Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapters are law student groups that are affiliated with the Animal Legal Defense Fund and share its mission to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system.
Student Chapters are able to use our specially designed Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapters logo.
We also have new cover photos for your chapter’s social media pages, and you can add your school’s logo to the tiger cover photo!
Below you can find numerous resources for law students interested in the field of animal law.
There are 167 law schools in the U.S. and Canada that have offered a course in animal law.
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Start a Student Chapter at Your School
Learn MoreStudent chapters are an instrumental part of a growing national movement toward recognizing the important body of law known as animal law. It's easy to start a chapter!
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Start an Animal Law Course at Your School
Learn MoreWe offer step-by-step directions to starting an animal law course at your law school.
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Join the Animal Legal Defense Fund as a Student Member
Sign UpBecome a member of the Animal Legal Defense Fund and receive benefits and additional opportunities.
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