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Caroline Griffin, JD

26th June 2023

is a co-founder of the non-profit Show Your Soft Side, an anti-cruelty campaign that works with 250 professional athletes and celebrities throughout the United States. She was appointed Chair of the Mayor’s Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission in Baltimore, following the burning death of a dog, and received the ASPCA Presidential Service Award for her work. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Animal Welfare Institute, a non-profit based in Washington D.C., that works to alleviate the suffering of animals caused by humans. Ms. Griffin graduated from Loyola University of Maryland and the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. She is a member of the Animal Law Commission of the Union Internationale des Avocats and the Animal Law Committee of the American Bar Association. She regularly testifies and writes articles on animal protection and her research interests include deterring youth from engaging in animal cruelty.