Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy Lent programme

The Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy series is starting the new academic term with a programme packed with exciting talks from a diverse range of speakers. This term, we will also have the pleasure of learning more about the work of our two Visiting Students, Nick Ampt and Robyn Trigg. We will be kicking off the term’s events on February 3rd, from 5-7pm, in Room G28 of the Cambridge Law Faculty, with a presentation entitled “Milking Mothers: the Regulation of Human and Animal Milks” by Yoriko Otomo from SOAS University of London. The full Lent term card can be downloaded here and accessed on our Talking Animals page.

New: Topic in Animal Rights Law Seminar

Our Centre is delighted to announce the start of a new seminar called Topics in Animal Rights Law, which will be offered on a bi-weekly basis during Lent Term. The Seminar discusses advanced issues in contemporary animal rights law scholarship. It will be run on Wednesdays from 5-7, starting on January 22nd. For more information on the Seminar and how you can participate, please see the Teaching section of this website.

Our Hen House podcast

Dr Butler and Dr Fasel were recently interviewed by Mariann Sullivan on the popular Our Hen House Podcast. The Podcast talks about the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law’s focus on the law relating to animal rights, about our recent European Animal Rights Law Conference and other events, and about the programmes we offer to help people get involved in our work.

You can listen to the Podcast here (starting at 21:24 mins).