10th Annual Animal Law Conference

Sponsored by the Shared Earth Foundation and hosted by Lewis & Clark's Student Animal Legal Defense Fund and the National Center for Animal Law.

This year's conference, Issues of Enforcement in Animal Law, will focus on existing state and federal animal laws, their lack of enforcement and methods to improve enforcement, coalition building, and enacting stronger legal protections for animals.

Social Hours and Silent Auction Friday Night

Spend time mingling with speakers and attendees while enjoying cocktails and horsdevours. Bid on silent auction items such as a conference poster signed by Jane Goodall, gift certificates to local vegetarian restaurants, or a weekend of dogsitting.

At 8:00, we'll be showcasing the new film A Legal Person about attorney, author, and professor Steven M. Wise.

Banquet, Award Presentation, and Keynote Address by Nancy Perry

Please join us Saturday night for a vegan dinner hosted in the student lounge at Lewis & Clark Law School. You will witness the 4th annual presentation of the Nancy Perry Golden Cougar Award for Outstanding Achievement in Animal Advocacy, and enjoy mingling with other attorneys, students, and activists from around the nation. We are honored that Nancy Perry will be joining us as our keynote presenter. Click here to learn more about Ms. Perry and the Award.

Thank You to Our Supporters

SALDF and the Center would like to thank the Shared Earth Foundation for their generous sponsorship.

The Shared Earth Foundation is committed to the tenet that all creatures have an enduring claim to sustainable space on this planet. It believes that today’s human beings have the responsibility to share Earth’s resources with other creatures and future generations by limiting their adverse impact on the planet, and by enriching and protecting Earth’s wild life and the places they inhabit.

To that end, we hope that through the Animal Law Conference, attendees will recognize the importance of protecting all animals, wild and domestic, through the law. We hope that existing animal laws which recognize animals' sentience, protect them from cruelty, and respect their place on this Earth will be more vigorously enforced.

We would also like to thank AnimalLaw.com, a project co-sponsored by the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) and the International Institute for Animal Law (IIAL) for their ongoing support of our conference.

Please visit our sponsor page to view our other donors and to find out how you may support animal law opportunities and promote legal education for animal advocacy.