Dr Helena Howe

My research lies at the intersection of agricultural, environmental and animal law, having evolved from property law. I am particularly interested in how the law shapes and is shaped by relationships between humans, other animals and land, and the opportunities offered by Earth Jurisprudence and the development of Wild Laws. The focus of my current work is split between better protection and representation of 'farmed' animal interests in the law and policy of sustainable farming and questions concerning the legal status of 'companion' animals. My work in the policy sphere centres around reform to the legal regulation of breeding of companion animals (especially dogs) with extreme conformations. I chair the Legal Advisory Group for Extreme Conformation in Dogs (LAGECDogs). 

I hold an LLB (Hons) and PhD (with full Draper's Scholarship) from Queen Mary, University of London and an LLM (Kings, University of London). I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 

I have a dog with conformation close to the canine ancestor and a tendency to run off with socks. In Sussex I kept a small flock of sheep and now I live on Dartmoor I help to care for two cows and large number of ponies.