Events
Clearing a Regulatory Pathway for the Future of Food
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlant-based and cultivated meat, eggs, and dairy promise to shift our food system away from its dependence on conventional animal agriculture and its consequences on climate change, global food insecurity, public health, and animal welfare. Join The Good Food Institute’s Amy Huang to discuss the ethical case for rethinking protein, learn the science behind plant-based […]
Discussion with San Francisco SPCA General Counsel and Season 10 of The Apprentice winner, Brandy Kuentzel
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLunch talk with General Counsel at the San Francisco SPCA and Season 10 of The Apprentice winner, Brandy Kuentzel. Brandy will be discussing the role of a general counsel for a nonprofit, her work for animals, and leveraging a law degree for something socially useful.
Changing the Law by Breaking It: a Conversation on Activism, Animal Welfare, and the Law with DxE Founder, Wayne Hsiung
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Stanford Animal Legal Defense Fund for a conversation about using activism, including sometimes illegal means, to try to change the law. Direct Action Everywhere Founder, Wayne Hsiung will be discussing animal rights, alternative ways to use a legal education, his run-ins with the law in the name of animal advocacy, and whether it is ethical […]
“How Bigotry Begins” by Hanh Nguyen
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesFresh from presentations at Harvard, Columbia, and Cornell, Hanh Nguyen is continuing her national tour of a thought-provoking talk, “How Bigotry Begins” where attendees are encouraged to examine the intersections of all forms of prejudice against humans and other animals.Nguyen’s talk has sparked lively campus discussions this year on the theme of systematic "othering" of and discrimination […]
Future of the Dairy Industry
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis will be a lecture on the future of the dairy industry and its legal implications with an attorney from the Animal Legal Defense Fund.
Screening of “What the Health?”
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesA screening of the documentary What the Health, with dinner provided. Free and open to the public.
Nonhuman Rights: Philosophy and Legal Personhood for Nonhuman Animals
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) and OutLaw for a conversation with David Peña-Guzmán, Assistant Professor of Humanities and Liberal Studies at San Francisco State University. David works on the history and philosophy of science, animal studies, feminist philosophy, bioethics and social theory, and will discuss philosophical questions raised by claims of legal personhood […]
INVASIVE SURVEILLANCE OF WILDLIFE: A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH?
@ SLS: Room 85 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe reappearance of wolves in Northern California for the first time since 1924 has sparked a debate about the use of invasive monitoring techniques such as surveillance collars. Critics argue that this monitoring constrains animals’ movement and increases vulnerability to hunters. Henry Lininger and Tom Lininger have proposed a doctrine of wildlife privacy that would […]
Representing International Nonprofits: General Counsel of International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join SALDF for a discussion with Daina Bray, General Counsel for International Fund for Animal Welfare, about representing international nonprofits. As General Counsel, Daina leads IFAW’s legal team and advises on all aspects of legal risk and governance to support IFAW’s efforts to rescue and protect animals around the world. She will discuss her […]
The Future of Protein
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis talk provides an overview of the current problems posed by industrialized animal agriculture, and how clean and plant-based meat companies are solving these issues while experiencing tremendous business success. Students are presented with one of the most exciting opportunities for building a career that makes a true impact. This talk will touch upon opportunities for legal, […]
The First Amendment vs. Animal Agriculture: Constitutional Litigation Against Ag-Gag Laws
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOver the last decade, journalists and animal protection advocates have conducted more than eighty undercover investigations at factory farms and slaughterhouses in the United States. Without exception, each investigation has exposed horrific animal suffering, as well as violations of laws designed to protect food safety, the environment, and workers. These investigations, as well as the […]
Steven Wise on Philosophy Talk / Nonhuman Rights
@ Stanford: Knight Management Center (GSB) 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSteven Wise in conversation with Ken Taylor and John Perry, co-hosts of "Philosophy Talk." This event will be a live taping of the award-winning Stanford podcast. Steven M. Wise is founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project, which is the subject of the new documentary Unlocking the Cage. He has practiced animal protection law […]
Racing Extinction: Film Screening
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRacing Extinction: Film Screening
Come join us to watch an award-winning documentary about the future of species and biodiversity.
A Feather-Friendly Feast
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome enjoy a Feather-Friendly Feast with Stanford Student Animal Legal Defense Fund and People for Animal Welfare!
“Ag-Gag Laws” and the Fight to Save the First Amendment with Matthew Liebman
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States"Ag-Gag Laws" and the Fight to Save the First Amendment with Matthew Liebman
Film Screening: Forks over Knives
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesForks over Knives is an award-winning documentary that explores the connections between animal agriculture, nutrition policy, and human health, and examines the claim that many, if not most degenerative diseases can be controlled or even reversed through a whole foods, plant-based diet. To view a trailer, click here. Following the screening will be a Q&A […]
Film Screening: Earthlings
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesEarthlings is a quintessential film for those interested in environmentalism, animal welfare and humankind's connection to nature. The film is narrated by Joaquin Phoenix and scored by Moby. In reference to Earthlings, Phoenix has stated, "Of all the films I have ever made, this is the one that gets people talking the most. For every […]
Cowspiracy Movie Screening and Dinner
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is an environmental documentary following filmmaker Kip Andersen as he uncovers one of the most environmentally harmful industries today – animal agriculture – and investigates why the world’s leading environmental organizations are reluctant to talk about it. As Andersen approaches leaders in the environmental movement, he increasingly uncovers what appears to […]
21st Annual Animal Law Conference
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSave the date! Announcing the 2013 Animal Law Conference, held at Stanford Law School on October 25-27, 2013. The Animal Law Conference is the central gathering point of the global animal law community. The Animal Law Conference gives attorneys, law students, professors, and activists from around the world a place to share ideas, knowledge, and […]
SALDF Lunch/Speaker Event: Scott Heiser
Scott Heiser, director of the Animal Legal Defense Fund's Criminal Justice Program, will discuss dog fighting and animal hoarding as subjects of criminal law. Related Media