The Center for Animal Law focuses on teaching, research and analysis of state, national and international legislative and legal matters relating to the rights and welfare of animals, including animal cruelty, animal control, animals in entertainment and tort valuation of animals. Within the Center, the Dr. Florence Wissig Dunbar Program in Animal Law, created with the support of a law alumna, trains and supports law students and lawyers in the field of animal law, including sponsoring training and education of humane investigators, animal welfare advocates, and others working in the animal protection field.