University of Montana Student Animal Legal Defense Fund

06/15/2023

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06/09/2023

05/15/2023

The Animal Law Section of the Montana Bar Association will host its first Animal Law Section CLE of the year on May 16, 2023 from 12:30 to 1:30! There will two presenters from the Animal Legal Defense Fund who will give the following 1-hour presentation via Zoom:

In this brief introduction to animal law, Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Pro Bono Program, Andrea Rodricks and Taylor Waters, provide an overview of the multifaceted, intellectually challenging, and ethically satisfying fields of the law pertaining to nonhuman animals. This presentation will provide a high-level overview of animal law’s various intersections and will equip attendees with a foundational orientation to progress deeper into this practice area.

Attendance is FREE, and this presentation has been approved by the Bar Association for one general CLE credit. If you plan to attend, please email me with your bar number, and I will let the Bar Association know of your attendance for CLE reporting purposes. You will also need to register for the event as follows:

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.

When: May 16, 2023 12:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

Topic: ALDF Pro Bono Program

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B4raxrAiRw2jX7n3z5oYuQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

If you have questions about this CLE, feel free to text Lindsay Abernethy on her cell phone at (406) 871-5107.

In this brief introduction to animal law, Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Pro Bono Program, Andrea Rodricks and Taylor Waters, provide an overview of the multifaceted, intellectually challenging, and ethically satisfying fields of the law pertaining to nonhuman animals. This presentation will provide ...

03/02/2023

https://mtstandard.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/butte-man-charged-with-aggravated-animal-cruelty/article_c984e0c3-f382-577d-b178-fe726d5282c7.html?utm_source=mtstandard.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletter-templates%2Fnews-alert&utm_medium=PostUp&lctg=1275441&tn_email_eh1=b16a3c53bd6b8fc69d8e85cf66df31c2b63fd56f

The incident occurred nearly a month ago and involved a dog, which was later found dead just off Continental Drive.

04/24/2021

Good news for Montana wildlife!

01/20/2021

MT Sen. Bob Brown, R. Thompson Falls, received the "Legislator Appreciation Award" from the Montana Trappers Association. He is drafting bills that 1) will pay bounties on wolves trapped and shot, 2) classify wolves as predators so they can be trapped and shot year round with no license or reporting necessary. Watch out for him, he's out to exterminate our wildlife.

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12/28/2020

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07/11/2020

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05/22/2020

The University of Montana School of Law Librarian and Library Director, Stacey Gordon Sterling, after a tenure of 20 years, will start a full time position with the Animal Legal Defense Fund. The U of M SALDF chapter is so proud of her and cannot wait to see her upcoming contributions to the growing field of Animal Law!

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