We are pleased to release the call for applications for Visitors to our Centre during Cambridge University Lent Term (19 January – 19 March 2021). Our Visitor Programme provides funding for academics and practitioners working in animal rights law allowing them to come to Cambridge to benefit from exchange with members of the Centre, to present and discuss their work in formal events like the Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy series, and to participate in courses for students and the general public. For more information about how to apply please click here. You can also download the call as a PDF file.
“Ravens and Rivers: Debating the Rights of Animals and Nature”
On 26 September 2020, the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law will be hosting the online workshop “Ravens and Rivers: Debating the Rights of Animals and Nature”. Leading lights on the rights of animals and the rights of nature come together in this workshop to discuss critical issues and to explore common ways forward. Attendance will be open to all and for free. The full programme as well as information on how to register is available here. This is the first in a series of online workshops that our Centre will be organising in the academic year 2020/21.
Brooks Institute Congress 2020
The Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law & Policy, one of the supporters of our Centre, recently organised the inaugural Brooks Congress. Hosting around 80 of the most influential participants in the animal protection and animal rights community, the Congress was aimed at creating an environment of new thinking, inspiration, community building, and collaboration. Sean Butler, Director of the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law, attended the Congress and was interviewed on some of the big questions in animal protection.