Animal Legal Defense Fund: Courtroom Animal Advocate Program Bill Passes New Jersey Senate
February 20, 2021
February 20, 2021
TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 20 -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund issued the following news release:
A Courtroom Animal Advocate Program (CAAP) bill, S.2868/A.4533, which would allow law students and volunteer lawyers to advocate for animal victims in cruelty criminal cases, unanimously passed the New Jersey Senate. The bill is sponsored by Senator Nicholas Scutari and Assemblyman Raj Mukherji and endorsed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund.
"Animals are living, breathin . . .
A Courtroom Animal Advocate Program (CAAP) bill, S.2868/A.4533, which would allow law students and volunteer lawyers to advocate for animal victims in cruelty criminal cases, unanimously passed the New Jersey Senate. The bill is sponsored by Senator Nicholas Scutari and Assemblyman Raj Mukherji and endorsed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund.
"Animals are living, breathin . . .