Done By Law – Melbourne Cup Episode
November 7th, 2019Listen to Lawyers For Animals’ President Nichola Donovan talk to Done By Law on 3CR Community Radio about the Melbourne Cup, animal rights, and the RSPCA’s role in animal cruelty enforcement:
ADVOCACY NOT APATHY
Classed as property, animals have no legal voice: they need lawyers to advocate for them. Lawyers for Animals is a volunteer-based organisation dedicated to improving the welfare of animals through education and the law.
EVENT UPDATE: The Animal Law Breakfast 2019
May 10th, 2019Unfortunately Simone Linham, Senior Lawyer at Victoria Police, is no longer able to speak at our Animal Law Breakfast, but luckily Amitoj Singh and Anna Leith from Victoria Police have jumped in to take her place! Please find our amended invitation below. If you haven’t got a ticket, purchase one here: https://www.trybooking.com/BCGJX
A dinner conversation with Peter Singer
April 24th, 2019Tue 14 May 2019, 5.30pm for 6pm start at
Nirankar (licensed restaurant),
174 Queen St, Melbourne
Get your tickets at: https://www.trybooking.com/BCH
The Animal Law Breakfast 2019
April 24th, 2019Fri 17 May 2019, 7.20am for a 7.30am start at
Maddocks, Level 25, Tower 2,
Collins Square, 727 Collins St, Melbourne
Get your tickets at: https://www.trybooking.com/BCG
2019 Duck Shooting Season
March 13th, 2019Lawyers for Animals was among a large number of concerned animal welfare groups who participated in the below ad placed in the Sunday Age newspaper on 10 March 2019 by Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting.
If you want to help take action on this issue, please follow this link:
https://www.regionalvictoriansotds.com/take-action
In particular, we encourage you to sign this letter addressed to the relevant Victorian ministers:
http://www.123formbuilder.com/form-4364583/stop-the-shooting
Lucy’s Project Conference 2018
August 22nd, 2018LFA’s Nichola Donovan, Rebecca McMahon, and Lauren Hadolt will be speaking at Lucy’s Project’s 2018 Conference on the following topics, respectively:
* working with law enforcement to increase their awareness of animal issues that are associated with domestic violence;
* changing the registration of companion animals; and
* the changes brought about by the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2018, so far as they relate to the keeping of animals.
Tickets can be purchased at: www.trybooking.com/vohu
Law Week Trivia Night 2018 – RSVP Extension!
May 11th, 2018We have extended the RSVP date to 5pm on Monday, 14 May! Get your tickets now at www.trybooking.com/376219
Law Week Trivia Night 2018
April 23rd, 2018Book tickets now for LFA’s annual Law Week Trivia Night! It is open to all, the questions are general knowledge, and the profits go to charity! https://www.trybooking.com/376219
Animal Law enforcement an ongoing battle for NFPs – Lawyers Weekly
September 11th, 2017Read about LFA’s position here: Animal law enforcement an ongoing battle for NFPs