Animal News & Alerts (9/11/2009)

ACTION ITEMS:
-Help Save Wildlife Threatened by Global Warming
https://secure.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=1503&autologin=true&s_einterest=C3C4&JServSessionIdr002=2avybcual2.app20a

-Help End the Trophy Hunting of Polar Bears:
https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1559

-Act Now for Elephant:
http://ida.convio.net/site/MessageViewer?em_id=7581.0&printer_friendly=1

-Support Research Facilities that do not use Animals:
http://ida.convio.net/site/MessageViewer?em_id=7621.0&printer_friendly=1

-Take Action for Otters:
https://secure.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=1549&JServSessionIdr002=h28p7vybm3.app225a

JOBS:
Paid: Colorado attorney seeks 3L for part-time law clerk to work remotely.
Please send recent writing sample (less than 10 pages) along with your interest
in animal law, resume and transcript. Law clerk will perform research and write
internal legal memos related to animal rights law (mostly companion animal
related but not always). Clerk will also be asked to analyze potential cases
for possible causes of action and what damages might apply. Mostly Colorado law
but will have some work related to federal statutes as well. Contact attorney at
gns@childandanimalaw.com. Stipend is $15/hour.

Volunteer: For Steve Wise/assistance on the Center for the Expansion of
Fundamental Right’s “Nonhuman Rights Project.” Preparation for complex
litigation - intended for the first time to establish a legal right for a
nonhuman animal - is in its third year. A background in statistical analysis
and/or social science research is a plus, especially if the student has a
graduate degree in this area. If you are interested in being considered for
this project, please contact Steve Wise directly at wiseboston@aol.com.

EVENTS:
-9/12, Portland: NAS Symposium at Lewis & Clark Law School:
“The Science, Ethics, and Law of Animal Testing in the 21st Century: Are We on
the Verge of a Paradigm Shift?” Info available at:
http://www.lclark.edu/law/centers/animal_law_studies/nas_symposium/index.php

-9/15, Portland: Lecture by Author of “Soul of a Dog” Jon Katz at Powell’s Books
on W. Burnside (7:30pm):
http://www.meetup.com/Viva-la-Vegan/calendar/11315983/

-9/19, Portland: VegFest:
www.nwveg.org (we’ll be tabling there!)

-9/26 & 10/17, Multnomah County: Fences for Fido community service workdays:
http://www.fencesforfido.org/

-10/2: World Farm Animals Day:
http://www.wfad.org/

-10/16-10/18, Portland: 17th Annual Animal Law Conference at Lewis & Clark Law
School. Register at www.alawconference.org (Free registration for Lewis & Clark
Students). Note: if you can host visiting students during the conference,
contact njcalta@lclark.edu

STUDENT PROJECTS:
-Interested in becoming an official Legal Observer for animal-related protests?
Contact tzuardo@lclark.edu (training in September).

-Interested in our oceans and protecting sharks? We need volunteers (not limited
to students) to do research which will eventually lead to a ban on shark fin
products in Portland. Pro bono and/or community service hours are available.
Contact tzuardo@lclark.edu

NEWS:
-Judge Rules Wolf Hunts in Rockies Can Proceed:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/science/earth/10wolf.html?_r=1&scp=7&sq=wolf%20hunt&st=cse
You can read the judge’s ruling here:
http://www.defenders.org/resources/publications/programs_and_policy/in_the_courts/northern_rockies_wolf_ruling_on_preliminary_injunction_in_defenders_of_wildlife_v._salazar.pdf

-Dog cull in China nears 50,546 dogs (killed to fight a “rabies outbreak”):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5233704.stm
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS162763+09-Sep-2009+PRN20090909

-S. Korean Wages a Visual Campaign Against Dog Eating:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-korea-dogs4-2009sep04,0,2876939,full.story

NEXT SALDF MEETING…
Is 9/24 from 12-1 in the animal law suite. We enjoyed meeting you all last
Thursday, and we’ll see you at our next meeting!