The Mary T. and Frank L. Hoffman Family Foundation

Andrea McMillan, Research Director
Lansing, Michigan

Andrea McMillan joined our team as an incoming Assistant Research Director last August, 2024. A passionate advocate for animal welfare and environmental protection, Andrea has dedicated her career to advancing the well-being of all sentient animals and safeguarding our shared environmental resources.

From a young age, Andrea’s compassion for animals has been evident. Some of her earliest memories involve rescuing un-housed cats around her neighborhood and bringing them into her home—a mission her mother graciously supported. At five years old, she remembers being both horrified and disgusted when she innocently asked how hamburgers were made, avoiding them entirely for years later after being told the truth.

Andrea earned her Juris Doctorate with a concentration in Animal Law and a Master’s in Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School, graduating in May of 2024. During law school, she worked for the U.S. Humane Society’s Legislative Fund and the Farmed Animal Advocacy Legal Clinic where she pursued better outcomes for farmed animals at the federal level through government transparency and enforcement initiatives. She also created Vermont Law School’s first ever Animal Law Research Database, a comprehensive resource for attorneys and the public on key animal issues at the federal, state, and international level. She passed the Michigan bar exam in October 2024.

Before law school, Andrea had devoted her time to volunteering at various animal shelters around the Southwest before making the Northeast her new home. Andrea has been a vegan ever since watching “Cowspiracy” in 2016. She loves to cook and teach herself how to “vegan-ize” classic non-vegan meals that her whole (non-vegan) family loves.

In her free time, Andrea enjoys hiking, watching true crime shows, and listening to old records. Now happily adjusted to post-law school life, she shares her home with her partner and their beloved short-haired Tuxedo cat, Stevie, named after Stevie Nicks. Andrea looks forward to welcoming more animals into her home soon and contributing to the wonderful team at All Creatures!

 

Activism - October 28, 2024: New bill to create Court Appointed Animal Advocates

Andrea McMillan, the animal law advocate, says the court-appointed animal or CAAP bill would give volunteer lawyers and law students the opportunity to be the voice of animals, to get them the justice they deserve.

 

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