CALS News & Events
- NEWS
Companion Animal Law Evolves to Protect People and Their Pets
Lewis & Clark sparks a national movement to protect both people and their pets by redefining the role of companion animals in the legal system.
Protecting Farmed Animals in Memory of Thomas Bloom Raskin
Megan Rosen, LLM Candidate, Named Inaugural Recipient of the Thomas Bloom Raskin Animal Protection Scholarship
Manure Biogas is All Hat and No Cattle
Miranda Herreid, a JD student in the Farmed Animal Protection Project, breaks down why manure biogas is not the solution and will further entrench factory farming.
Moo Deng Highlights the Plight of Pygmy Hippos
Behind the viral memes lies the opportunity for an important conversation about wild animal protection
ABA House Passes Resolution to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors and their Pets
Megan Senatori, Associate Director of the Center for Animal Law Studies, helped to lead the advocacy effort and was a co-author of the resolution and report, with support from two Lewis & Clark JD students.
Global Law Alliance Joins Letter Objecting to Catastrophic Kenyan Mining Operation
Wildlife in jeopardy from mining proposal
Illegal Trade Threatens the Cheetah’s Future
Clinical Professor Erica Lyman shares why cheetahs are in peril and how we can help.
Clinic Students Present Research on Global Plastics in White House Call
Global Law Alliance clinic students joined advocacy groups from across the country to urge U.S. negotiators to act aggressively within the scope of their authority as the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations begin to come to a close.
Announcing the 2024-25 CALS Ambassadors
Five alumni have been selected as CALS Ambassadors to carry out selected projects to advance animal protection and animal law around the world
The Hidden Costs of Aquaculture: How Fish Farming Is Decimating Wild Fish Stocks
Visiting Assistant Professor Hira Jaleel explains aquaculture’s adverse impacts on animal welfare, wild fish stocks and local communities, and highlights the need for legal reform.
Insights from the 32nd Annual Animal Law Conference
A sold-out crowd enjoyed a weekend devoted to animal law and advocacy
Meet the Law Scholars for Change Scholarship Recipients
Introducing Lewis & Clark Law Students Mei Brunson and Suzannah Smith
Shaping the Future of Farmed Animal Advocacy
Since 1983, October 2nd has been recognized as an international day of observance for farmed animals. Every day, Lewis & Clark Law School’s faculty, staff, students, and alumni are engaged in tireless efforts to ensure that animals raised in intensive farming operations worldwide have a better life and a kind future.
Training Wild Animal Advocates
As we celebrate four years of the Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment, we share some of the enriching work that students are undertaking for wild animals.
- EVENTS
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.
