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The fence erected by the Park Service somehow separates a fawn from its mother.

September 27, 2023 Animal Law & Policy Clinic Submits Public Comments on Park Service’s Tule Elk Plan

Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic has submitted public comments to the National Park Service, which support the agencies proposal to remove a fence that has prevented Tule elk in Tomales Point from accessing adequate food and water.

September 18, 2023 “The class gave me hope and optimism… about how we can collectively seek justice for animals, which I translated into ideas for my design proposal.”

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September 11, 2023 Progress in the Fight to Protect Cephalopods Used in Research in the U.S.

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Oct052023

Lectures & Panels The Annual Tom Regan Memorial Lecture

12:30 PM in person or via Zoom webinar

Join us for The Philosophy of Animal Rights: A Way of Life or Religion?, this year's Annual Tom Regan Memorial Lecture, given by Cheryl Abbate. The respondent will be Dale Jamieson. The talk will be followed by a Q&A and is open to the general public as well as Harvard affiliates. A vegan lunch will be provided for those attending in person, and a Zoom webinar link can be found below.

Our Report on the Eats Act

A 50-page analysis of the EATS Act that examines the potential unintended impacts of the bill, conducts a section-by-section legal analysis of the text, and raises questions about the constitutionality of the EATS Act itself. The report additionally provides a 100-page state-by-state index listing over 1,000 state laws and regulations that potentially could be challenged and invalidated if the EATS Act is adopted.

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Our Report on Animal Markets & Zoonotic Disease in the U.S.

An analysis of 36 different animal industries, including fur-farming, the exotic pet trade, hunting and trapping, industrial animal agriculture, backyard chicken production, roadside zoos, and more, to assess the risks each poses of generating a large-scale disease outbreak.

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