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Animal Law Week Animal Law Week: March 30–April 3, 2026
Event Overview
Animal Law Week 2026
Animal Law Week returns with five days of timely, provocative conversations at the cutting edge of animal law and policy, and five days of free and delicious vegan lunches. This year’s program brings together litigators from across the country to explore the evolving intersection of animal welfare, human rights, and constitutional law. We welcome students, faculty, practitioners, and the broader legal community. Whether you’re new to and curious about animal law or deeply engaged in the field, join us for a week of dialogue. Each event takes place from 12:15–1:15pm.
Please register to attend in person. Registration links are available on each individual event page, linked in the event titles below and listed here. If you are outside the Boston area, you can join on Zoom here. Note: Tuesday’s talk is in-person only.
Monday, March 30
“Exploitation and Silence in Industrial Animal Agriculture”
Speakers: Amal Bouhabib, Senior Staff Attorney at FarmSTAND; Beatrice Lindstrom, Senior Clinical Instructor, Harvard International Human Rights Clinic
Location: WCC 1010 or Zoom
Tuesday, March 31
“False Food Promises and Farmed Animals—Green-Washing in Food Law: The Case Against JBS”
Speakers: Ashley Gregor, Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Protection Bureau, New York State Office of the Attorney General; Rita McDonough, Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Protection Bureau, New York State Office of the Attorney General
Location: WCC 1010 (in-person event only)
Wednesday, April 1
“The Front Lines of Companion Animal Law Enforcement”
Speakers: Chris Schindler, Director of Law Enforcement, MSPCA; Lynsey Legier, Staff Attorney, Animal Protection Division, MSPCA; Jeremy Cohen, Founder, Boston Dog Lawyers
Location: WCC 1019 or Zoom
Thursday, April 2
“Arctic Wildlife, Oil, and the Rule of Law”
Speakers: Bridget Psarianos, Staff Attorney at Trustees for Alaska; Margaret Williams, Senior Fellow, Arctic Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Location: Pound 100 Cahill or Zoom
Friday, April 3
Speakers: Noah Feldman, Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor, Harvard Law School; Asher Smith, Director of Litigation at PETA Foundation, PETA Foundation; Julia Allison, Media and Innovation Fellow, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School
Location: WCC 1023 or Zoom
