FSU Law Animal Legal Defense Fund Chapter honored
THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW Animal Legal Defense Fund Chapter (FSU ALDF) was named 2018 Chapter of the Year by the Animal Legal Defense Fund. FSU ALDF was selected for the award from among hundreds of national and international chapters. The 2018 award was presented in October at the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s annual Animal Law Conference in Chicago. Florida State law students Laurel Tallent, above, who serves as FSU ALDF president, Ashley Englund, Jasmine Henry, and Judah Lieblich accepted the award. FSU ALDF hosted monthly lectures featuring prominent animal law experts, and screened two documentaries, which were open to the entire FSU law community and the public, to increase awareness about animal law issues. FSU ALDF also participated in the national Justice for Animals Week, hosting daily breakfast presentations by law professors who spoke about how their areas of expertise interacted with animal law.
