Animal law, activist version

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Law students at the University of California's Los Angeles campus have an opportunity to study something new this fall, Farmed Animal Law, as taught by a well-known animal rights activist.

"I'm looking forward to the opportunity to talk with students about the work I do as general counsel at Compassion Over Killing," writes Cheryl Leahy on the organization's website, "as well as teaching them about what happens to animals on factory farms and why factory farming is such a core social justice issue in everything from animal cruelty and environmental impacts to world hunger and human health."

Leahy goes on to write that "I'm excited to be on the ground floor of what I hope is a trend toward more students becoming educated about this issue and empowered to make tangible gains for farmed animals in their careers." Founded in 1995 and based in Washington D.C., Compassion Over Killing is known for its "investigations" into animal cruelty on large-scale farms and slaughterhouses, and for its small budget. According to public tax records, total revenue in 2010 for the public charity was just over US$640,000.

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