NABR Animal Law §ection - Student Groups

There are currently 89 law schools in the U.S. with animal law groups and 9 more groups are in the process of forming. There are 81 Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) and 10 other animal law groups.

EXISTING CHAPTERS

(listed alphabetically by school name)

American University
Washington College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Washington, D.C.

Arizona State University College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Tempe, Ariz.

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
New York, N.Y.

Boston College Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Newton, Mass.

Brooklyn Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Campbell University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Buies Creek, N.C.

Chapman University School of Law
Animal Law Society
Orange, Calif.

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Chicago, Ill.

Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Cleveland, Ohio

Columbia Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
New York, N.Y.

Cornell Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Ithaca, N.Y.

CUNY School of Law
Animal Law Association
Flushing, N.Y.

Florida Coastal School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Jacksonville, Fla.
Web Site: http://www.fcsl.edu/students/organizations/als/

Fordham Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
New York, N.Y.

George Mason University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Arlington, Va.

The George Washington University Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Washington, D.C.
Web Site: http://docs.law.gwu.edu/stdg/saldf/

Georgetown Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Washington, D.C.

Golden Gate University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
San Francisco, Calif.

Gonzaga University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Spokane, Wash.

Harvard Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Cambridge, Mass.
Web Site: http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/saldf/

Hofstra University School of Law
Legal Animal Defense Squad
Hempstead, N.Y.

John Marshall Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Atlanta, Ga.

John Marshall Law School
Animal Law Society
Chicago, Ill.

Loyola Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Los Angeles, Calif.
Web Site: http://www.lsaldf.org

Marquette University Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Milwaukee, Wis.

Massachusetts School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Andover, Mass.

Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Macon, Ga.

Michigan State University
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
East Lansing, Mich.

New York University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
New York, N.Y.
Web Site: www.nyusaldf.org

Northeastern University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Boston, Mass.
Web Site: www.slaw.neu.edu/students/aldf

Northwestern Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Chicago, Ill.

Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Portland, Ore.
Web Site: www.lclark.edu/org/saldf
Animal Law Journal: www.lclark.edu/org/animalaw

Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The Ohio State University College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Columbus, Ohio

Pace Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
White Plains, N.Y.

Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Carlisle, Penn.

Quinnipiac University School of Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Hamden, Conn.

Roger Williams University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Bristol, R.I.

Rutgers School of Law - Camden
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Camden, N.J.

Rutgers School of Law - Newark
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Newark, N.J.

Seattle University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Seattle, Wash.

South Texas College of Law
Animal Law Society
Houston, Tex.

Southwestern Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Los Angeles, Calif.

Southern Illinois University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Carbondale, Ill.

St. Thomas University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Miami, Fla.

Stanford Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Stanford, Calif.
Web Site: http://saldf.stanford.edu

Stetson University College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Gulfport, Fla.

Suffolk University Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Boston, Mass.

Temple University, Beasley School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Philadelphia, Penn.

Tulane University Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
New Orleans, La.

University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Tucson, Ariz.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
William H. Bowen School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Little Rock, Ark.

University of Baltimore School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Baltimore, Md.

University of California — Berkeley
Boalt Hall School of Law
Boalt Hall Animal Law Society
Berkeley, Calif.

University of California - Hastings College of the Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
San Francisco, Calif.

University of Dayton School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Dayton, Ohio

University of Denver College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Denver, Col.

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Detroit, Mich.

University of Florida, Levin College of Law
Animal Law Association
Gainesville, Fla.

University of Hawaii at Manoa, The William S. Richardson School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Honolulu, Hawaii

University of Iowa, College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Iowa City, Iowa

University of Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Las Vegas, Nev.

University of Maine School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Portland, Me.

University of Maryland School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Baltimore, Md.

University of Miami School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Coral Gables, Fla.

University of Michigan Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Web Site: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/umls_saldf

University of Minnesota Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Walter F. Mondale Hall
Minneapolis, Minn.

University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Kansas City, Mo.

University of Nebraska College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Lincoln, Neb.

University of New Mexico School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Albuquerque, NM

University of Oregon School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Eugene, Ore.

University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
3900 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Penn.

University of Pennsylvania Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Philadelphia, Penn.

University of San Diego School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
San Diego, Calif.

University of San Francisco School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
San Francisco, Calif.

University of Southern California Law School
Animal Law Society and Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Los Angeles, Calif.

University of Texas School of Law - Austin
Animal Law Society
Austin, Tex.

University of Tulsa, College of Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Tulsa, Ok.

University of Virginia School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Charlottesville, Va.

University of Washington School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Seattle, Wash.

University of Wisconsin Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Madison, Wis.

Valparaiso University Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Valparaiso, Ind.

Vanderbilt University Law School
Animal Law Society
Nashville, Tenn.

Vermont Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
South Royalton, Vt.

Villanova University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Villanova, Penn.

Western State University College of Law
Future Lawyers for Animals - A Student Chapter of the Animal Legal Defense Fund
Fullerton, Calif.

Whittier Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Costa Mesa, Calif.

Widener University School of Law - Delaware Campus
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Wilmington, Del.

Yale Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
New Haven, Conn.

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CHAPTERS FORMING

(listed alphabetically by school name)

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Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Cleveland, Ohio

New York Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
New York, N.Y.

St. John's University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Jamaica, N.Y.

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Dallas, Tex.

Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Lansing, Mich.

University of Houston Law Center
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Houston, Tex.

The University of Tennessee College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Knoxville, Tenn.

Widener University School of Law – Harrisburg Campus
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Harrisburg, Penn.

ANIMAL LAW SOCIETIES / ASSOCIATIONS

(listed alphabetically by school name)

Benjamin Cardozo School of Law
Yeshiva University
Brookdale Center
55 Fifth Avenue (at 12th Street)
New York, New York 10003

Chapman University School of Law
Animal Law Society
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866

Florida Coastal School of Law
Animal Law Society
Jacksonville, FL
School Organizations

South Texas College of Law
Animal Law Society
1303 San Jacinto Street
Houston, TX 77002

University of California — Berkeley
Boalt Hall School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Berkeley, CA 94720

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Quinnipiac University School of Law
275 Mount Carmel Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
Web site

UCLA School of Law
Animal Law Society
Web site

University of Virginia School of Law
Virginia Animal Law Society
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903

Vanderbilt University Law School
Animal Law Society

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FEDERAL LEGISLATION

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

STATE ACTIVITIES

Animal Cruelty
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

EDUCATION

Dissection

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
International Trends
Events
Quotes
Bibliography
Advocacy Links