Season’s Greetings! Introduction International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR) was chartered in 1959, over a half-century ago. Its sole mission was to use law, legislation, and education to promote animal rights and animal law, domestically and internationally. To support that mission, ISAR continues to protect animals with major emphasis on our legislative, legal and educational programs. Enacting Legal Protection… Read More
Since 2009, ISAR has been the principal sponsor of “Animals Today” because we believe that a serious nationwide (indeed, international) program addressing important contemporary animal issues is a moral imperative. Now in its 12th year of broadcasts, Animals Today covers and explores a wide range of topics and issues concerning all animals, including animals in agriculture and in the… Read More
Since ISAR began acknowledging important work on Animal Law being done throughout the world we’ve received many thanks from SEEDS award recipients. Most recently, from Dr. Simon Brooman, Senior Lecturer in Animal Law at Liverpool John Moores University. This is what he has said: Apologies for my late acknowledgement of the award you gave me in January for my work… Read More
Dear Friends, 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. His efforts in planting seeds, is acknowledged as having fostered the Animal Law… Read More
It was over 25 years ago that ISAR posted its first spay/neuter billboard, with photo images of a dog and kitten along with ISAR’s powerful slogan: “America’s Dogs & Cats are DYING for YOU to be responsible. Spay/Neuter it stops the killing.” Today, ISAR has saturated the outdoor advertising market with eleven visually attractive eye-catching poster designs broadcasting the… Read More
Since 2009, ISAR has been the principal sponsor of “Animals Today” because we believe that a serious nationwide (indeed, international) program addressing important contemporary animal issues is a moral imperative. Now in its 12th year of broadcasts, Animals Today covers and explores a wide range of topics and issues concerning all animals, including animals in agriculture and in the… Read More
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