SALDF and ELS Present: Animals as Property
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SALDF and ELS Present: Animals as Property
Event details: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/events/saldf-and-els-present-animals-property
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University of Chicago Law School
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America/Chicago
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Online-Only Law School Event
1111 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Online-Only Law School Event
1111 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Open to the Law School community
Presenting student organizations: Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Environmental Law Society
Presenting student organizations: Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Environmental Law Society
Despite developments in our understanding of the intelligence and the rich social and emotional lives of animals, animals are, to this day, considered property under the law. This status significantly affects animals' legal protections, including their safeguards from cruelty. Join us as we discuss the legal status of animals: its history, its current form, and its future developments.