Center for Animal Law Studies Latest Newsletter , CALS Alumni Team Up to Bring Animal Law to Nepalese Law Schools / Protecting Wetlands from Animal Agriculture / Announcing the 2024-25 Brooks Institute Animal Law LLM Fellows
At the Center for Animal Law Studies, our incredible students, alumni, and professors are advocating for animals around the world. Below are inspiring updates about some of our recent impactful animal protection work. For a full list of the latest news and information, visit our News & Events page.
CALS Alumni Team Up to Bring Animal Law to Nepalese Law Schools
Two recent animal law advanced degree graduates – Julie Palais (’23, MSL, USA) and Varnika Singh (’23, LLM, India) – who share a common interest in “free-roaming” street dogs and related animal welfare issues in Asia, have teamed up to bring the field of animal law to law schools in Nepal.
Clinical Professor Erica Lyman shares a new report that provides a valuable tool to protect wetlands from animal agriculture through the Ramsar Convention. The report was via a collaboration with Mercy for Animals, and included the work of clinic students.
Announcing the 2024-25 Brooks Institute Animal Law LLM Fellows
We’re delighted to announce that Jennifer Bass and Piper Blank have been awarded Brooks Institute LLM Fellowships for the 2024-2025 academic-year. The premier LLM Fellowship is designed for exceptional candidates seeking to engage in for-credit fellowship work while earning an Animal Law LLM as a full-time student.
August was National Make-A-Will Month, so there’s no better time to consider how you can include CALS in your estate plans. Including CALS in your will is more than just a financial decision; it’s a powerful statement about the world for animals you want to help us create.
Protect Elephants from Poaching and Trophy Hunting
Copious time, money, and effort go into protecting this majestic species. Held annually, World Elephant Day marks an important opportunity to reflect on how far elephant protection has come and some of the contemporary challenges focusing on two areas: poaching and trophy hunting.
