Apr182019

Lectures & Panels Farmed Animal Legislation

12-1PM

Wasserstein 1015, Harvard Law School

Animal protection lawyer Cailen LaBarge with pigs at Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary
Cailen LaBarge

Laura Hagen, Stephanie Harris, and Cailen LaBarge discuss strategies, recent successes, and what legislating the treatment of farmed animals means.

Event Overview

This panel on Farmed Animal Legislation featured Cailen LaBarge of Animal Equality, Laura Hagen of PETA, and Stephanie Harris of the Humane Society of the United States discussing strategies, recent successes, and what legislating the treatment of farmed animals means.

Topics included recent legislation in Massachusetts and California governing the treatment of animals used in agriculture. How to lobby for legislation and run ballot initiatives at the state level.

This event was cosponsored by the Harvard Animal Law & Policy Program, HLS Animal Law Society, HLS Effective Altruism, HLS Food Law Society, and DOS Grant Fund