Schaffner Receives ABA Animal Law Award

The American Bar Association's Animal Law Committee's "Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law Award" will be presented to Professor Joan Schaffner at the ABA Annual Meeting in August. The award recognizes exceptional work by an Animal Law Committee member who, through commitment and leadership, has advanced the humane treatment of animals through the law. Professor Schaffner's work with GW Law students through the Animal Law Program includes advancing the practice of animal law through legislation and scholarship.