The Ag Watchdog circulated by the Center for Consumer Freedom noted that the George Washington University Law School is cooperating with the Animal Legal Defense Fund to develop the Animal Legal Education Initiative.

The arrangement will include the following activities:

• Building a comprehensive animal law curriculum
• Integrating animal law with other legal disciplines
• Building collaborations among animal law faculty
• Providing clinical and experiential education for students
• Increasing ability of graduates to find employment in the field of animal law

Stephen Wells, Executive Director for the ALDF stated, “We recognize the continued expansion of animal law requires knowledgeable and skilled attorneys in all facets including civil, criminal and regulatory law.  The Animal Legal Education Initiative will ensure that animal law is fully integrated into legal education as a discipline and that law schools have the resources they need to train animal law attorneys”.

This Initiative will ensure a steady supply of lawyers with advanced training and skills in animal law that ultimately will be to the detriment of the poultry industry.