Save the Date for the Canadian Animal Law Conference

Mark your calendar! The second annual Canadian Animal Law Conference will take place in Toronto from September 11-13, 2020.

Co-hosted by Animal Justice and the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, the conference will bring together animal rights lawyers, scholars, advocates, and students to reflect on the role of nonhuman animals in our shared world.

We held the first Canadian Animal Law Conference in Halifax last October, and it was a smashing success. Animal law has grown tremendously in Canada over the past decade, and we are pleased to offer an opportunity for animal law leaders to gather, take stock of our accomplishments, and consider the future.

Submissions for the inaugural Canadian Animal Law Conference are invited on topics relating to advocacy, litigation, legislation, policy, and our legal and ethical relationship with nonhuman animals. To learn more about submissions, please visit the conference website. Conference registration will open in the spring.

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