Animal Activist Legal Defense Project

Animal Activist Legal Defense Project

@aaldp-du.bsky.social

Empowering & defending animal advocates through activist defense, affirmative litigation, & training law students to join & transform the field of Animal Law. AALDP.com media inquiries: press@aaldp.com https://linktr.ee/aaldp

214 Followers 11 Following 125 Posts Joined Nov 2024
2 days ago
Poster for an event titled "Lab Dog: An Evening with Melanie Kaplan and John Ramer." The poster features a picture of Melanie Kaplan's book, Lab Dog, and states the event will be at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, room 165, from 6-7pm MT on Monday, March 16.

#Denver & #Boulder #Colorado Join us 3/16 at 6PM MT at DU Sturm College of Law for a conversation with @melaniedgkaplan.bsky.social, author of Lab Dog, and John Ramer, executive director of Kindness Ranch. Dinner provided. Register: tinyurl.com/532bn4uv #dogs #DogsAreFamily #doglovers

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4 days ago
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AALDP Director & DU Sturm College of Law Professor Justin Marceau & University of Toronto Law Professor Angela Fernandez have written in @vox.com about the fight to save the dogs who remain at Ridglan Farms. Read it here: vox.com/future-perfe...

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4 days ago
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Can dogs be considered “persons” under the law ? The very old law that might just save these beagles.

Really excellent article from Angela Fernandez and Justin Marceau about a new @aaldp-du.bsky.social and @nonhumanrights.bsky.social lawsuit to free dogs confined in horrendous (and likely illegal) conditions:

www.vox.com/future-perfe...

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1 week ago
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Join AALDP staff attorney Chris Carraway, Michigan State University law school Student Animal Legal Defense fund & Criminal Defense Association 3/11 at 12:15 ET for talk about @Zoe_Rooster's high profile #openrescue trial. Zoom code: MSUSALDF msu.zoom.us/j/9427669144... #righttorescue #animalrights

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1 week ago
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Join DU’s Animal Law Program for “The Joyful Case for Going #Vegan,” a lunchtime advocacy talk w/ Matt Halteman. Matt offers a transformed vision of #veganliving by pivoting from obligation to opportunity, focusing on what we gain. Lunch provided! Register udenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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1 week ago
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The Animal Activist Legal Defense Project offers free, online Know Your Rights Trainings upon request for organizations large and small, national and grassroots. Request one today at AALDP.com.

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2 weeks ago

This is this weekend - don't miss it!

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2 weeks ago
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There has been a room change to tomorrow's event: Saving Animals by Applying Pressure Through Protest. Activists are winning campaigns across the country by showing up, protesting & applying pressure. University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, Frank H. Ricketson Law Building, Room 270, 12-1pm.

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2 weeks ago

This is today - don't miss it!

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3 weeks ago
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Join the Animal Law Program at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law for a lunchtime talk with Matthew Dominguez, U.S. Executive Director of Compassion in World Farming: By Any Means Necessary - Law, Legislation, Corporate Policy, & the Fight for Farmed Animals. Lunch provided.

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3 weeks ago

This starts in just over 2 hours!

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3 weeks ago
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AALDP & @nonhumanrights.bsky.social filed a historic, 1st-of-its-kind lawsuit to recognize the legal right of 2000 beagles at 🐶 experimentation breeder Ridglan Farms to be free from cruelty. Come to our webinar TOMORROW. Learn about next steps & how to help action.nonhumanrights.org/a/free-cruel...

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TOMORROW don't miss our Know Your Rights Training! You'll come away with a basic toolkit to effectively assert your constitutional rights while engaging in protests. udenver.zoom.us/j/8146908587...

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1 month ago
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DU's Animal Law Program hopes to launch Animals Forward: Advancing Interspecies Justice – an executive-level certificate program designed to equip advocates with the tools to create meaningful change for beyond human animals. Come out 2/28 & learn more: www.law.du.edu/preview-link...

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1 month ago

This is one week from today -- see you there!

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1 month ago

This is tomorrow, don't miss it!

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1 month ago
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#Denver & #Boulder area folks: 2 great events next week. 2/10 Fighting the Law, with the University of Denver Chapter of
@nlg.org. Then 2/11 Reimagining Animal Agriculture, with the DU #AnimalLaw Program. Lunch provided at both. Details here: linktr.ee/aaldp #animalrights

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1 month ago
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We're hosting a Know Your Rights training 2/17, 5PM PT / 8 PM ET. Free, 90mins, open to all. We'll provide you with an easy-to-remember, easy-to-use approach to best protecting your rights while advocating for change #IceOutNow #righttorescue #animalrights
udenver.zoom.us/j/8146908587...

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1 month ago
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We teamed up with @aaldp-du.bsky.social to overturn MA’s anti-wiretapping law, since it protects abusers in slaughterhouses, labs, & other cruel industries ✊
 
Let's hold animal abusers accountable by conducting vital investigations!

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1 month ago

This is today!

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1 month ago

Stoked to have @andymcnulty.bsky.social and Azra Taslimi with Rathod Mohamedbhai join us on 2/10 to talk about suing the police!

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1 month ago
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We've teamed up with @nonhumanrights.bsky.social to sue Ridglan Farms to protect the dogs that remain. Ridglan must relinquish its license to sell dogs by July 1, 2026. The lawsuit seeks to protect the thousands of dogs that remain from unlawful cruelty. More here www.channel3000.com/news/lawsuit...

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1 month ago

Check out AALDP client Wayne Hsiung and AALDP litigation fellow Steffen Seitz on the @ourhenhouse.org podcast released today, "A Case of Significant Evil." #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #righttorescue #chicken #chickens

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1 month ago
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Next up in the DU Animal Law winter events, join us 2/10 to hear from civil rights practitioners Azra Taslimi & Andy McNulty about their civil rights practice seeking accountability from governments & law enforcement & vindicating the rights of protestors. Lunch provided!

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1 month ago

This is one week from today!

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1 month ago
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AALDP has joined the legendary People's Law Office, moving to dismiss the case against Jodie Wiederkehr of SHowing Animals Respect & Kindness (SHARK) as vindictive prosecution. Photo credit SHARK. Press release here docs.google.com/document/d/1... #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan

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1 month ago
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A judge has DISMISSED a lawsuit filed by puppy mill Ridglan Farms against local advocates Dane4Dogs. Read our full press release, with a link to the opinion, here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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1 month ago
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Join us for a collaborative event with Sanctuary Doc & the Animal Law Program at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, for a mid-day screening of short films, photojournalism stories, and a Q&A. With vegan lunch!. Register: udenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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1 month ago
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Californians have the right to rescue animals from torture | Opinion “In the case of Zoe Rosenberg, we must realize that rescuing an animal is an act of compassion — it is not a crime.”

"@zoerosenberg.bsky.social's 's conviction & sentence are wrong, unjust & inconsistent with California law" says an opinion writer in the @sacbee.com

www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e... www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...

#animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan
#righttorescue #chicken #chickens

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2 months ago

👏👏👏🐶

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