Podcasts by Animal Law
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Animal Law Podcast #102: A Case of Justice Delayed for Endangered Animals from 2023-11-29T18:03:46
Ryan Shannon joins us to talk about Center for Biological Diversity v Haaland. The Center actually brings a lot of cases involving the Endangered Species Act, but this one is different. As you may ...
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Animal Law Podcast #101: The Case of the FBI at the Meat Conference from 2023-10-25T10:00:53
On this episode, I will be talking once again with Will Lowrey, who is heading up the relatively new legal advocacy organization, Animal Partisan. We will be talking about a Freedom of Information...
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Animal Law Podcast #100: The Case of the Drugged Cattle from 2023-09-27T10:00:02
Larissa Liebmann, a Senior Staff Attorney with the Animal Legal Defense Fund, joins me to discuss ALDF v Becerra, in which the plaintiffs are suing the Food and Drug Administration regarding its au...
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Animal Law Podcast #99: The Case of the Prohibited Protest from 2023-08-30T10:00:52
Civil rights attorney Matthew Strugar joins me this week to talk about a case in Washington, DC, involving the rights of animal activists protesting the sale of foie gras at two prominent restauran...
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Animal Law Podcast #98: The Animal Law Firm from 2023-07-26T10:00:13
On this episode, we have something a bit different. I will be talking with Kristina Bergsten, the owner and founder of The Animal Law Firm, a Colorado law firm with a multi-state practice. For tho...
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Animal Law Podcast #97: The Case of the Miserable Monkeys and the Apathetic Agency from 2023-06-28T10:00
On this episode of the podcast, I will be talking, once again, with Katherine Meyer, who is the Director of Harvard Law School’s Animal Law and Policy Clinic, about a recent decision in a case hand...
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Animal Law Podcast #96: What Happened to the Pigs at the Supreme Court? from 2023-05-24T17:00:37
If you are pleased that California’s Prop 12 (which, in a small but important way, limits the amount of suffering that can be imposed on mother pigs) survived in the Supreme Court, but you are stil...
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Animal Law Podcast #95: The Case of A Little Girl and Her Goat from 2023-04-26T10:00:20
On this episode, I will be talking, once again, to Vanessa Shakib of the California law firm, Advancing Law for Animals. Vanessa is representing E.L., who, though you don’t know her by name, you ha...
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Animal Law Podcast #94: The Case of the Illegal Secrets from 2023-03-29T11:00:20
On this episode, I will be talking, once again, with Asher Smith, Director of Litigation at the PETA Foundation, about a recent victory in the 9th Circuit in Sullivan v The University of Washington...
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Animal Law Podcast #93: The Apparently Never-ending Case of Sanctuary for Chimpanzees from 2023-02-22T11:00:27
On today’s episode, I will be talking to Margie Robinson, an attorney with the Humane Society of the United States. Margie will be telling us about Humane Society of the United States v National In...
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Animal Law Podcast #92: Must New Vegan Foods Be Tested on Animals? from 2023-01-25T11:00:56
On this episode, I will be talking to Taimie Bryant, a law professor at UCLA School of Law. She will explain some of the ins and outs of a law review article she recently published in the Marquette...
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Animal Law Podcast #91: So You Want to Teach Animal Rights Law from 2022-12-28T11:00:17
Today I will be talking to Raffael Fasel and Sean Butler, who are the founders of the Cambridge Center for Animal Rights Law at Cambridge University in the UK. They are doing something quite specia...
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Animal Law Podcast #90: The Case of Costco’s Chickens from 2022-11-30T11:00:25
On this episode, I will be talking to Alene Anello, whose law firm, Legal Impact for Chickens, is pursuing a shareholder derivative case against Costco regarding the treatment of the poor little bi...
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Animal Law Podcast #89: The Supreme Court Considers the Lives of Pigs from 2022-10-26T13:00:50
On this episode I will be discussing a case that a lot of you have no doubt heard of, and that is National Pork Producers Council v Ross, which was recently argued in the Supreme Court. This case b...
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Animal Law Podcast #88: Going to Prison for Rescuing Animals? from 2022-09-28T12:00:34
On this episode, I will be discussing State of Utah v Hsiung, the case that has everyone in the movement talking. Wayne Hsiung and Jon Frohnmeyer will be here to discuss the prosecution of Wayne, a...
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Animal Law Podcast #87: The Case of the Vanishing Comments from 2022-08-31T10:00:18
On this episode I will be discussing Krasno v Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin, a crazy case involving comments made on the Facebook and Instagram accounts of the University involvi...
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Animal Law Podcast #86: A Case of (Un)”Sustainable”Salmon from 2022-07-27T10:14:33
It’s become pretty clear that the more that meat-eating consumers find out about how the animals they eat were treated, the more temptation there is for the industry to, shall we say, fudge t...
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Animal Law Podcast #85: Desmond’s Law from 2022-06-29T10:00:33
On this episode I will be speaking with Jessica Rubin, who is the Associate Dean of Experiential Learning and the Director of the Animal Law Clinic at the University of Connecticut School of Law. S...
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Animal Law Podcast #84: The Case of the (Un)Ethical Eggs from 2022-05-25T18:14:41
On this episode I will be talking to Asher Smith, who is the Director of Litigation at the PETA Foundation, about Usler v Vital Farms, which is a class action against an egg facility which makes so...
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Animal Law Podcast #83: The Case of the Slaughtered Chickens from 2022-04-27T10:00:23
On this episode I will be talking, once again, to Kelsey Eberly, who is now with Harvard Law School’s Animals, Law and Policy Program, as well as with Dena Jones of the Animal Welfare Institute abo...
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Animal Law Podcast #82: Maybe Cruelty Laws CAN Protect Farmed Animals! from 2022-03-30T10:00:22
On this week’s podcast I will be talking to Will Lowrey of Animal Outlook about a case that really has everyone in the animal law community talking. Several years ago Animal Outlook conducted...
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Animal Law Podcast #81: Fundamental Rights for Swiss Primates, Yes or No? from 2022-02-23T12:00:46
Welcome to the Animal Law Podcast. This is Mariann Sullivan and this week’s guest is Charlotte Blattner, a Swiss lawyer and professor of law, who will be talking about primates in Switzerland...
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Animal Law Podcast #80: Teaching Animal Rights from 2022-01-26T12:00:08
Welcome to the Animal Law Podcast. This is Mariann Sullivan, and this week we will be doing something a little bit different. Sherry Colb is a professor at Cornell Law School where, among many othe...
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Animal Law Podcast #79: The Case of the Filth in the Water from 2021-12-29T12:00:22
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Tyler Lobdell about Food and Water Watch v Environmental Protection Agency, in which the 9th Circuit recently held that the EPA, in setting f...
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Animal Law Podcast #78: The Case of Happy, an Elephant from 2021-11-24T12:00:28
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak, once again, with Steven Wise, founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP). He joins me to talk about a truly extraordinary, poten...
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Animal Law Podcast #77: The Animal Defense Partnership from 2021-10-27T11:00:42
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with David Ebert, co-founder of The Animal Defense Partnerhip, about the work of this “pro bono counsel for animal protection charities.R...
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Animal Law Podcast #76: Creating a Sanctuary State from 2021-09-29T11:00
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with David Michelson, Oregon-based animal rights activist and chief petitioner of the Yes On IP13 campaign, which is the effort to pass a ballot i...
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Animal Law Podcast #75: The Case of the Suffering Salmon ft. Piper Hoffman and Jay Shooster from 2021-08-25T11:00:47
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Piper Hoffman of Animal Outlook and, once again, to Jay Shooster, of the Richman Law Group, about Animal Outlook v Cooke Aquaculture, a consu...
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Animal Law Podcast #74: The Case of the Water-Guzzling Slaughterhouse from 2021-07-28T11:00:58
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Cristina Stella, a managing attorney at the Animal Legal Defense Fund, about ALDF v Foster Poultry Farms, currently pending in Superior Court...
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Animal Law Podcast #73: The Case of the Missing Ice from 2021-06-30T11:00:43
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Emily Jeffers of the Center for Biological Diversity about the 9th Circuit’s recent decision in Center for Biological Diversity v Haaland, i...
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Animal Law Podcast #72: Wildlife as Property Owners from 2021-05-26T11:01:16
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Professor Karen Bradshaw about her new book, Wildlife as Property Owners: A New Conception of Animal Rights, which has been making quite a s...
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Animal Law Podcast #71: A Case of Bird Flu from 2021-04-28T12:34:42
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Laura Fox and Daniel Wiener about The Humane Society of the United States v. United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health...
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Animal Law Podcast #70: The Case of the“Teachable Moments” from 2021-03-31T11:00:21
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Vanessa Shakib of Advancing Law for Animals about Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation and Stop Animal Exploitation Now! (“SAENR...
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Animal Law Podcast #69: The Case of the SPCA and the Puppy Mill from 2021-02-24T12:00:21
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Christopher Berry, a managing attorney in the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Litigation Program, where he oversees strategic impact litigation t...
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Animal Law Podcast #68: The Case of the Tiger King’s Tigers from 2021-01-27T12:00:07
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I am so pleased to welcome Brittany Peet, Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement for the PETA Foundation. We follow up on her appearanc...
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Animal Law Podcast #67: The Case of the Intertwined Suffering of Pigs and People from 2020-12-30T12:04:27
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I welcome Laura Fox, Staff Attorney for Farm Animal Protection at The Humane Society of the United States, to talk about the 4th Circuit’s decision ...
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Animal Law Podcast #66: The Case of the California Sales Bans from 2020-11-25T12:00:52
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I welcome back Rebecca Cary of the Humane Society of the United States to speak with us about the recent decision from the Ninth Circuit in North American...
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Animal Law Podcast #65: The Case of the Not-So-“Natural”Chicken from 2020-10-28T11:00:07
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Jay Shooster, of the Richman Law Group, about two complaints the firm has filed with the Federal Trade Commission, on behalf of various compl...
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Animal Law Podcast #64: The Case of the Missing Migratory Birds from 2020-09-30T11:00:16
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I am once again lucky enough to be speaking with Eric Glitzenstein, this time about a recent resounding success for animals, specifically birds, in Natura...
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Animal Law Podcast #63: The Case of the Slaughtered Lambs from 2020-08-26T11:00:25
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Cheryl Leahy, Executive Vice President of Animal Outlook, about US ex rel. COK v Superior Farms, which arose out of Animal Outlo...
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Animal Law Podcast #62: The Case of Vegan Butter from 2020-07-29T11:53:43
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak once again to Amanda Howell of the Animal Legal Defense Fund about Miyoko’s Kitchen v Ross, in which one of our very favorite companies is s...
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Animal Law Podcast #61: The Case of the Forgotten Birds from 2020-06-24T13:16:55
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Bruce Wagman about American Anti-Vivisection Society v USDA, in which the 9th Circuit recently held that, at long (really, really long) last,...
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Animal Law Podcast #60: The Case of the Slaughterhouse Water from 2020-05-27T16:16:19
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Alexis Andiman and Sylvia Lam about Cape Fear River Watch v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, a case currently pending in the F...
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Animal Law Podcast #59: The Case of the Downed and Desperate Pigs from 2020-04-30T00:44:37
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with regular Animal Law Podcast guest Delcianna Winders along with two of her students in the Lewis and Clark Law School Animal Law Litigation Cli...
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Animal Law Podcast #58: The Case of the“Right to Rescue” from 2020-03-26T01:27:18
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I’m bringing you something a little bit different. I speak with Wayne Hsiung of Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), who is a lawyer but is also one of t...
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Animal Law Podcast #57: The Case of the Empty Pet Store from 2020-02-26T21:08:46
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Rebecca Cary of the Humane Society of the United States about Just Puppies v Frosh, a case brought against the Attorney General of of Marylan...
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Animal Law Podcast #56: The Case Of the Speedy Slaughterhouse from 2020-01-29T08:01
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Cristina Kladis and Professor Delcianna Winders of the Lewis and Clark Law School Animal Law Litigation Clinic about the very first case file...
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Animal Law Podcast #55: A Case of Roadside Misery from 2019-12-25T11:00:37
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Jessica Blome and Amanda Howell about the second chapter in the legal effort to close down Cricket Hollow Zoo, a sad roadside “attracti...
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Animal Law Podcast #54: The Case of the Psychologically Unprotected Primates from 2019-11-27T14:53:54
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Professor Katherine Meyer, Director of the Animal Law and Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School, along with two of her students, Boanne Wassink...
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Animal Law Podcast #53: A Meaty Constitutional Discussion from 2019-10-30T18:13:57
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Professor Sherry Colb of Cornell Law School along with one of her students, Jareb Gleckel. We’ll be speaking about a recent article the...
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Animal Law Podcast #52: The (Ongoing) Case of the USDA Records Blackout from 2019-09-27T12:20:42
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Margaret Kwoka a professor at the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver, about the Animal Welfare Act and the Freedom of Informati...
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Animal Law Podcast #51: The Case of the Catastrophic Copper Mine from 2019-08-28T21:07:36
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Marc Fink, a senior attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity and an expert in Public Lands Law and the Endangered Species Act. We di...
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Animal Law Podcast #50: Justin Marceau on Animal Law and Criminal Punishment from 2019-07-24T18:42:58
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak once again with Justin Marceau, author of the controversial new book Beyond Cages: Animal Law and Criminal Punishment. We discuss why he believes ...
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Animal Law Podcast #49: The Case of Pilgrim’s Pride’s Shame from 2019-06-26T13:41:54
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Laura Fox of the Humane Society of the United States about administrative efforts to address false and deceptive advertising from PilgrimR...
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Animal Law Podcast #48: Service, Assistance, and Companion Animals are in the House from 2019-05-29T14:05:15
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak to Abby Volin about how the issue of finding housing with pets is directly related to the complex legal issues surrounding both service and assist...
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Animal Law Podcast #47: The Case of the Not-So-Natural Choice from 2019-04-24T14:29:07
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak to Kelsey Eberly and David Muraskin about what the average consumer thinks when they see the words, “Natural Choice,” on a meat or pou...
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Animal Law Podcast #46: The Case Against the USDA, Revisited from 2019-03-27T17:46:57
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast I welcome back to the Animal Law Podcast regular guest Delci Winders, who will give us updates on some interesting Animal Welfare Act cases. The first case...
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Animal Law Podcast #45: The Case For Counting Our Chickens from 2019-02-27T14:35:54
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast I speak to Christopher Berry of the Animal Legal Defense Fund about ALDF vs. The Food and Drug Administration, an unusual and years-long Freedom of Informa...
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Animal Law Podcast #44: The Cases That Saved the Sales Bans from 2019-01-30T12:22:32
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast I speak to Jonathan Lovvorn, Chief Counsel and Senior VP for Animal Protection at the Humane Society of the United States. He tells us about some recent ca...
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Animal Law Podcast #43: The Case of the Meaning of“Meat” from 2018-12-27T01:09:54
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast I speak to Amanda Howell, a Staff Attorney at the Animal Legal Defense Fund, about a lawsuit that was recently brought in federal court in Missouri seeking...
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Animal Law Podcast #42: The Case of the Tormented Tigers from 2018-11-28T08:01:42
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I talk to Brittany Peet, the director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement at the PETA Foundation, about her efforts to use the Endangered Species Act to hel...
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Animal Law Podcast #41: The Case of the Wall Against the Law from 2018-10-31T07:01:24
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I talk to Tony Eliseuson of the Animal Legal Defense Fund about the potential impact of the proposed and proceeding border wall between the United States ...
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Animal Law Podcast #40: The Case of Justice For Justice from 2018-09-27T11:26:57
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I’m so pleased to welcome back Matthew Liebman of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, who will be speaking with us about the case of JUSTICE, an American...
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Animal Law Podcast #39: The Case of the Harassed Horses from 2018-08-29T07:01:17
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I’m so pleased to welcome back environmental lawyer Bill Eubanks of Meyer, Glitzenstein & Eubanks, who will be speaking with us about wild horse...
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Animal Law Podcast #38: The Case of the Missing Facebook Comments from 2018-07-24T07:01:58
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I’m so pleased to welcome back Gabriel Walters, Counsel and Manager of Legislative Affairs for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA...
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Animal Law Podcast #37: Justin Marceau on the Animal Welfare Act from 2018-06-27T07:01:59
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I’m bringing you something a little different. I speak with Justin Marceau not about a litigated case, but about the Animal Welfare Act and his rece...
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Animal Law Podcast #36: The Case of the Antibiotics for Dinner from 2018-05-30T07:01:37
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Kim Richman of the Richman Law Group about several different cases he is working on that are all tied together by the theme of “truth i...
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Animal Law Podcast #35: The Case of the“Harassed”Hunters from 2018-04-25T12:40:04
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, Mariann speaks with Sarah Hanneken, a litigation fellow at the Animal Legal Defense Fund, about the case of Brown v. Kemp, which was recently brought in f...
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Animal Law Podcast #34: The Case of the Legal Eagles from 2018-03-28T09:37:23
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, Mariann will be speaking with environmental lawyer Bill Eubanks of Meyer, Glizenstein & Eubanks about a case involving whether or not the National Env...
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Animal Law Podcast #33: Harvard’s Animal Law&Policy Program from 2018-03-01T08:01:14
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, Mariann will be speaking with three educators from Harvard’s Animal Law & Policy Program. Faculty Director Kristen Stilt, Executive Director Chr...
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Animal Law Podcast #32: The Case of the Enslaved Elephants from 2018-01-31T08:01:24
On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, Mariann will be speaking once again with Steven Wise, who heads up the Nonhuman Rights Project, and who was last on the podcast on Episodes 1 and 2 to te...
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Animal Law Podcast #31: The Case of the Languishing, Lonely Lolita from 2017-12-27T08:01
Welcome to the 31st episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined once again by Delcianna Winders, PETA’s Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement, to dis...
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Animal Law Podcast #30: The Case of the Missing Bus Ad from 2017-11-29T08:01:56
Welcome to the 30th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined by Matthew Strugar of the Law Office of Matthew Strugar, who returns to the Animal Law Podcast to discuss a suit recently fi...
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Animal Law Podcast #29: The Battle Against Foie Gras, Part Two from 2017-10-25T07:01:16
Welcome to the 29th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined by Kelsey Eberly of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, who returns to the Animal Law Podcast to discuss the 9th Circuit’s ...
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Animal Law Podcast #28: The Case Against Capturing Nemo from 2017-09-27T11:57:46
Welcome to the 28th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined by Laura Friend to discuss a recently decided case in which The Humane Society of the United States, along with the Conserva...
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Animal Law Podcast #27: Matthew Strugar and The Case Against Ag-Gag from 2017-08-23T07:01:50
Welcome to the 27th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined by Matthew Strugar, who tells us about a Federal judge’s decision to declare Utah’s ag-gag law unconstitutional....
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Animal Law Podcast #26: Jonathan Lovvorn and the Case Against Factory Farm Air Pollution from 2017-07-26T05:01:39
Welcome to the 26th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined by Jonathan Lovvorn, Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel for Animal Protection Litigation at The Humane Society of the U...
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Animal Law Podcast #25: Collette Adkins and A Case Against Trump from 2017-06-28T07:01:58
Welcome to the 25th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined by Collette Adkins, Senior Attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity in the Endangered Species Program, who focuses o...
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Animal Law Podcast #24: Jenni James and the Case of Bow-Hunting Cruelty from 2017-05-24T07:01:37
Welcome to the 24th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined by Jenni James, counsel for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Foundation. Through lawsuits, support for...
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Animal Law Podcast #23: Gabriel Walters and the Case of the Secret Primates from 2017-04-26T07:01:53
Welcome to the 23rd episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined by Gabriel Walters, Counsel and Manager of Legislative Affairs for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Fo...
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Animal Law Podcast #22: Adam Milasincic, Matthew Liebman and the Case Against Landry’s from 2017-03-29T07:01:39
Welcome to the 22nd episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Today, Mariann is joined by Matthew Liebman, Director of Litigation at the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and Adam Milasincic, trial lawyer with t...
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Animal Law Podcast #21: Delcianna J. Winders and the Case Against the USDA from 2017-03-01T08:01:09
Welcome to the 21st episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Today, Mariann is joined by Delcianna J. Winders, currently an Academic Fellow of the Harvard Animal Law & Policy Program and a co-plainti...
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Animal Law Podcast #20: James Whitlock and Douglas Ruley and the Cherokee Bear Zoo Case from 2017-01-25T08:01:50
Welcome to the 20th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Today, Mariann is joined by Jamie Whitlock and Doug Ruley, who focus on environmental law at Davis & Whitlock, P.C., in Asheville, North C...
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Animal Law Podcast #19: Bryan Pease and the Kapporot Case from 2016-12-28T08:01:03
Welcome to the 19th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Today, Mariann is joined by attorney Bryan Pease. Bryan’s law practice focuses on government transparency and freedom of speech and asse...
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Animal Law Podcast #18: Ryan Shapiro, Jeffrey Light, and FOIA from 2016-11-30T08:01:08
Welcome to the 18th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Today, we are joined by Ryan Shapiro and Jeffrey Light. Ryan is a Ph.D. candidate at MIT, as well as a Research Affiliate at Harvard Universit...
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Animal Law Podcast #17: Matthew Liebman on the Case Against the“Walmart of Antibodies” from 2016-10-26T07:01:58
Welcome to the 17th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Today, I am joined by Matthew Liebman, Chief Legal Counsel in the litigation program at the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Matthew has litigated c...
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Animal Law Podcast #16: Michael Jasny and A Case Against Sonar from 2016-09-28T07:01:50
Welcome to the 16th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Today, I am joined by Michael Jasny, Director of the Marine Mammal Protection Project at the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). Michael...
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Animal Law Podcast #15: Enforcing the Animal Welfare Act with Delcianna Winders from 2016-08-31T07:01:36
Welcome to the 15th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Today I am joined by Delcianna J. Winders, who is currently an Academic Fellow of the Harvard Animal Law & Policy Program and who formerly...
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Animal Law Podcast #14: Supreme Court Holds Bestiality isn’t Really All That Illegal in Canada from 2016-07-27T07:01:35
We’re headed to Canada for Episode 14 of the Animal Law Podcast for a discussion of, yes, bestiality, and a rather surprising decision by the Canadian Supreme Court. I am joined by two superb...
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Animal Law Podcast #13—Should U.S. Chimps Go to Sanctuary, or an English Zoo? from 2016-06-22T07:01:36
When I first heard that these chimps, who had been trapped in research facilities in the US for their whole lives, were not going to sanctuary, I was very disappointed. The sanctuary movement for c...
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Animal Law Podcast #12: Why Grizzlies, Cougars and Bobcats Need a Good Lawyer, with Nick Arrivo from 2016-05-27T12:16:56
I am so excited about Episode #12 of the Animal Law Podcast! This episode features the the Humane Society of the United States’ Nick Arrivo, and he will be talking about his efforts to protect some...
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Animal Law Podcast #11: Is That Puppy from A Puppy Mill? with Lindsay Larris from 2016-05-04T07:01:25
Episode #11 of the Animal Law Podcast has hit the airwaves! This episode features the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Lindsay Larris, who will tell us about the lawsuit, brought by a bunch of peo...
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Animal Law Podcast #10—Getting Animals Out of Roadside Zoos With Jessica Blome and Jeff Pierce from 2016-03-23T07:01:09
Episode #10 of the Animal Law Podcast is up, and it’s an important one! This episode features the Animal Legal Defense Fund‘s Jessica Blome, Senior Staff Attorney, and Jeff Pierce, Liti...
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ANIMAL LAW PODCAST #9 — Is Big Wind Bad for Birds? With Eric Glitzenstein from 2016-02-24T08:01:35
Great news! For Episode 9 of the Animal Law Podcast, I will be joined by the brilliant Eric Glitzenstein of Meyer, Glitzenstein and Eubanks in Washington, DC. Eric is a highly experienced environme...
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Animal Law Podcast #8 — What’s Up with Birds and the Animal Welfare Act? With Bruce Wagman from 2016-01-27T08:01:10
I am delighted to be joined for Episode 8 of the Animal Law Podcast by long time animal rights lawyer and partner at Schiff Hardin, Bruce Wagman. Bruce will explain the completely crazy situation t...
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Animal Law Podcast #7—The Battle Against Foie Gras With Kelsey Eberly from 2015-12-23T08:01
Jasmin and I were just in France, and, though we had a wonderful time and piles of delicious vegan food, sadly, the foie gras was everywhere. It is, after all, Christmas, and apparently that’s cons...
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Animal Law Podcast #6—Getting Chimps from Labs to Sanctuaries With Anna Frostic from 2015-11-25T08:01:34
I’m so excited about Episode #6 of the Animal Law Podcast! This episode features Anna Frostic, the Senior Attorney for Wildlife and Animal Research for the Humane Society of the United States’...
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Animal Law Podcast #5—PETA v. Whole Foods with Jared Goodman from 2015-10-28T07:01:51
Here it is – Episode #5 of the Animal Law Podcast! This brand new episode features Jared Goodman, Director of Litigation for the PETA Foundation, whom I love chatting with, and not only because he ...
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Animal Law Podcast #4—Pork Check-Off Litigation with Matt Penzer from 2015-09-23T09:01:47
It’s time for Episode 4 of the Animal Law Podcast, hosted by me — Mariann Sullivan! This brand new episode features Matt Penzer, who has been heading up the “check-off” litigation for HSUS. M...
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Animal Law Podcast #3—Ag Gag with Justin Marceau from 2015-08-26T07:01:47
We’re so excited about Episode 3 of the Animal Law Podcast! This brand new episode features Professor Justin Marceau, one of the lead counsel on the recent Ag Gag victory in Idaho. He’l...
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Animal Law Podcast Episode 2—Follow-Up with Steve Wise (ALREADY?!) from 2015-07-31T21:19:52
As you are probably aware, a decision just came down in one of the Nonhuman Rights Project‘s groundbreaking lawsuits regarding chimpanzees being held captive in New York State. Since the Anim...
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The Animal Law Podcast is Here! Episode 1, Featuring Steve Wise from 2015-07-28T05:56:02
UPDATE — 7/31/15: As you are probably aware, a decision just came down in one of the Nonhuman Rights Project’s groundbreaking lawsuits regarding chimpanzees being held captive in New York Sta...
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