Angie Vega

Angie Vega LLB (PUJ) LLM (MSU) is a Colombian attorney and the current Animal Law Fellow at Michigan State University.

With an LL.M in the American legal system, she has used her expertise in civil law and common law to advance animal law in the academic field. Angie’s legal research and teaching focus on companion animal damages, animal law in Latin America, Animal Rights, and the Rights of Nature. Angie has published law review articles on bullfighting and recovery of damages in companion animal cases. She is also a contributing editor of the Latin American materials of the Animal Legal and Historical Center, where she has also written articles on various topics. Angie is the WMILAR Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, a HSUS Humane Policy Volunteer Leader, a Member of the Mercy for Animals Detroit Hub, and a UN Harmony with Nature Expert.