By Oliver Hirsch The US Supreme Court has upheld Proposition 12, a Californian law setting minimum standards for the confinement of egg-laying hens, breeding pigs and cows. What is Prop 12? “Prop 12” was passed by referendum in 2018, with around 63% of California voters in favour. Among other...
By Rachel O’Connell, animal law student through the Open University at Åbo Akademi University The campaign After more than a year of extensive research, non-profit Humane Being has launched the world’s first legal challenge against a government to end factory farming. The entirely volunteer run...
Warning: some listeners may find content distressing Dr Joe Wills from Leicester Law School, discusses the decision in Centraal Israëlitisch Consistorie van België and Others. In this case, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that Member States could require pre-stunning of animals...
Our A-LAW Edinburgh Student Chapter held an event on May 24th entitled ‘UK Chicken Welfare: What should we know? What do we need to consider?’ The event featured speakers Professor Andrew Knight (University of Winchester) and Danielle Duffield (Solicitor and Co-chair of A-LAW’s...
By Jenny Canham, Campaigns and Public Affairs Specialist, Animal Equality UK Animal Equality, a leading animal protection organisation, has joined with cross-party MP representatives to respond to DEFRA’s recent announcement of plans to implement a ban on foie gras imports ‘in the next few...
By Rebecca Jones, clinical research professional A recent public Zoom event called “From the Courtroom to the Farm: What We Learn From Cows”, chronicled Canadian law student Edith Barabash’s journey from cow farm worker to animal advocating law student. The event was presented by Friends of...
Ed. note: Please enjoy this piece originally intended for World Aquatic Animal Day in April. We share in support of the Aquatic Animal Law Initiative and the Animal Law Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School, as part of their Center for Animal Law Studies. More information at end. By Lydia...
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