In case you do not receive email updates from the Animals and Society Institute, herewith is the most recent notice of ASI’s forthcoming changes.
ASI Expands to Europe, Relocates HQ
The Animals and Society Institute is pleased to announce that we
are establishing a European branch and moving our U.S.
headquarters from Baltimore, Maryland, to Ann Arbor, Michigan.Ken Shapiro will remain as executive director, as well as editor
of our two academic journals (Society and Animals and the Journal
of Applied Animal Welfare Science) and the Human-Animal Studies
book series. He will continue to oversee the Human-Animal Studies
program and the development and publication of ASI’s policy
papers series.Current ASI board chair Bee Friedlander, an attorney and a
founding member of the State Bar of Michigan Animal Law
Section, will become managing director at the new Michigan
location in April.Kim W. Stallwood will become the ASI’s European director upon his
relocation to England later this year. His work in developing The
Animals’ Platform, a blueprint for incorporating animal
protection issues into politics, will be continued in the U.K.
and European Union.Jill Howard Church will continue as communications director as
well as the coordinator of the annual International Compassionate
Living Festival, which the ASI co-produces with the Culture and
Animals Foundation.“We are very pleased to be expanding our programs and influence
to Europe while we continue our successful U.S. operations,” said
Shapiro. “This new configuration gives us even more opportunities
to play an important role in the animal protection movement
worldwide.”
