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2025 ANNUAL STUDENT ESSAY COMPETITION

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TALKING ANIMAL LAW

A legal podcast for animals, hosted by A-Law’s chairperson, Paula Sparks

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ANIMAL LAW DAY

Animal Law Week will run from 18-22 July, culminating in Animal Law Day each year on 22 July.

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THE BREXIT BAROMETER FOR ANIMALS

A collaborative report prepared by the #BetterDealforAnimals coalition that takes stock of post-Brexit animal welfare.

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dog breeding in the spotlight

Norwegian Supreme Court delivers verdict in dog breeding case. Read more, including the implications in Norway for breeding Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

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Animal advocates, join our network and learn skills that will help you advocate for animals. Our Animal Lawyers’ Network runs an online Legal Skills Lab. This free course for members of the network will provide legal skills in important areas such as law making, political advocacy and more.

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Spotlight on General Comment 26

The UK Centre for Animal Law (A-LAW) welcomes that the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has recognised the impact that witnessing violence inflicted on animals can have on children and conversely the positive benefits for children of interacting with the animal world.

Read our press release and discover more about the UN’s General Comment 26.

Latest News

WHAT DO LAWYERS SAY ABOUT THE PROPOSED BAN ON AMERICAN XL BULLDOGS? A-LAW AND FOAL GROUP: JOINT RESPONSE.

25 September 2023

THE UNITED NATIONS RECOGNISES THAT CHILDREN SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM WITNESSING VIOLENCE TO ANIMALS. READ OUR PRESS RELEASE.

4 September 2023

THIS YEAR WE LAUNCHED A NATIONAL ANIMAL LAW DAY. LEARN MORE HERE.

14 July 2023

WHAT IMPACT HAS BREXIT HAD ON ANIMAL WELFARE POLICY? READ OUR REPORT.

23 June 2023

READ OUR 2021 ANNUAL REPORT AND STRATEGIC PLAN

30 NOVEMBER 2022

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