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Animal Rights Law Counsel

At the International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics (ICARE), we offer specialised services designed to advance animal rights law and policy initiatives.

ICARE provides legal research and strategic counsel for NGOs, animal advocates, and coalitions working to strengthen animal rights through law, policy, advocacy and strategic legal action.

Working languages: English | Français | Español

We can also consider translation and language adaptation requests for selected advocacy materials.

This service is for:

  • Animal protection and animal rights organisations

  • Independent advocates and campaigners

  • Coalitions and networks developing legal or policy strategies

  • Policymakers and public-interest teams seeking evidence-based and legally robust options to advance change for animals


Please use the form at the bottom of this page to enquire about our services. We look forward to supporting your work for animals.

Access, fees, and pro bono support

We offer paid engagements and aim to keep counsel accessible through:

  • Reduced rate,

  • Sliding-scale fees where possible, and

  • Pro bono placements when funding and capacity allow, based on organisational budget.

If cost is a barrier, please let us know in the request form so we can explore options.

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Request our services

We provide clear and concrete deliverables to empower those dedicated to recognising non-human animals as individuals with rights. Our outputs are tailored to your constraints and goals.

Depending on your needs, deliverables may include:

  • Legal feasibility memo

  • Comparative research brief

  • Litigation pathway mapping

  • Legislative/regulatory drafting support

  • Consultation and advocacy submissions

  • Translation and language adaptation for selected animal-rights-related materials

How it works:

1. Submit a request (2–5 minutes)
2. Scoping and fit check (we confirm objectives, jurisdiction(s), urgency, and capacity)
3. Engagement terms (scope, deliverables, timeline, and confidentiality)
4. Delivery (written output + optional handover call)

What we need from you:

To scope efficiently, please share:

  • Jurisdiction(s) and decision-maker(s) you are targeting

  • Your objective (what would ‘success’ look like in 6–12 months?)

  • Any existing drafts or documents (bill text, policy memo, campaign plan, legal documents)

  • Your timeline and constraints

  • Preferred working language (English, French, or Spanish)

Scope and limitations

We provide legal research and strategic counsel. We do not act as your legal representative in court proceedings. When representation by licensed counsel is required, we can help you consider referral or partnership options.

We prioritise matters aligned with ICARE’s mission and capacity, and we may decline requests where there is a conflict, where the matter falls outside ICARE’s scope, or where capacity is limited.

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Ready to discuss your request?
Request Animal Rights Law Counsel
from ICARE!

Please use this form to request legal research and strategic counsel for animal rights law, policy, and advocacy.

We review requests for fit, urgency, and capacity. If we can support, we will propose a short scoping call and confirm deliverables and timelines.

If you need support in French, English, or Spanish, or help translating an advocacy document, please indicate this in the form.