Dear Law Students,

Using Local Legislation to Protect Animals Webinar

Learn how wild animals are exploited in circuses and traveling shows, and how you can help! The first part of this webinar focuses on the cruelty and safety issues surrounding the use of wild animals in live performances, as well as a round-up of existing state and local laws already prohibiting these inhumane shows. During the second half of the webinar, attendees will learn how to actually pass a local law prohibiting the use of wild animals in circuses in their own city or county. Animal Legal Defense Fund Campaigns Manager Elizabeth Holtz will walk you through the steps to passing a ban, as well as share tips that can be applied to any local legislative campaign.

Animal Legal Defense Fund Clerkships

Be trained by experts in animal law at the Animal Legal Defense Fund! We are accepting applications for the following positions:

Spring 2020 In-House Legal Clerkship (application due tomorrow, December 20)

Spring 2020 Legislative Affairs Program Clerkship

Spring 2020 Legislative Affairs Program Internship (open to undergraduates)

Congratulations Graduates!

If you’d like to stay involved in animal law after graduation, you can join the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Pro Bono Program. The support of attorneys nationwide is integral to helping us protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. Our Pro Bono Program is the nation’s largest pro bono network for animal protection and utilizes volunteers to support our litigation, criminal justice, and legislative goals. Volunteer attorneys can work on a variety of projects including research and citation checking, writing legal information guides, filing amicus briefs, and litigating cases.

Apply now and receive a free gift! You may also want to sign up for our Law Professional eNewsletter (check the box at the bottom of the link).

New Voices in Animal Law Writing Contest Winners

Congratulations to Bailey Frank from Duke Law School and Georgia Reid from Touro Law Center for winning our 2019 New Voices in Animal Law Writing Contest! Check out Bailey’s essay on calf Elliot and piglet Winnie from Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary and Georgia’s essay on pigs Styx and Bricks from Sweetbriar Nature Center.