"The University of Toronto's law school is introducing a new program focused on animal law. "It does, a bit, feel like a long time coming," said Angela Fernandez, a law school professor and director of the new program. "We've kind of gotten to a point now with the resources and the projects ... we've tipped over now into something that really just deserves a full sort of name as a program,""
"At a time when incidents around animal welfare, such as captivity and deaths at Marineland and testing on dogs for a heart study in London, Ont., are top of mind, Fernandez said the program offers insight into what we know and still don't know about the wide scope of animal law."
""We have people at this law school who are interested in so many different things," Shackleton said. "We have people who like public law, people who are interested in family law, estates law, even corporate law. The knowledge that you gain about animal law through the school and th"
The University of Toronto law school launched a formal animal law program to enable deeper study through courses, seminars, fellowships, advocacy outreach and research opportunities. Angela Fernandez directs the program and described its creation as long awaited given accumulated resources and projects. The program is the first animal law program at a Canadian law school and complements existing organizations and courses that address animal welfare laws and policies. The initiative aims to provide insight into gaps in knowledge about animal law amid high-profile animal welfare incidents and to supply resources for student engagement.
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