UM Law's SALDF chapter conducts a pro bono legal research project for the ASPCA v. Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus case.
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The UM Law chapter of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) recently conducted a pro bono legal research project for Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal, a Washington, D.C. public interest firm that is representing the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in the case of ASPCA v. Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus.
For the project, UMSALDF executive board members, Jane Graham, Jonathan Tanoos, Angelica Fiorentino, Laura Tsai, Nick Lewis, and Megan Hamilton, wrote a detailed memo regarding the admissibility of evidence of cruelty to elephants performing and transported in the circus. UM Law Professor George Mundstock advised the group.
In addition to the research project, the group also hosted a series of recent events in Miami. On September 16, UM Law's SALDF hosted a seminar featuring Dr. Sean Gelb, chair of the Florida Bar Animal Law Committee and Miami Animal Law Attorney. Dr. Gelb discussed the Florida Bar Animal Law Committee and ways in which students can get involved, as well as current animal law issues in Miami-Dade County including developments in dog bite case law and the "Tinkerbell Rule," which addresses whether pets may accompany their owners to restaurants.
On September 19, UM Law's SALDF and student groups from Florida International University and St. Thomas University hosted an event where they collected donations for the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida.
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posted 30-September-2008
