Animal Law & Policy Program Open House

1607 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor

Join us for an opportunity to learn about the Animal Law & Policy Program, along with its new Animal Law & Policy Clinic. You will have a chance to meet the ALPP faculty, staff, fellows, and researchers. There will be delicious plant-based food, and all are welcome! See more about the event here.

HLS Animal Law Society First General Body Meeting

Please join HLS Animal Law Society for our first General Body Meeting! We’re so excited to see familiar and new faces interested in learning more about Animal Law and getting involved with ALS. Feel free to bring a beverage of choice – this will be a casual event and students are welcome to drop in

Harvard Animal Law Society’s Vegan Cooking Class: Chutney Sandwiches

For our first vegan cooking night, we’re making chutney sandwiches: savory and spicy veggie sandwiches with Indian chutney—no cooking involved! 6-6:45 will be making the food and 6:45 on will be eating it. Feel free to join around 6:45 if you would like to say hello to other ALS members but prefer to skip the

“Using Existing Law to Protect Farmed Animals” – A Talk by Kathy Meyer, Director of the Animal Law & Policy Clinic

On World Farm Animal Day, Harvard's very own Kathy Meyer is going to present some of the litigation she has been involved with that has aimed to protect farm animals. From challenging practices at confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), or factory farms, to fighting for substantive protections for poultry and other animals, Kathy has been

Podcast Discussion: The Beef with Meat, with Dylan Matthews

Join the HLS Animal Law Society and HLS Effective Altruism for a discussion with Dylan Matthews, host of Vox's Future Perfect podcast. Future Perfect's newest season, The Beef with Meat, explores how the meat we eat affects us all. It affects non-human animals, but also the farmers and factory workers who raise those animals and slaughter

Aquaculture and Animal Advocacy

In 2019, Animal Outlook released footage and information from an undercover investigation of Cooke Aquaculture’s salmon hatchery in Maine. The investigation showed unsustainable and environmentally unsound aquaculture practices, unhealthy living conditions, other unsafe and inhumane threats to the fish, and abuse. After state law enforcement declined to prosecute the hatchery for cruelty and neglect to fish, Animal

Spooky Vegan Cooking Night!

Join us this week for a spooky night of cooking Kimchi Tofu Tacos (pictured above)! The recipe features vegan kimchi so be on the lookout for Nasoya, Chi Kitchen, and Mother in Law's brands – all three carry a vegan kimchi line. Amazon will deliver vegan kimchi to some locations, and Whole Foods often has vegan kimchi

“For Hierarchy in Animal Ethics” with Shelly Kagan

A common view in contemporary work on animal ethics is that animals should be recognized as having the same moral status as people. (After all, "pain is pain," as the point is sometimes put.)  However, in a recent book, How to Count Animals, more or less, philosopher Shelly Kagan argues instead for a hierarchical approach, according

Career Panel

Join ALS for a panel discussion by 2L and 3L students who have interned or worked at animal protection organizations! This will be an informal setting where you can ask questions, get advice, and hear from like-minded students about organizations you may be thinking about working at! Register for the event here.

November General Body Meeting

ALS is closing out the semester with a general body meeting! We will have an informal get-together, where we will discuss the semester, ask for your feedback as we head into another virtual semester, and virtually celebrate the end of classes! All are welcome! Register for the event here.