This will be an informal online event for our YALN members to network with other members and our YALN committee. You will have the opportunity to get more involved with the YALN network as well as help shape the future of the network. This is a members only event, if you are interested in learning...
Join the Scottish Young Lawyers Association and A-LAW’s Scottish Steering Committee members for a series of webinars discussing animal law. The next webinar will discuss the law regarding kept animals in Scotland.
Join the Scottish Young Lawyers Association and A-LAW’s Scottish Steering Committee members for a series of webinars discussing animal law. The next webinar will discuss wildlife law in Scotland.
By Dr. Eugénie Duval, Lecturer, Essex Law School Despite recent calls by animal welfare organizations, a ban of foie gras import seems to no longer be on the agenda after the UK government backtracked on this topic. This ban was originally included in the Action Plan for Animal Welfare along with,...
By Rob Espin What follows is a summary abstract of a longer article from our latest edition of the UK Journal of Animal Law, available to members of the UK Centre for Animal Law. If you would like to read the full article as well as articles about wildlife welfare and animal law in general, more...
By Debbie Lee A man was handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence from the Crown Court for poisoning his neighbours’ cats, using a high concentration of ethylene glycol mixed with tuna fish. Veterinary tests confirmed that the two cats died as a result of eating the tainted fish....
by Mary Legge and Nadia Napieraj On April 13, our Student Chapter held an in-depth consideration of fish & crustacean welfare in the UK, joined online by five speakers and more than 50 attendees. The webinar explored the sentience and intelligence of these aquatic animals, the legal framework...
By Dr. Joe Wills, Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester Background The name ‘orangutan’ is derived from the Malay words ‘orang’ (person) and ‘hutan’ (forest), and thus means ‘person of the forest’. Alongside humans, they belong to the great ape genus and...
By Kirsty Allen, solicitor The uncontrolled use of glue traps by members of the English and Welsh public will soon be banned thanks to the passing of new legislation. Despite their potential to cause significant pain and suffering to small animals, including some protected wildlife, glue traps...
By Hollie Bates, Caseworker at Freedom Law Clinic In the USA, the legal status of animals is currently being challenged by The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP),i whose landmark legal case seeks to free a female Asian elephant named Happy from a solitary zoo enclosure. The New York Court of...
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