Happy International Cat Day! 🐈 Today, we are celebrating our feline friends and our love for photographing them by rewatching 'Seeing Animals: The Evolving Role of Animal Photojournalism in Advocacy and Culture Change' presented by Jo-Anne McArthur (award-winning photographer and author). (1/2)

Fancy listening to interviews with senior academics and lawyers working in animal rights and animal welfare law? Check out the interview series our Centre conducted on the theme “Animal Rights Law: For or Against”. ⚖️

Applications for our Visiting Researchers and Visiting Fellows programmes close tonight at 11:59pm. 🕛 These programmes support researchers with well-developed projects that are expected to be ready for publication by the end of, or shortly after, the visit. (1/2)

We are accepting applications for Visiting Researchers and Visiting Fellows for research visits during @cam.ac.uk's Lent Term 2027 (19 January–19 March 2027). (1/4)

Only one day left to apply for our Centre's first Student Workshop in Animal Rights Law. 🗓️ This Workshop is an excellent opportunity for undergrad and postgrad students to expand their knowledge of animal rights law in an informal, supportive environment. (1/3)

📢 Calling all undergrad and postgrad students interested in animal rights law! There is still time to apply for our Centre's inaugural Student Workshop in Animal Rights Law. 🐾 (1/3)

🔉 The Beginning of Animal Welfare Laws ⚖️ In 1809, Lord Erskine proposed a law to prevent cruelty to animals, arguing that abusing animals was immoral and diminished human compassion. Learn more about the first animal welfare laws in season 1, episode 2 of the Animal Rights Tour 🎧 #Podcast

🔉 Welcome to the Animal Rights Tour! 🗺️ Here's an introduction to the first episode of the podcast. Animal Rights Tour is available to stream now wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧 #Podcast #AnimalPodcast #NanoPodcast #AnimalRightsLaw

Would you like to take part in our Law Lecturers' Workshop in Cambridge, UK? Apply by next Friday, 26 June 2026! 📑 (1/3)

Did you know our Centre has a podcast? 🎧 Animal Rights Tour is a podcast exploring the past, present, and potential future of animal rights law. With all episodes under 5 minutes, these bite-sized episodes are an exciting, accessible introduction to animal rights law. (1/2)

Take part in our inaugural Student Workshop in Animal Rights Law this September! With an emphasis on exchange, development, and conversation, this Workshop provides an excellent opportunity for undergraduate and postgraduate students to dive deeper into the field of animal rights law. (1/2)

Want to teach animal rights law? 🧑‍🏫 Don't miss your chance to learn from Dr Sean Butler (Fellow, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge) and Dr @raffaelfasel.bsky.social (Assistant Professor in Public Law, @cam.ac.uk; Fellow, Jesus College, Cambridge) in this dynamic Law Lecturers' Workshop. (1/2)

Happy World Environment Day! 🌱 World Environment Day is a global platform for raising awareness and taking action on critical environmental issues. It serves as a reminder of our collective responsibility to protect and preserve the planet we share. (1/2)

Are you an undergraduate or postgraduate student looking to develop and share your ideas on animal rights law? Apply for our Centre's inaugural Student Workshop in Animal Rights Law! 📚 (1/3)

Interested in taking part in a Law Lecturers’ Workshop held at our Centre's home in #Cambridge, UK? Apply for our next in-person Law Lecturers' Workshop from 21-25 September 2026! 📑 (1/4)

There are two more days left to submit your application for our next Law Lecturers’ Workshop in Osijek, Croatia! If you're interested in teaching animal rights law, this Workshop provides educators with the necessary tools to bring an animal rights law course or module to their university. (1/4)

Interested in our Law Lecturers’ Workshop in Croatia? There is still time to apply! This Workshop will be taught in English by Dr Sean Butler (Fellow, @st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk) and Dr @raffaelfasel.bsky.social (Assistant Professor in Public Law, @cam.ac.uk; Fellow, @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social). (1/4)

Happy Earth Day! 🌏 #EarthDay is dedicated to raising awareness about environmental protection and promote actions to safeguard the planet. This year's 2026 Earth Day theme is 'Our Power, Our Planet™'. Learn more about Earth Day and how you can get involved at earthday.org #EarthDay2026

Our Centre's Co-Director Sean Butler recently wrote a piece titled 'Incremental implementation: a novel approach to animal rights laws'. The article proposes suggestions for legislation that could amount to steady, purposeful progress in animal rights laws. (1/2)

During their stay, the visitors presented their work in the Centre's Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy talk series. We are grateful for the support of ISAR, The Jeremy Coller Foundation, and the Pitt-Watson Family Trust in enabling us to continue to invite Visitors to the Centre. (3/3)

Ms Truyenque’s research focused on treating animals as individuals in law, while Professor Fernandez’s research explored the potential rights of escaped animals, and Professor Olyan’s work centred on the rights of animals in the Hebrew Bible (2/3)

Thanks to our Visiting Fellows and Visiting Researcher for an exciting, fruitful Lent Term with the Centre! We were very pleased to welcome Professor Angela Fernandez from utoronto.ca, Professor Saul Olyan from brown.edu, and Ms marciagovinda.bsky.social from helsinki.fi. (1/3)

The latest season of Animal Rights Tour is available to stream now! 🎧 Animal Rights Tour is a podcast exploring the past, present, and potential future of animal rights law. (1/3)

We are now accepting applications for our next Law Lecturers’ Workshop, which will be held in Osijek, Croatia, from 14-18 September 2026. (1/5)

Thank you to the hundreds of students from around the world who participated in our sixth Animal Rights Law Essay Competition! (1/5)

Today, we are celebrating World Water Day 💧 This year's #WorldWaterDay theme is “Water and Gender Equality”, highlighting the links between equitable water access, sustainable development, and human rights. To learn more about World Water Day, head to www.unwater.org/news/world-w...

Don't miss the finale of this term's Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy series! 👨‍🏫 Tomorrow, 18th March, Professor Saul Olyan (Brown.edu) will deliver "Does Isaiah 66:3 Equate Animal Sacrifice with Murder?" from 5-6.30pm (UK time) on Zoom. (1/2)

Professor Saul Olyan (brown.edu) will deliver the final talk in this term's Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy series. Professor Olyan will present "Does Isaiah 66:3 Equate Animal Sacrifice with Murder?" on Wednesday, 18th March, 5-6.30pm (UK time) on Zoom. (1/2)

Don't miss tomorrow's Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy talk!  Professor dorfonlaw.bsky.social (cornelllaw.bsky.social) will present "If We Didn’t Eat Them, They Wouldn’t Exist" on Tuesday, 10th March, 5-6.30pm (UK time) on Zoom. Reserve your free ticket at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980480969... 🎟️