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2004 Animals' Advoc. 1 (2004)

handle is hein.animal/aniad0023 and id is 1 raw text is: INSIDE: Ohio Cat Trap Fight Rages On See Page 6 Animal Law: The Next Generation Competition offers glimpse of tomorrow's heroes, today This February, you didn't need a crystal ball or a deck of Tarot cards to see the future of animal law. You just needed to be on the campus of Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Mass. That's where nearly three-dozen law students from across America gathered to compete in a groundbreaking event: a moot court and closing argument competition focused on animal law. I was delighted to see so many talented, enthusiastic students using their skills to tackle animal law issues, says ALDF Executive Direc- tor Joyce Tischler. These students are going to be the great animal advocates of tomorrow. Everyone there agreed that the future of ani- mal law is certainly in good hands, adds Laura Ireland Moore, executive director of the Nation- al Center for Animal Law (NCAL). Held at Harvard Law School February 27-29, the National Animal Advocacy Competitions was the first moot court/closing argument competi- tion to focus on the rapidly expanding animal law field. The event was hosted by Harvard's chapter of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund and organized by NCAL. ALDF funded the event with a $10,000 grant and also under- wrote travel expenses for several participants. Moot courts are mock trials that give law students the chance to hone their skills arguing legal points before judges and juries. Fourteen law schools sent teams, including Harvard, Lewis & Clark Law School, Western State University College of Law, Roger Williams University School of Law, Northeastern University School of Law and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Competition participants presented oral argu- ments, briefs and closing arguments related to several important animal law issues. Specifically, the moot court focused on the issue of standing (whether or not a given individ- ual or group has the right to bring action in court). Because animals don't have legally recog- nized rights, standing is frequently an obstacle for animal advocates. Competition participants had to argue both sides of a mock court case in which an animal rights organization was trying to sue the USDA over the treatment of chickens in fac- tory farms. Continued on page 4 NCAL Executive Director Laura Ireland Moore (fourth from left) with competition winners

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