Over a half-century ago, ISAR was instrumental in introducing the concept of animal rights into public discourse in the United States, principally by focusing on legislation and law. ISAR’s long-standing chairman, Professor Henry Mark Holzer, was the first Animal Law lawyer in the United States whose efforts in planting seeds created the Animal Law movement that exists today in this… Read More
Dear Friends, For the twenty-eighth consecutive year ISAR’s International Homeless Animals’ Day®(IHAD®) was observed on Saturday, August 17, 2019. Around the globe on International Homeless Animals’ Day, animal protection organizations, animal advocates, shelter personnel, humane officers, veterinarians, local celebrities, museum associations, librarians, business owners, retail stores, community associations, police officers, county executives, governors, mayors, and others, joined forces with ISAR… Read More
Dear Friends, In our Summer 2018 Newsletter ISAR was pleased to announce that Australian attorney, Tess Vickery, was awarded the International Society for Animal Rights/Helen Jones 2018-2019 Memorial Scholarship in partnership with the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School. We stated that in furtherance of the vision of ISAR’s founder, the late Helen Jones, and… Read More
August 17, 2019 marks ISAR’s 28th annual commemoration of International Homeless Animals’ Day® (IHAD®) Please join us on Saturday, August 17th, as ISAR along with animal protection organizations, humane societies, rescue groups, veterinary professionals, caring individuals, public officials, and animal-friendly businesses from throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and abroad, join together to send the spay/neuter and adoption message. About International… Read More
In the Spring of 2018, ISAR was pleased to announce that Australian attorney, Tess Vickery, was awarded the International Society for Animal Rights/Helen Jones 2018-2019 Memorial Scholarship in partnership with the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School. We stated that in furtherance of the vision of ISAR’s founder, the late Helen Jones, and ISAR’s dedication… Read More
For over 20 years ISAR has reached thousands — even millions — of people by sending the spay/neuter message. How, you may ask? ISAR’s spay/neuter billboards do the talking! Outdoor advertising on billboards has consistently proven to be a relatively inexpensive yet powerfully effective means to inform large numbers of people about an issue of importance. ISAR’s informative spay/neuter… Read More
ISAR’s International Homeless Animals’ Day® (IHAD®) 2018 was celebrated for the twenty-seventh consecutive year on August 18 with over 100 observances taking place throughout the United States, Canada, and in more than 25 countries spanning six continents including AUSTRALIA, COSTA RICA, FRANCE, GHANA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, IRAQ, LATVIA, LIBERIA, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, PANAMA, PERU, ROMANIA, RUSSIA,SRI LANKA,… Read More
Join ISAR in Commemorating the 27th Annual International Homeless Animals’ Day® on Saturday, August 18 and Raise Much Needed Awareness About Pet Overpopulation In conjunction with ISAR’s educational efforts to spread the companion animal overpopulation message and spay/neuter solution, ISAR will consider grant requests to not-for-profit organizations participating in ISAR’s International Homeless Animals’ Day which incorporate a spay/neuter component. Since… Read More
International Society for Animal Rights in partnership with the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School are pleased to announce the recipient of the International Society for Animal Rights/Helen Jones Memorial Scholarship. Attorney Tess Vickery has been awarded a full-tuition LL.M. scholarship offering her the opportunity to earn the world’s only advanced degree in animal law…. Read More
President’s Message Dear Friends, As our supporters know, ISAR’s founder, the late Helen Jones, was a Twentieth Century visionary and relentless warrior in the moral crusade for animal rights in the United States and abroad. Early in her career, one of Helen Jones’s most profound insights was that an essential strategy for securing rights for animals was through public education,… Read More