MEET VLGS’S FIRST-EVER ANIMAL LAW CONCENTRATION GRADS
This past school year was a busy one for all things animal law and policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School, and it all started with the launch of a […]
Vermont Law School Welcomes Animal Law Media Fellow Marina Bolotnikova
Marina Bolotnikova is an independent journalist who has written for Vox, The Guardian, The Intercept, The New York Times, and many other publications.
VLS Grad Represents Happy the Elephant in Landmark Case
Monica Miller JD’12 will appear in court this week to argue that Happy The Elephant should have a fundamental right to liberty and be transferred to a sanctuary.
VLS Alum Paves Way for Farmed Animal Protection and Future Animal Lawyers
As legal counsel for Animal Outlook, Will Lowrey JD’17 is standing up for farmed animal welfare in the courtroom and mentoring future animal advocates. One of those is 3L Ashely Monti, who reflects on his work and his recent victory in court.
VLS Student Lands Internship at Mercy for Animals
Vermont Law School 2L will work on projects aiming to improve legal protections for farmed animals.
Vermont Food Network, Paige Tomaselli ’04
August 13, 2016
VLS Alum Paige Tomaselli’s ’04 work for the Center for Food Safety has helped protect animals, the environment and public health, all while fighting “factory farms.”
Three Can’t-Miss Environmental Law Summer Courses
May 11, 2021
From this summer’s selection of 23 environmental law courses, we asked Associate Dean and Professor Jenny Rushlow to weigh in on the three she’s most excited about.
Survey Says … Californians Can Have Their Pork and Let Pigs Move
Pork producers have been spuriously asserting that a California law allowing farmed animals room to move their limbs will spell the end of bacon. This blog presents survey data showing that grocery stores, restaurants, foodservice companies, and pork producers are in fact prepared to comply with the law when it goes into effect on January 1.
Q&A with Animal Law Program Director Delcianna Winders
September 23, 2021
Delcianna (“Delci”) Winders, a renowned animal law expert and advocate, joined the Vermont Law School faculty this fall as a visiting associate professor of law and director of the new program. We caught up with VLS’s newest environmental law faculty member to learn more about animal law and how students can get involved.
