Guide to Representing Animal Protection Organizations

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The situation of animals--whether viewed at the level of individual animals, species, or ecosystems--is dire and among the most pressing challenges in today's world. Although there have been laws protecting animals in place for centuries, the practice of animal law has vastly expanded in the past two decades. Leading experts have collaborated on this unique and important guide in hopes that it will contribute in some small way to address these challenges by supporting the efforts of the animal protection organizations that are on the frontlines of these global issues.

Practical and informative, this guide illustrates the different ways that lawyers can work on behalf of animals by representing the organizations dedicated to protecting them, whether employed as in-house or outside counsel, or taking on pro bono matters. The guide begins with an overview of various types of organizations whose missions promote and further the humane treatment of animals and how lawyers can support them. The guide addresses basic considerations that arise in representing animal protection organizations, as well as:

• Formation, governance, and tax-exempt status issues
• Operational issues including employees, volunteers, liability, and insurance
• Constitutional matters and the First Amendment
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice issues
• An extensive overview of local, state, federal, and international laws
• And more!

Author Bio

Daina Bray is a clinical lecturer and senior research scholar in Law with theLaw, Ethics & Animals Program at Yale Law School, where she leads the ClimateChange & Animal Agriculture Litigation Initiative. Daina previouslyserved as general counsel of the nonprofits Mercy For Animals and the InternationalFund for Animal Welfare, and practiced with major international lawfirms in the areas of litigation and international arbitration. Daina is a past chairof the ABA International Animal Law Committee, the ABA TIPS Animal LawCommittee, and the Tennessee Bar Association Animal Law Section. Dainareceived a JD from Stanford Law School with pro bono distinction, a BA ininternational studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as aMorehead Scholar, a Fulbright scholarship for research in environmental education,and the 2021 ABA Excellence in the Advancement of Animal LawAward. Yolanda Eisenstein is an attorney with experience in animal, wildlife, andnonprofit law. She is president of the Animal Law Commission of Paris-basedUnion Internationale des Avocats (UIA), where she focuses on internationalwildlife issues and represents the UIA at the United Nations in New York. She isvice chair of the ABA International Law Section Animal Law Committee. In2018, Eisenstein received the ABA Excellence in the Advancement of AnimalLaw Award in recognition of her work to advance the humane treatment ofanimals through the law. She developed and taught the first animal law andwildlife courses at SMU Dedman School of Law. Eisensteins books includeCareers in Animal Law, The American Bar Association Guide to Dog Laws, andWildlife Law and Ethics (co-editor with Bruce Wagman). She was a contributorto Animal Cruelty: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding.