Canada’s agriculture sector raises over 700 million animals for human consumption every year, and a growing body of legal scholarship is examining a dissonance that sits at the heart of those practices.
February
21,
2020
In this episode, Peter sits down with Professor Justin Marceau of the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver. The two discuss Professor Marceau’s recent book Beyond Cages, which critiques the US animal rights movement’s historical emphasis on cruelty prosecutions and punishment, and questions the moral implications of promoting human incarceration while seeking animal liberation.
August
5,
2019
Harvard Law School today announced the launch of the new Animal Law & Policy Clinic. The Animal Law & Policy Clinic will provide students with direct hands-on experience in litigation, legislation, administrative practice, and policymaking, both in the U.S. and internationally.
January
12,
2019
Animal Law Podcast Host: Mariann Sullivan talks to Kristen Stilt about halal slaughter and the animal welfare debates within that industry. They discuss the meaning of halal, the differences between halal rules and kosher rules, the moral complications involved in the slaughter of animals for food as it relates to religious law, and the work she has done to uncover and promote advocacy around these issues. She also updates us on what’s going on at Harvard’s Animal Law and Policy Program.
August
16,
2018
As part of our annual "Clear the Shelters" event, we're taking a look at how animals are being taken care of all across our area, and NBC 5's Anayeli Ruiz has more on an innovative strategy being used in DuPage County.
July
7,
2018
DuPage County now has a mobile vet van which travels to homes to treat, spay and neuter animals.
June
22,
2018
Thanks to a $300,000 grant from Brooks McCormick Jr. Trust, DuPage County Animal Services has a brand new, custom-built, 26-foot veterinary van.
June
12,
2018
DuPage County's Animal Control Department can now provide state-of-the-art care to sick animals thanks to its newly revealed special veterinary vehicle. The new vehicle will include a surgical suite, an X–ray machine, a grooming facility, and more.
June
12,
2018
DuPage County Animal Services and DuPage Animal Friends today unveiled a new, state-of-the-art, 26-foot, specialty veterinary vehicle for DuPage County Animal Services (DCAS).
February
2,
2018
DuPage County officials are thrilled that their animal care and control department soon will make use of a new mobile spay and neutering van.