We are so happy to introduce our new Executive Director, Lana Nadj. Hop over to our website to learn more about her. We're looking forward to introducing her to you this year!

A new Harvard ALPP report finds that H.R.4673, the “Save Our Bacon Act,” Could Jeopardize Hundreds of State Regulations.

The report includes an appendix with over 600 examples of potentially affected state laws and regulations. animal.law.harvard.edu/news-article...

In @latimes.com today: a powerful oped by #animal law experts Kristen Stilt & Matthew Liebman about #RightToRescue. They argue that the necessity defense applies to rescuing animals from agricultural facilities. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor... @harvardanimallaw.bsky.social #animalcruelty #vegan

Welcome back to school, all of us everywhere!

Thank you Kristen Stilt @harvardanimallaw.bsky.social‬, ‪@animal-justice.bsky.social,‬ @climatedefense.bsky.social‬, animal law scholars,
‪@nonhumanrights.bsky.social,‬ @ccrjustice.org @aclu-norcal.bsky.social, @nlgnews.bsky.social docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Legal Scholars, Civil Liberties Groups join Kristen Stilt in supporting Animal Rights Activist Appeal: ‪@animal-justice.bsky.social
@climatedefense.bsky.social @nonhumanrights.bsky.social ‬
@ccrjustice.org @aclu-norcal.bsky.social @nlgnews.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Amid catastrophic events in the Anthropocene, an enduring moral intuition about animals is revealing itself. VLGS Distinguished Scholar & our Faculty Director Kristen Stilt shares "Someone," based on an in-process paper w Research Fellow @bonnienadzam.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/live/YRlwB0-...

What can humans and animals suffering from traumatic grief learn from each other? Join us on campus or via Zoom on Monday April 7 at 12:15 EST to hear from the singular Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, founder of Selah Carefarm (and so much more). Details below.

Silent wings, golden gaze—nature’s perfect hunter. 🦉

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Thousands of words on xenotransplantation, and all it can offer on animal ethics is bullshit whataboutism:

"Some critics object to cloning animals for their organs as unethical. Still, the United States raises almost 150 million hogs for consumption each year."

uff...& even if there were a vaccine, the virus reassorts & changes so rapidly, hopes of vaccinating our way out of it--if we even had the disease surveillance and infrastructure needed--is just not likely at all. in the US, you can have a backyard flock of 999 birds without requiring oversight.

It is not easy to keep myself from being dragged into the rushing currents of anger and grief that are running through my heart right now. Others must feel the same. Yet these very feelings press me forward into action. Meet me there.

Our Writer & Research Fellow Bonnie Nadzam with NYU's Dale Jamieson on the beginnings of a new collaboration: "The Case for Spiritual Resilience" www.carleton.edu/voice/storie....

Join us March 4 for our wildlife law panel , "At the Brink," bringing together two leading wildlife attorneys, Erica Fuller and Ramona McGee, with Mary Hollingsworth, on creative lawyering for protecting some of the country's most endangered species. Register here: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

According to NPR reporter Will Stone: "There has not been a single press briefing on bird flu with reporters & media since the new administration took over." Today at 12:15 EST, all your questions answered by Stone & infectious disease experts. Register here: animal.law.harvard.edu#:~:text=PROT....

Harvard's Animal Law Week kicks off tomorrow with an in-depth analysis of the science of avian flu, its relationship to animal ag, and media reporting under the Trump admin.
"Has the Next Pandemic Already Begun?" Register & see the week's panel line up here: animal.law.harvard.edu/news-article...

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We're seeking a Research Fellow to lead groundbreaking research developing global animal welfare benchmarks. Qualified candidates will hold a J.D. and demonstrate passion for animal welfare. Please apply to make meaningful improvements to farmed animal welfare worldwide.
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Please join us for Animal Law Week, March 3-7, 2025!
Panels include speakers on a range of emerging and ongoing issues addressing Bird Flu, Industrial Animal Agriculture, Wildlife Conservation, Animals Used in Entertainment, Animal Law Careers, and more.

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@kristinandrews.bsky.social @birchlse.bsky.social and @jeffsebo.bsky.social ! Much gratitude as ever for your work, insight, focus, and commitment--now more than ever. This is a terrific piece at @science.org.

It is a good time to zoom in and look closely at birds.

heart-stopping beautiful!