A dog and cat cuddle with their faces leaning on each other.

February 21, 2020 Judge Gale E. Rasin one of America’s Top Ten Animal Defenders

Animal Law & Policy Fellow Judge Gail E. Rasin to be honored during National Justice for Animals Week

Chris Green speaks to the ABA House of Delegates from the podium.

February 17, 2020 Resolution on animal training for police officers passes

In most police departments in the United States, the top reason an officer fires their weapon is to shoot at a dog, according to a Department of Justice study cited in the report accompanying a resolution that was adopted today.

A box of brown eggs

April 22, 2019 Can Ethical Labelling Make Food Systems Healthy, Sustainable, and Just?

Consumers are often encouraged to “vote with their fork” and “say no” to unhealthy, unsustainable and unfair food. Food packaging is typically littered with claims about the nutrition, ethics and social goods associated with the product inside. Claims like “organic”, “GMO free”, “fair trade”, and “anti-biotic free” are common.

Sheep grazing in a field.

May 31, 2018 Animal Law & Policy Program issues report on the “King Amendment”

The Animal Law & Policy Program releases its first formal policy publication, authored by Legislative Policy Fellow, Ann Linder