Animal law is a topic of growing interest to Canadians, advocates, and legal experts. While there are some great people doing great work related to animal law in Canada, there haven’t been any university-associated programs on it – until now.
Angela Fernandez, a long-time University of Toronto law professor, is taking on the project as the director of the University of Toronto Animal Law Program. To share what the vision for the program is, what prospective students may learn, why there’s a need for the program, and how it could reshape law in Canada, Professor Fernandez joins Defender Radio.
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Animal Law Program at UofT: https://jackmanlaw.utoronto.ca/animal-law-program
Animal Law Program on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/106565344/admin/dashboard/
Animal Law Program on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uoftanimallaw/
Dr. Angela Fernandez's UofT bio page: https://jackmanlaw.utoronto.ca/people/angela-fernandez
Animal Justice Law Conference: https://www.alaconference.ca/
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