Nirva Kapasi Patel strokes a black and white cow at Farm Sanctuary

September 08, 2023 Nirva Kapasi Patel Named Executive Director of ALPP

Harvard Law School’s Brooks McCormick Jr. Animal Law & Policy Program Announces Nirva Kapasi Patel as its New Executive Director. Nirva brings decades of experience inspiring positive change for animals as an animal rights campaigner, non-profit board member, and executive producer of documentaries such as Meat Me Halfway, The End of Medicine, and The Game Changers.

Direct Action Everywhere mass open rescus

August 31, 2023 , Harvard Law Professor Submits Brief Declaring Necessity Defense Applies to the Rescue of Animals 

Professor and Faculty Director of the Brooks McCormick Jr. Animal Law & Policy Program at Harvard Law School submits a brief in support of defendants charged with felonies for rescuing animals at California egg producer.

Two mink look down from their cage

July 06, 2023 Zoonotic Disease Threats in the U.S. Uncovered in Comprehensive New Report

Animal industries in the United States pose serious risk of future pandemics and the U.S. government lacks a comprehensive strategy to address these threats, concludes a new study by Researchers at Harvard Law School and New York University.

May 21, 2023 ALPP Faculty Director Gives Guest Lecture to Greek MA Students

Professor Kristen Stilt gives guest lecture to Greek students studying Animal Welfare, Ethics and the Law

April 21, 2023 Inside the Harvard Law School Clinic Advocating for Animal Rights

The work of the Animal Law & Policy Clinic under the leadership of Professor Katherine A. Meyer, who steps down at the end of this semester, is the cover story of The Harvard Crimson today.

February 16, 2023 , U.S. Unprepared for Dangers Posed by Zoonotic Diseases, New Analysis Concludes

Editorial in Science Calls for Integrating Multiple Agencies to Better Combat Threats