March 14, 2025 Program Why Does New York City Have Around 70 Live Animal Markets?
Live poultry markets create ideal conditions for this “zoonotic” transmission, according to Ann Linder, Associate Director of Policy and Research at Harvard Law School’s Animal Law and Policy Program.
November 20, 2024 Program What Trump’s Return to Office Could Mean for Animals
“The federal government dictates a lot about the lives of all different kinds of animals,” said Ann Linder, Associate Director at Harvard University’s Animal Law & Policy Program, “whether those are wild animals living free in nature, whether those are farmed animals living in intense confinement, whether those are monkeys or beagles in research laboratories.”
September 09, 2024 Program Bird Flu Has Already Appeared in New York’s Animal Markets. What’s Next?
In the Northeast alone, about 25 million birds are sold at live markets each year, said Ann Linder, an associate director at Harvard Law School’s Animal Law and Policy Program. “We use and consume animals here at higher levels than almost any other country on Earth,” she said. Yet there is little awareness of the dangers these markets may pose, even among federal officials, she added.
July 21, 2024 Program In Pandemic’s Shadow, Risk of Animal to Human Disease Spread Still High
From monkeypox to COVID-19, zoonotic disease outbreaks are on the rise. Here's how viruses spread from animals to humans.