FYI: On-Line Course: Animals and the Law: Custody, Disasters, Estates and Litigation

Registration is now open for the online course: Animals and the Law: Custody, Disasters, Estates and Litigation given by Lawyers In Defense of Animals, Inc.(LIDA) in collaboration with Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA). This course explores custody cases both in non-disaster and post-disaster context, pet trusts, police shootings, suits by and against rescue groups, litigation brought by and against animal control and much more. It is taught by the trustees of LIDA and relies heavily of materials drawn from LIDA cases. One of three courses offered in the Animals, Community and the Law Certificate program, this course may be taken for three graduate credits in the SPAA masters program and for non-credit. For graduate credit information please contact Dean Kirchhoff at jkirchho@newark.rutgers.edu or 973-353-1351. To learn more or to enroll for non-credit please go to www.ncpp.us.

For content information, please contact Isabelle Strauss, Esq. at anrtesq@aol.com or 732-255-4696. The course starts January 26, 2010. Please register early to ensure enrollment.