Bob Barker donates $1 million to U of VA, creates animal law program

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Bob Barker Donates $1 Million for Creation of Animal Law Program

A $1 million gift from animal rights advocate and television personality Bob Barker will establish an animal law program at the University of Virginia Law School.

Dean Paul Mahoney said the Law School and future generations of lawyers will benefit from Barker’s commitment to animal rights.

“We are deeply grateful to Mr. Barker for his generous gift, which will enable us to expand our curricular and extracurricular offerings in this important and rapidly developing area of the law,” Mahoney said.

Barker, the long-time host of “The Price is Right,” is a prominent national advocate on animal rights issues such as pet over-population and animal cruelty and neglect. In 1995, he created the DJ&T Foundation in memory of his wife and mother to support free and low-cost spaying and neutering clinics and programs.

The Bob Barker Animal Rights Program will include coursework, guest speakers and a writing competition focused on animal law, which is emerging nationally as an area of legal study, said Professor Mimi Riley, who will spearhead the new program.

http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2009_spr/barker_gift.htm

Kudos to Mr. Barker!

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1. This makes me want to move to VA and do the program

People always tell me I should go to law school. :D

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2. UVA is a really nice campus

And Charlottesville is awesome.

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3. Hmmm, very tempting

I do like VA, from what I've seen/experienced. :D