
Kate Barnekow Clinical Fellow
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Cambridge, MA 02138
Kate Barnekow graduated from Harvard Law School in 2019, where she served as Co-President of the Animal Law Society and as an Article Editor for the Journal of Law and Gender. During her time as a law student, she worked as a legal intern for the Humane Society of the United States, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Animal Outlook (formerly Compassion Over Killing), and PETA; as a Teaching Assistant for Professor Kristen Stilt; and as a Research Assistant for Professor Jonathan Lovvorn. She was awarded the Dean’s Scholar Prize in Animal Law and received the Animal Law & Policy Program Writing Prize upon graduation.
Before law school, Kate received a Fulbright Award to Ireland, where she earned a Master of Arts in Sexuality Studies from Dublin City University and wrote a dissertation examining coverage of sexual assault trials in the Irish media. She graduated magna cum laude from Rollins College in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and a minor in Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender Studies.
After returning to Harvard Law School in 2020 to take on the role as Clinical Fellow with the Animal Law & Policy Clinic, Kate went on to become Staff Attorney in the Animal Protection Litigation division of the The Humane Society of the United States in 2022.
Below you can see a selection of news related to Kate’s work with the Clinic, and media stories in which she has been mentioned or quoted.
Media Coverage

January 20, 2022 ‘The Situation Is Dire’: California’s Tule Elk Face Biggest Threat Yet
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August 08, 2021 ‘Sacred’ elk: How California’s drought is altering the debate over Point Reyes herds
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June 25, 2021 Animal rights group sues park service, says Point Reyes tule elk dying of ‘starvation and dehydration’
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May 27, 2021 Octopus Not Recognized as Animals, Making Them Vulnerable to Inhumane Lab Treatment
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May 26, 2021 Octopuses Not Recognized As Animals According To Welfare Act Dictating Lab Treatment
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