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V. Victoria Shroff, KC

26th June 2023

is the first animal law lawyer in Canada to be appointed King’s Counsel/K.C. She is credited as one of Canada’s first and longest serving animal law lawyers and the longest serving in Western Canada. Shroff is author of a new textbook referred to as a “capacious and compelling treatise about the state of animals today,” entitled Canadian Animal Law (Lexis-Nexis, 2021). Shroff is referred to as a trailblazer for her innovative practice and her teaching of animal law. Shroff has been Adjunct Professor of animal law at UBC’s Peter A. Allard School of Law since 2016.  She created and teaches a course in animal law at Capilano University where she is faculty in the School of Legal Studies. Shroff teaches “Paws of Empathy,” her animal law program for kids which she teaches with dogs. Shroff is founding- chair of the national Canadian Animal Law Study Group. She advocates for animals to be seen and respected as sentient beings and regularly liaises with various levels of government to bring animal law issues to the foreground. Shroff spearheaded Canada’s first pro-bono animal law clinic at the Law Students Legal Advice Program. She has represented animals at all levels of court. Widely respected for her work Shroff has been nominated as a Top 25 Most Influential Lawyer in Canada five times, YWCA Women of Distinction award several times, and was awarded a prestigious SEEDS award from the International Society of Animal Rights for her pioneering work in animal law. Shroff is widely published, lectures globally and is frequently before the media about animal matters. In 2023, Shroff presented a Tedx Talk on animal sentience law. Shroff is a member honoris causa of the Paisley Irregulars.