USDA

Animal Welfare Act
AWA Case Law
AWA Regulations
Proposed Regulations
Final Rules
APHIS - Animal Care

NIH

Health Research Extension Act
of 1985
NIH Revitalization Act of 1993
Public Health Service Regs
Office of Animal Care
Office of Lab Animal Welfare
ICCVAM / NICEATM

DoD

Use of Animals in Research

EPA

Good Laboratory Practices

FDA

Good Laboratory Practices

VA

VA Policy on Animal Research
MOU with NIH

NON GOVERNMENT ORGS

AAALAC
AALAS
ACLAM
ASLAP
Association of Primate Vets

RESOURCES

Bibliography
Links

ANIMAL LAW COURSES / SEMINARS

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Law Schools Offering Animal Law Courses
Law Schools Offering Animal Law Seminars
News Articles

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INTRODUCTION

There are now 42 law schools that offer animal law courses.

LAW SCHOOLS OFFERING ANIMAL LAW COURSES

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
(New York, NY)
Spring Session
Instructor: David Wolfson and Eva Hanks

California Western School of Law
(San Diego, CA)
Instructor: Kristina Hancock

Case Western Reserve University
(Cleveland, OH)
Instructor: Kathy Hessler

Chapman University School of Law
(Orange, CA)
Instructor: Jeremy Miller

Chicago Kent College of Law
(Chicago, IL)
Instructor: Beth Henning

Columbia Law School
(New York, NY)
Instructor: David Wolfson

DePaul University College of Law
(Chicago, IL)
Instructor: Neal Levin

Duke University School of Law
(Durham, NC)
Instructor: William Reppy

Emory University School of Law
(Atlanta, GA)
Instructor: Ani B. Satz

George Washington University Law School
(Washington, DC)
Instructor: Nancy Perry and Jon Lovvorn

Georgetown University Law Center
(Washington, DC)
Instructor: Valerie Stanley

Golden Gate University
(San Francisco, CA)
Instructor: Althea Kippes

Hamline University School of Law
(Saint Paul, MN)
Instructor: Lee Scholder and Barbara Gislason

Harvard Law School
(Cambridge, MA)
Instructor: David Wolfson

Hastings College of the Law
(San Francisco, CA)
Instructor: Bruce Wagman

Indiana University School of Law
(Indianapolis, IN)
Instructor: Elizabeth L. DeCoux

Mercer University - Walter F. George School of Law
(Macon, GA)
Instructor: Richard W. Creswell

Michigan State University — Detroit College of Law
(Detroit, MI)
Instructor: David Favre

Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College
(Portland, OR)
Instructor: Pamela Frasch and Dana Campbell

Summer Course: Legislation, Lobbying, and Litigation
Instructor: Nancy Perry and Jonathan Lovvorn

Pace Law School
(White Plains, NY)
Instructor: David Cassuto

Rutgers School of Law Newark
(Newark, NJ)
Animal Rights: Theory and Practice
Instructor: Gary L. Francione and Anna E. Charlton

Seattle University School of Law
(Seattle, WA)
Instructor: Adam Karp

San Joaquin College of Law
(Fresno, CA)
Instructor: Sarah Schmidt

UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
(Berkeley, CA)
Instructor: Bruce Wagman
Course Description

University of California at Davis School of Law
(Davis, California)
Instructor: Jerrold Tannenbaum

UCLA School of Law
(Los Angeles, CA)
Instructor: Taimie Bryant
Course Description

University of Cincinnati College of Law
(Cincinnati, OH)
Instructor: Ruth Tkacz

University of Denver College of Law
(Denver, CO)
Instructor: Patricia Bangert

University of Maryland School of Law
(Baltimore, MD)
Instructor: Valerie Stanley

University of Miami School of Law
(Miami, FL)
Instructor: Stephanie Haun

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
(Kansas City, MO)
Instructor: Dana Apple

University of New Mexico School of Law
(Albuquerque, NM)
Instructor: Sheryl Wolf
Course Description

University of San Diego School of Law
(San Diego, CA)
Instructor: Jane Henning

University of San Francisco School of Law
(San Francisco, CA)
Instructor: Bruce Wagman

University of Southern California School of Law
(Los Angeles, CA)
Instructor: Orly Degani

University of Tennessee College of Law
(Knoxville, TN)
Instructor: Joan M. Heminway

University of Washington School of Law
(Seattle, WA)
Instructor: Adam Karp

University of Wisconsin Law School
(Madison, WI)
Instructor: Megan A. Senatori and Pamela D. Alexander

Vermont Law School
(South Royalton, VT)
Summer session
Instructor: Steven Wise
Course Description

Whittier Law School
(Costa Mesa, CA)
Instructor: Lisa Kirk and Thomas G. Kelch

Yale Law School
(New Haven, CT)
Student led reading group
Instructor: David Wolfson and Paul Waldau

ANIMAL LAW SEMINARS

American University Washington College of Law
(Washington, DC)
Animal Law Conference – The Practice of Animal Law: Perspectives on its Past, Present, and Future
Co-sponsored by the American University Washington College of Law, the District of Columbia Bar Association’s Animal Law Committee of the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section, and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York Committee on Legal Issues Pertaining to Animals
April 17, 2004

John Marshall Law School
(Atlanta, GA)
Annual seminars sponsored by National Anti-Vivisection Society

Lewis & Clark Law School
(Portland, OR)
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Course Description
Instructors: Nancy Perry and Jonathan Lovvorn

NEWS ARTICLES

Animal Rights Law Program May Expand
The Michigan Daily, January 10, 2005 - After giving away prize money for years on “The Price is Right,” Bob Barker — the show’s famous host — is giving away money of his own for a cause that is dear to him — animal rights law. For the last few years, Barker has been donating money to animal rights law programs at law schools across the country. The University’s law school is now being considered, along with a few other schools, for a similar donation, said Steven Croley, associate dean for academic affairs at the Law School.
Read the article

Enlisting Law Schools in Campaign for Animals
New York Times, November 27, 2004 - Bob Barker has a new mission, which he is bankrolling with his own fortune. He has established endowments of $1 million each at several law schools - including those at Stanford, Columbia, Duke and the University of California, Los Angeles - for the study of animal law. Other law schools, among them Northwestern University and the University of Michigan, are in the running for similar gifts.
Read the article

FEDERAL LEGISLATION

(current congressional session)
Bills Introduced
New Laws Enacted
Private Right of Action &
Standing under AWA

STATE ACTIVITIES

Animal Cruelty
Dissection in Education
Ownership v. Guardianship
Personhood for Animals
Pet Custody Disputes
Pet Trusts

Tort Law
Overview
Non-Economic Damages
Emotional Distress
Loss of Companionship
Primary Interests of a Chimp
Veterinarian Malpractice

Ballot Initiatives
Summary

LAW SCHOOLS

Animal Law Courses
Student Groups

BAR ASSOCIATIONS

American Bar Association
State Bar Associations
Local/Regional Bar Associations

RESOURCES

News Articles
Law Review Articles
Events
Quotes
Bibliography
Advocacy Links