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Educating the Next Generation of Animal Law Advocates and Advancing Animal Protection Through The Law

06/01/2026

⏰ June 1st is your last chance to apply for Fall 2026 Animal Law Advanced Degree Program at Lewis & Clark Law School!

Why choose Lewis & Clark:

📚 Robust and specialized curriculum;
📝 Knowledgeable and experienced faculty;
🤝 A supportive community of fellow animal advocates;
🌎 Alumni from 30+ countries making a global impact;
🌟 Full and partial scholarship opportunities.

Ready to make a global impact for animals? Review the requirements and submit your application before the deadline: https://law.lclark.edu/centers/animal_law_studies/degree-programs/

Full scholarships available, including our newly launched Africa Animal Protection Scholarships designed for emerging and established advocates dedicated to advancing legal protections for animals across the African continent. All applicants are automatically considered for scholarship support.

05/30/2026

Ready to relax and enjoy some weekend reading? 😌Check out our Spring Newsletter to learn about exciting milestones at the Center for Animal Law Studies during the spring semester!

✅ Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/lclark.edu/spring-2026-newsletter

If you're not already a subscriber, click the link in the newsletter to join our mailing list and stay up-to-date about all things animal law at Lewis & Clark Law School. 🐾🐋🦏🐖🪿

05/29/2026

We're delighted to feature the first of the current Center for Animal Law Studies Ambassadors selected through our Global Ambassador Program: Gladys Kamsanyu ('20, Animal Law LLM, Uganda). 🧡

Gladys focused her project on the Nakaseke District, one of Uganda’s wildlife crime hotspots, where she has been organizing community outreach events to promote coexistence between people and wildlife. By educating residents about the need to protect wildlife and offering sustainable alternatives to poaching, Gladys aims to involve local community members in conservation efforts, reduce human-wildlife conflict, and preserve threatened species for generations to come.

Gladys is one of four selected Lewis & Clark Law School animal law alumni to serve as CALS Ambassadors for 2025-2026. 🎉

✅ Read more here, as Gladys features her GAP project and the impact it's making in improving the lives of animals and people in Uganda: https://law.lclark.edu/live/news/58340-saving-ugandas-wildlife-through-community-outreach

📸: The Honorable Joseph Kyofatogabye Kabuye and Judge Gladys Kamasanyu at a community outreach event on April 25th, 2026.

05/28/2026

Please join us for the International Aquaculture Law & Policy Symposium taking place in-person at the University of Birmingham, England, on June 5, 2026. 🐟 🦐 There's still time to register!

Our Strategies for Advocacy panel focuses on diverse strategies and successful efforts to advance meaningful change in the aquaculture industry. Drawing on their experiences regarding consumer protection and shrimp welfare, observations in the field, and scholarly and legislative efforts, including octopus farming bans, speakers will share lessons learned from their on-the-ground efforts and provide recommendations for effective advocacy. Hear from experts:

🔹 Becca Franks, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, New York University;

🔹 Shreya Padukone, Head of Programs, Animal Law Centre, Nalsar University of Law;

🔹 Sahana Ramdas, Associate Attorney, Costello, Cooney & Fearon; and

🔹 Giulia Malerbi, Head of Global Policy, Aquatic Life Institute

Secure your seat by registering today: https://law.lclark.edu/centers/animal_law_studies/aquaculture-symposium/2026/

The Symposium is presented by the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School, with co-hosts Aquatic Life Institute and the Multispecies Collective.

05/27/2026

It's World Otter Day! 🦦 In honor of the occasion, Zoe Morton, rising 3L and Center for Animal Law Studies law clerk, is raising awareness about river otter protection.

She writes: "Here at Lewis & Clark, we love river otters. With river otters recently selected as Lewis & Clark’s new mascot, it is worth looking past the cute photos to consider issues impacting river otters. Every year on the last Wednesday of May, World Otter Day invites people across the globe to celebrate otters while raising awareness and support for their protection."

Zoe explores a threat that you may not have considered: the growing exploitation of river otters in captivity for exotic animal cafes and roadside zoos. As we celebrate otters around the world today, read here to learn more about how to avoid contributing to cruelty: https://law.lclark.edu/live/news/58315-world-otter-day-cruelty-behind-cuteness

05/26/2026

It's the first day of the summer term at Lewis & Clark Law School and we're delighted to welcome our animal law students! 🌞

Students are taking the following courses this summer:

🔹Animal Law Trial Advocacy with Sarah Thompson;

🔹Food Law with Kaitlyn Bestor & Pamela Frasch; and

🔹Law & Ethics of Animal Testing with Rebecca Critser and Dr. Paul Locke.

We're looking forward to a great summer of animal law!

05/25/2026

Ready to make a real-world impact for animals? The application deadline to begin study in Fall 2026 for the animal law advanced degree program at Lewis & Clark Law School is June 1st! 🐋🦍🐖🦉🐟 🐾

Join our powerful network of animal law graduates who are advancing animal protection in 30+ countries across six continents.

🔶 June 1st is final date to apply for online study and, for U.S. applicants, for in-person study.

🔶 Full and partial scholarships still available, and all applicants are automatically considered for scholarship support.

🔶 Apply for the Africa Animal Protection Scholarships for applicants committed to advancing animal protection in Africa.

To learn more about degree options and to apply: https://law.lclark.edu/.../animal_law.../degree-programs/

05/23/2026

Hello from Toronto! Danielle Lopez, our Animal Law Program Manager, and Rajesh Reddy, Assistant Professor and Animal Law Program Director, are enjoying time with animal advocates at The Animal & Vegan Advocacy Summit in Canada! 🇨🇦

And how fun to get to spend time with Lewis & Clark Law School Animal Law MSL alum, Carol Kline ('26)! Stop by and visit the Center for Animal Law Studies table if you're at AVA over the weekend!

👀 Check out all the goings on this weekend at AVA: https://www.avainternational.org/canada26

05/22/2026

Alumni & Current Student Update! ⭐

At the Center for Animal Law Studies we love a good collaboration! This one by Lewis & Clark Law School Animal Law LLM alumni David Raatz ('24) and Animal Law LLM candidate Savannah Sherman, Esq. is a fantastic example.

David and Savannah are among the founding members of the Animal Law Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association. The new Animal Law Section was created in February 2025, and it's already making its mark. In this article recently published in the Hawaii Bar Journal, David and Savannah share the promise of animal law in Hawai‘i, stating that:

"Animal advocacy improves the lives of not just animals, but humans too. Advocating for the humane treatment and conservation of animals may also improve the health of the environment, foster safety in domestic relationships, and promote community involvement. Protecting critical habitat, for instance, not only protects the animals that inhabit it but also preserves the ecosystem and the human connection to the land."

Congratulations to David and Savannah for their work advancing animal law in Hawai‘i, and Mahalo! 🎉 🌺 Read their article here: https://law.lclark.edu/live/files/38054-introducing-the-animal-law-section-hawaii-bar

[Shared with author permission]

05/21/2026

Lewis & Clark Law School Professor of Practice Joyce Tischler is featured among legal experts in this month's Oregon State Bar Bulletin piece "Understanding Pet Custody."

"Judges are humans, and oftentimes they have dogs or cats or both, and they love their companion animals," says Tischler. "And cats and dogs are becoming more part of the family. And so some judges are willing to look at this battle over who gets the dog as a family matter and find that they will look at it similarly to how they view who the child is to live with."

Read it here: https://www.osbar.org/bulletin/issues/2026/2026May/index.html?page=25

Photo: Joyce and her late dog, Deja (courtesy Animal Legal Defense Fund)

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