Welcome to NYU SALDF!
The Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) at New York University Law School is a student chapter of the national group Animal Legal Defense Fund. SALDF promotes a change in the legal status of nonhuman animals, advocates the establishment of animals' rights to life and bodily integrity, and works to end the exploitation of animals.
We work to educate the law school and New York City community about the intersection between animal rights and the law. Towards this end, we host a speaker series on various animal protection issues - be sure to check our events page. We also engage in legal research involving questions of animal rights and animal welfare, and assist students in finding animal-related legal jobs.