Topic: Animal Law
Law alum Kim McCoy featured on Animal Planet series
Kim McCoy , a 2007 alumna of the law school, is the Executive Director of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and one of the subjects in the upcoming television series “Whale Wars” on Animal Planet.
Deeply committed to the defense and conservation of animals worldwide, McCoy served as editor-in-chief of the internationally acclaimed Animal Law Review while she was a law student. She also interned with the International Environmental Law Project and worked on animal rights issues.
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society uses innovative direct-action tactics to investigate, document, research, and enforce laws, treaties, resolutions, and regulations established to protect ocean wildlife and their habitats worldwide.
“Whale Wars,” a controversial mini-series that worked with Sea Shepherd, showcases the group’s interference with a Japanese whaling expedition in order to protect the greatest treasure of the seas: the great whales.
“Whale Wars” begins November 7 at 9 p.m. on Animal Planet. Learn more about Kim online.
Animal law experts from around the world convene at law school
Close to 250 animal law experts and advocates from around the world convened at Lewis & Clark Law School on Oct. 17-19 for the 16th Annual Animal Law Conference to discuss the interconnections between animal law and a broad array of issues such as religion, farming, environmentalism, and homeland security. The event was sponsored by the Center for Animal Law Studies in collaboration with the Animal League Defense Fund.
Mark Hawthorne, animal rights advocate, blogger, and author of Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism, writes: The panel that made the biggest impression on me had to do with the state of animal law in China, which is to say none at all. Presented by Paul Littlefair of RSPCA International and Amanda Whitfort, who teaches law at the University of Hong Kong, the session covered the legal and cultural hurdles animal advocates must overcome in Asia….
Center for Animal Law Studies addresses need for clear public policy
Pamela Frasch, executive director of the Center for Animal Law Studies, responds to the recent birth of a calf to an elephant named Rose-Tu at the Oregon Zoo. After a flurry of media attention about Rose-Tu’s initial rejection of her calf, many question whether her unusual behavior has anything to do with the abuse she suffered as a calf in 2000, brought on by an Oregon Zoo handler. Although the handler was fired from the zoo, the district attorney initially refused to prosecute him because of an anti-cruelty statute requiring proof of the animal’s pain from the animal. Though the Legislature eventually passed a law (written by Lewis & Clark graduate and ALDF executive director, Stephan Otto) erasing the subjective pain measure to determine animal cruelty, Frasch urges the public to remember Rose-Tu’s complex history at the zoo: “As we continue to evolve in our willingness to consider the interests of animals when making policy or passing laws, let’s remember Rose-Tu and her calf,” Frasch writes.
The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) The legal lesson of Rose-Tu and her calf
Lewis & Clark Law School’s National Center for Animal Law pushes for alternative educational options
The National Center for Animal Law, based at Lewis & Clark Law School, has asked Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda Maryland to stop using live animals for medical school training. Uniformed Services University is one of 10 medical schools in the country that has not moved to alternative educational options.
The Gazette (Gaithersburg , Md.): Use of live animals as teaching tools protested
Lewis & Clark Law School leads in animal law
Lewis & Clark Law School remains a leader in the increasingly popular study of animal law and presents its students with the ideological challenge of balancing idealism and pragmatism.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (Washington D.C.): The growing field of animal law is attracting activists and pragmatists alike
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