February 11, 2021

Animal Law: What is it and Why Does it Matter?

Join us for a virtual rendition of the Capilano Universe Lecture Series! NVCL is proud to present V. Victoria Shroff for her lecture entitled 'Animal Law: What is it and Why Does it Matter?'

The program is ​​​​​​free of charge and everyone is welcome! Registration is required – make sure to use the email you wish to receive the Zoom link. Registration required by Feb. 11 at noon. The meeting link and instructions will be emailed to registrants between 12 - 2 p.m. on the day of the event.

You'll need a computer with microphone (or headphones) and webcam, or your smartphone/tablet.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Rachel at rkorman@cnv.org.​

About the Lecture:

How are Canadian animals treated? Generally speaking, animals are still somewhat of a disenfranchised group in our society. By examining how far we’ve come from the 1400s, when animals were actually put on trial and seemed to have some moral agency, to today’s modern era, where animal lawyers are advocating to elevate animals’ status above property or things, how far have we come, where are we going in animal law? The presentation will discuss rat trials, dangerous dogs, pet custody and more as examples of animal law, what it is and why it matters today.

About the Lecturer:

V. Victoria Shroff, BA (Hons), LLB

V. Victoria Shroff is credited as one of the first and longest serving animal law lawyers in Canada. She has been practicing animal law for over 20 years in Vancouver at Shroff & Associates, founded and teaches a course in animal law at the School of Legal Studies at CapU. Her pioneering work in animal law led to nominations for the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada in 2018, 2019, 2020 and a prestigious SEEDS award. In 2019, she and her team filed a groundbreaking appeal application for a “dangerous" dog in the Supreme Court of Canada. She has lectured on animal law locally, in the USA, Europe and Asia, is frequently interviewed by media and regularly contributes animal law articles for legal and mainstream publications. Shroff founded and teaches an animal law program called “Paws of Empathy” which she teaches with a dog or two. For more info: www.shroffanimallaw.com

More information can be found here.