MSU Law Student Animal Legal Defense Fund

04/06/2021

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a bill into law Thursday that will allow landlords to retrieve the pets of deceased or incapacitated tenants. House Bill 2507 amends the Arizona Residential Landlord...

03/15/2021

We partnered with the Environmental Law Section-State Bar of Michigan in our latest newsletter. What can learn from ?
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03/08/2021

Great story to start the week!

A small dog who is now known as

03/02/2021

Register here for our 2021 virtual symposium, Cats in Captivity: Private Exotic Animal Ownership & the Horrors of Roadside Zoos: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5-qckcsrRZiOT2qXq8bFzQ

03/02/2021

We're pleased to welcome Judges Ronayne-Krause and Simmons to our "Coping with COVID" series on Thursday. Free but registration required. (Note: program designed for attorneys and law students). Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocuCgqz0tGNUv297kd6gp_kb-bOV3wNAD

01/23/2021

BAY COUNTY, Mich. , (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Humane Society of the United States is looking for the public's help in finding the person responsible for brutally and repeatedly stabbing a dog in Bay County. According to the Humane Society, a local animal shelter volunteer found a white pitbull-type dog on....

01/18/2021

The United States is home to tens of thousands of bears, yet they receive little attention in comparison to other wildlife. Join Morgan Pattan, Michigan State University, as she discusses the psychological impact of captivity on bears.

10/31/2020

Six of our members recently attended the courtesy of Attorneys for Animals scholarships. https://www.attorneysforanimals.org/2020/10/30/afa-sponsors-6-law-students-to-attend-animal-law-conference/

10/19/2020

A bill in NSW (Australia) would include harm, threat to pets in the definition of "intimidation" and fund grants to shelters that provide services to DV victims and companion animals.

Pet abusers could be handed domestic violence charges under amended laws in NSW.

09/30/2020

Congrats to our President for this great opportunity!