Student clinicians wrote and lobbied for the Elephant Protection Act to ban the use of elephants in entertainment in New York.
The Animal Policy Project
Research. Training. Impact.
The Animal Policy ProjectÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™s mission is to safeguard animalsÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ”domestic, captive, and wildÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ”through policy design, reform, and advocacy. The Project provides students with training in applied professional advocacy skills and relies on interdisciplinary research combining science, policy, and ethics.
Animal Advocacy Clinic
Open to all majors, the Animal Advocacy Clinic is an experiential course that teaches students professional policy and advocacy skills through the practice of direct lobbying of legislatures and agencies regarding animal and wildlife welfare issues. The primary client of the clinic is Humane Society of the United States ÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ“ New York. Some recent victories of the clinic are listed below.
Governor Cuomo signed into law a bill based on research conducted by student clinicians that increases New York StateÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™s powers to protect endangered species from the threat of federal policies that weaken protections.
The clinic supported successful legislation in New York State requiring veterinarians to report evidence of animal abuse to animal protection agencies, while protecting veterinarians who do.