ABSTRACT
I became interested in human-animal interaction (HAI) in my senior year of college, after seeing a flyer for an international animal law conference. Having long been passionate about animal welfare, I was intrigued and decided to attend. By the end of the conference, I was set on paving a career in animal law. At that time, however, few full-time legal careers in animal law existed. A few years later, I became one of the first law students to pursue a law degree in hopes of practicing animal law full time. During and after law school, I had an opportunity to pursue two animal welfare fellowships before accepting my first permanent position in the field as a legislative attorney.
