Know Your Rights as an Animal Advocate
Animal Justice Academy
Lunchtime Live
With Camille Labchuk & Alexandra Pester
12pm - 1pm

Whether it's a fur protest, a vigil for pigs on their way to slaughter, or organizing an online corporate pressure campaign, knowing the legal do's and don'ts is crucial for animal advocates.

Animal Justice lawyers Camille Labchuk and Alexandra Pester have a lot of experience defending the rights and safety of animal activists, and they'll teach you when and how to assert your rights, what actions could lead to arrest, and how to handle police interactions with confidence.

You’ll also have the chance to bring your questions to these two sharp and compassionate legal minds.

This will be a sneak peek of a talk they'll be doing at the Animal Justice Law and Advocacy Conference coming up Sept. 26-28 in Toronto.

We invite folks to have their video on during this event to enhance the sense of community, but it’s not mandatory

About Our Guests: 

Camille Labchuk is one of Canada’s leading animal rights lawyers, and executive director of Animal Justice—Canada’s only animal law advocacy organization, and has worked to protect animals for over 15 years. As a lawyer, Camille seeks out cases that enhance the legal interests of animals, expose hidden animal suffering, and result in meaningful policy changes. As an advocate, Camille’s work includes documenting the commercial seal kill on Canada’s East Coast, exposing cruelty in farming, protecting the free speech rights of animal advocates, and campaigns against ag gag laws, trophy hunting, circuses, zoos, aquariums, shark finning, puppy mills, and more. Camille is a graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and Mount Allison University. She is a frequent lecturer and media commentator on animal law issues. Camille lives in Toronto with her cat, Cecily.

Alexandra Pester brings to Animal Justice over five years of legal experience along with more than a decade dedicated to animal advocacy. As a criminal lawyer, Alexandra developed a practice representing animal rights and other social justice advocates and was involved in high-profile cases. Alexandra graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2017 after completing her undergraduate degree at Carleton University. Alexandra lives in Southern Alberta where she enjoys exploring the vegan food scene and dog sitting whenever asked.