CALS News & Events
- NEWS
CALS Launches Comparative Report to Curb the Expansion of Industrial Animal Agriculture
The analysis by the Farmed Animal Protection Project maps litigation strategies in Brazil, India, Mexico, and Zimbabwe.
Animal Law in Action
Frannie von Friedeburg, 2L and LC ALDF Co-Director, shares an overview of the 4th Annual Brooks Animal Law Student Summit
Continuing a Legacy of Compassion
Animal Law LLM Candidate, Savannah Sherman, Named Second Recipient of the Thomas Bloom Raskin Animal Protection Scholarship.
What’s at Stake at COP30: How the Failure to Address Climate Change Affects Wildlife
GLA’s Diehl Fellow, Courtney McCoy, shares the importance of the climate agenda to the future of wild animals around the world.
Announcing the 2025-26 CALS Ambassadors
The fifth round of CALS Ambassadors have been selected to carry out innovative projects that advance animal protection and animal law across the globe.
Announcing the 2025-26 Law Scholars for Change Scholarship Recipients
Meet three outstanding JD scholarship students committed to pursuing careers challenging industrial animal agriculture: Josephine Blatny, Camille Bond, and Nicole Wood.
The Impact of Wildlife Trade on Tarantulas
Professor Erica Lyman explains how the pet trade is driving significant international trade that threatens the conservation status of the Chilean rose hair tarantula.
Animal Law in Action: Key Takeaways from This Year’s Animal Law Conference
JD Student, Katherine Engelken (3L) reflects on this year’s 33rd annual event
Gain Hands-on Experience Advocating for Animals in the Animal Law Clinic
Student applications to join the Clinic this Spring Semester are open!
Advancing Animal Law: Pamela Byce and Megan Senatori Step into New Leadership Roles
In recognition of outstanding leadership in growing the Center for Animal Law Studies, Pamela Byce has been appointed Associate Dean of the Animal Law Program and Megan Senatori is named Center for Animal Law Studies Executive Director.
CALS Launches Food System Reform Fellowship
Alum Sarah Rae, Lewis & Clark JD alum, is the inaugural fellow for the Food System Reform Fellowship working with US Senator Cory Booker’s Office. Her work will focus on food system reform, nutrition and animal welfare.
Shining a Light on Farmed Animals in Aquaculture
This World Farmed Animals Day, the Center for Animal Law Studies highlights recent developments advancing offshore aquaculture in U.S. federal waters, potentially subjecting billions of aquatic animals to factory farming in the open ocean.
Advancing Animal Law in Poland
CALS Ambassador, Iga Głażewska-Bromant, shares her Global Ambassador Project to bring broader, global, and often underexplored conversations about animals into Polish legal and academic discourse.
Developing Animal Law in Nepal
CALS Ambassadors, Varnika Singh (Animal Law LLM, ’23) and Julie Palais (Animal Law MSL, ’23), share their Global Ambassador Project to support the emergence of animal law in Nepal.
Become a CALS Ambassador: Apply Now!
The Global Ambassador Program empowers and supports our alumni as they advance animal law and animal protection around the globe. Applications are open!
- EVENTS
Past Events
Animal Law Fall Cupcake Social
Stop by and relax with the animal law community before finals! Come for a vegan cupcake, good company, and to reflect on the fall semester with the Animal Law Program!
LAW: Animal Law in Private Practice
Join Sarah A. Thompson, LC Animal Law LLM alum, who will speak on how to practice animal law in a way that aligns with vegan values in private practice, as well as the role of pro bono work. Lunch provided!
Animal Law Conference
Save the Date for the 33rd annual Animal Law Conference! Co-presented by the Center for Animal Law Studies and the Animal Legal Defense Fund, this year’s event is being held October 17-19, 2025, in Chicago and online. A Call for Proposals is open until March 10, 2025, and can be submitted to conference organizers at this link.
