Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapters

As 2020 comes to an end, we’re looking back at our biggest legal victories for animals over the last year and looking ahead at what’s to come in 2021. Join Stephen Wells, executive director of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, as he shares stories behind this year’s biggest victories. Stephen will be answering questions from the audience throughout. Join us live for a chance to win Animal Legal Defense Fund merchandise! Year End Impact Report 2020... December 9 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm PT [ID: graphic promoting the Animal Law Academy webinar with a photo of 3 cows, a photo of Steve and his dog, the ALDF logo, and this text: "Free and open to the public."]

The Animal Legal Defense Fund is hiring remote clerks for next summer in our Legislative Affairs Program! Summer clerkships are full-time (35 hours a week) for 10 weeks. The wage is $18/hour. More info: https://buff.ly/2HfLaFc [ID: graphic promoting the clerkships with a photo collage of a bear, fox, dog, cat, pig, cow, and elephant. Text says, "Clerk for the Animal Legal Defense Fund!"]

The Animal Legal Defense Fund is currently accepting applications for its Emergency Response Scholarships. We recognize that law students now face unique and additional stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic, including financial stress that might increase barriers to continuing in law school. These scholarships are available to Animal Legal Defense Fund student chapter members who have shown a commitment to protecting the lives and advancing the interests of animals through t...heir chapter and are experiencing a financial hardship due to world events. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. More info: https://buff.ly/3nG3Du6 [ID: graphic promoting the scholarships with a photo of a cat on the right side and text on the left that reads "Emergency Response Scholarship. Law student chapter members experiencing financial hardship. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis."]

Industrial animal agriculture harms humans, animals and the environment and serves as breeding ground for pathogens. As the government attempts to manage the staggering impact of COVID-19, it must also aggressively pursue policies that protect public health and animals by reducing the threats posed by factory farming conditions. [ID: photo of piglets on a farm.]

Recognizing that COVID-19 related budget cuts and faculty layoffs are forcing law schools to cancel elective animal law courses, the Animal Legal Defense Fund is expanding its existing seed grant program to also offer emergency grants to law schools who have had to cancel an animal law course for COVID-19 related reasons. Emergency course grants are available to any accredited U.S. law school. Grants will be made for amounts up to $5,000, to be used for faculty compensation. More info: https://buff.ly/36PWcd7 [ID: graphic promoting the course grants with a photo of a bobcat, the ALDF logo, and this text, "Emergency animal law course grants. Available to ABA-accredited law schools. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis."]