Articles Archive

Ecuador’s Constitutional Court Rules Wild Animals Are Subjects of Legal Rights Under the Rights of Nature

In January 2022, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador issued a landmark ruling that individual wild animals are subjects of legal rights under Ecuador’s “rights of nature” constitutional provision. The case involved a woolly monkey who was taken from the wild as a baby and kept unlawfully in a private home for 18 years.

January 4, 2023 Animal Law Update

Student Convention – 2022

The Student Convention provides an opportunity for law students to receive career advice from leaders in the animal law field and network with law students from schools across the country and beyond.

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Student Chapter Project Kit

Student Chapter Project Kit contains activity suggestions, resources, ideas, and action items — everything needed to make planning and executing SOFAM events with ease (and fun!)

Student Chapters

Animal Legal Defense Fund Grant Aids Animal Law Clinic in Developing Courtroom Animal Advocate Program Trainings

The grant will support groundbreaking work of the Courtroom Animal Advocate Program of the Animal Law Clinic at the UConn School of Law.

August 29, 2022 Press Release

Animal Law Symposium: Washington, D.C. 2022

This symposium featured panels discussing recent animal law issues before the courts

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Spotlight: Miranda Groh

Miranda Groh is a 2022 recipient of the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Advancement in Animal Law Scholarship.