApril 5, 2021 Press Release -
Share Your Experience: Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary
Have you visited the Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary in Tyler, Texas? The Animal Legal Defense Fund would like to know about your experience. -
Law Student Paper Series — Defining ‘Meat’: Plant-based Meat Label Censorship in the United States
Join Bianka Atlas, Lewis & Clark Law School, for an overview of the plant-based meat labeling landscape in the United States, with a focus on current and pending state legislation and lawsuits. -
Court Upholds Constitutionality of San Francisco Fur Ban
International Fur Trade Federation’s amended complaints dismissed in decisive victory for animalsMarch 31, 2021 Press Release -
Legal Rights Recognized for Rivers in Florida and Quebec
The global “rights of nature” movement — which seeks to secure legal rights, including standing, for features of the environment like rivers, forests, and ecosystems — continues to advance with two significant developments in North America.March 29, 2021 Animal Law Update -
Mentorship Program
The Animal Legal Defense Fund Mentorship Program matches select legal professional mentors with law student mentees from across the country focused on animal law.
