animals and the law

[AshleighD]

hello i am a first year law student at university,but have always had a high interest in animal welfare. What sort of job could i do mixing being a lawyer with animals? animal welfare solicitor?? etc! do zoos need lawyers?? please help, thankyou!

[Miss Zippy]

Two lawyer friends of mine work in the area of animal law.  One works as an equine lawyer (she�s a horsey person and was desperate to combine her love of horses with her career) and the other works for DEFRA in the animal welfare department.  She gets involved in putting together policies for the humane import and export of animals. I imagine organisations like RSPCA and WSPCA have a small team of in house lawyers so it might be worth getting in touch with them direct.

[Hgrove]

Further to MissZippy's post, if you are interested in working for DEFRA, you might like to have a look at this website:  www.gls.gov.uk.