Podcasts about Animal Legal Defense Fund

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 44:47

This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Kelsey Eberly, staff attorney at the Animal Legal Defense Fund about the PETS Act; Katie Blakely, CEO of Pet First Insurance, about how ready pet owners are for natural disasters; Diane Robinson, Program Manager of the Disaster Service Animal Rescue Team for the Humane Society of the United States about natural disasters; Dr. Warren Hess about how creating Preparedness Plan and Assembling an Evacuation Kit.

EA - In memory of Steven M. Wise by Tyner

The Nonlinear Library

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 5:50

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: In memory of Steven M. Wise, published by Tyner on February 21, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. LINK: https://everloved.com/life-of/steven-wise/obituary/ Renowned animal rights pioneer Steven M. Wise passed away on February 15th after a long illness. He was 73 years old. An innovative scholar and groundbreaking expert on animal law, Wise founded and served as president of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP), the only nonprofit organization in the US dedicated solely to establishing legal rights for nonhuman animals. As the NhRP's lead attorney, he filed historic lawsuits demanding the right to liberty of captive chimpanzees and elephants, achieving widely recognized legal firsts for his clients. Most notably, under Wise's leadership the NhRP filed a habeas corpus petition on behalf of Happy, an elephant held alone in captivity at the Bronx Zoo. Happy's case, which historian Jill Lepore has called "the most important animal-rights case of the 21st-century," reached the New York Court of Appeals in 2022. The Court of Appeals then became the highest court of an English-speaking jurisdiction to hear arguments calling for a legal right for an animal. Although the Court ultimately denied Happy's petition, two judges wrote historic dissents refuting the idea that only humans can have rights. Under Wise's leadership, the NhRP also helped develop and pass the first animal rights law in the country in 2023-an ordinance that protects elephants' right to liberty. Wise said he decided to become a lawyer after developing a deep commitment to social justice as a result of his involvement in the anti-Vietnam War movement while an undergraduate at the College of William and Mary. He graduated from Boston University Law School in 1976 and began his legal career as a criminal defense lawyer. Several years later, Peter Singer's book Animal Liberation inspired Wise to become an animal protection lawyer. From 1985 to 1995, Wise was president of the Animal Legal Defense Fund. As Wise told The New York Times Magazine, his litigation work during this time led him to conclude that the rightlessness of animals was the fundamental barrier to humans vindicating animals' interests. This is because, under animal welfare laws, lawyers must make the case for how a human has been harmed by the animal's treatment or situation; as Wise elaborated in his writings and talks, legal injuries to animals do not matter in court because animals are unjustly considered legal "things" with no rights, legally equivalent to inanimate objects, their intrinsic interests essentially invisible to judges. In 1995, Wise launched the Nonhuman Rights Project to address this core issue facing all animals and their advocates. After more than a decade of preparation, the NhRP filed first-of-their-kind lawsuits in 2013, demanding rights for four captive chimpanzees in New York State. A year and a half later, two of the NhRP's clients became the first animals in legal history to have habeas corpus hearings to determine the lawfulness of their imprisonment. Wise was also a leading force in the development of animal law as a distinct academic curriculum, teaching the first-ever animal law course offered at Harvard University in 2000. He remained committed to educating the next generation of animal rights lawyers throughout his career, teaching animal rights jurisprudence at law schools around the world, including Stanford Law School, the University of Miami Law School, St. Thomas University Law School, John Marshall Law School, Lewis and Clark Law School, Vermont Law School, Tel Aviv University, and the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Wise is the author of four books: Rattling the Cage: Toward Legal Rights for Animals (2000); Drawing the Line: Science and the Case for Animal Rights (2002); Though the Heavens May Fall: T...

Animal Law Podcast #104: The Biogas Nightmare

Animal Law

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 53:35

Christine Ball-Blakely of the Animal Legal Defense Fund joins us to discuss the work of a coalition of organizations that has filed petitions for rulemaking regarding the unbelievable subsidization, with your tax money, of “biogas,” aka factory farm gas, which, as far as I am concerned, appears to be an out and out scam to prop up factory farming, hide its…

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Animals are Not Things

Animal Amicus

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 111:24

On this episode of Animal Amicus, hosts Senior Policy Program Manager Nicole Pallotta and Managing Attorney David Rosengard discuss sentience, the legal status of nonhumans, the “Oregon trilogy” (State v. Nix, State v. Fessenden, and State v. Newcomb), and animal rights victories across the United States and globally.   Resources referenced in this episode along with additional relevant articles are listed below:   Animal Legal Defense Fund: Critical Caselaw: Judicial Recognition of Animal Sentience (webinar featuring Jamie Contreras & David Rosengard)  Animal Legal Defense Fund: Animals' Legal Status  Animal Legal Defense Fund: How Animals Differ from Other Types of “Property” Under the Law  Animal Legal & Historical Center: State v. Nix , 334 P.3d 437 (2014), vacated, 356 Or. 768, 345 P.3d 416 (2015)  Casetext: State of Oregon v. Hess, 273 Or. App. 26 (2015)  Casetext: People v. Harris, 405 P.3d 361, 2016 COA 159 (Colo. App. 2016)  Animal Legal Defense Fund: Charging Considerations in Criminal Animal Abuse Cases  Oregon Live: Animals Can Be Victims of Crime, Oregon Court of Appeals Says  FBI: Tracking Animal Cruelty: FBI Collecting Data on Crimes Against Animals  FBI: 2019 National Incident Reporting System  Animal Legal & Historical Center: State of Oregon v. Fessenden, 310 P.3d 1163 (Or. App., 2013), review allowed, 354 Or. 597, 318 P.3d 749 (2013) and aff'd, 355 Or. 759 (2014)  Animal Legal Defense Fund: Two Great Legal Victories for Animals in Oregon  Oregon Live: Oregon Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Deputy Who Entered Private Property to Rescue Starving Horse  Animal Legal & Historical Center: State of Oregon v. Newcomb, 359 Or 756 (2016)  Oregon Live: Pets not ‘mere' property: Oregon Supreme Court upholds dog-starvation conviction  FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin: The Emergency Aid Exception to the Fourth Amendment's Warrant Requirement  Animal Legal & Historical Center: State v. Davidson, Slip Copy, 2006 WL 763082 (Ohio App. 11 Dist.), 2006-Ohio-1458  Animal Legal Defense Fund: 34 Horses in Limbo: Pre-Trial Forfeiture  Animal Legal Defense Fund: Delhi High Court Rules that Community Dogs Have the Right to Food by Nicole Pallotta  Animal Legal Defense Fund: Islamabad High Court Holds that Animals Have Legal Rights by Nicole Pallotta 

Animal Legal Defense Fund, Inc. v. Thomas Vilsack

Oral Arguments for the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 53:48

Animal Legal Defense Fund, Inc. v. Thomas Vilsack

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Animal Law Podcast #100: The Case of the Drugged Cattle

Animal Law

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 59:37

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 authorization of the use of a drug known as Experior that is being administered to cattle in spite of potential harms to the animals, the environment, and to people…

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Ep. 345 The Vegan Crusader and Founder of UnChained TV- Jane Velez-Mitchell

Live Love Thrive with Catherine Gray

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 32:47

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Jane Velez-Mitchell, the founder and managing editor of UnChainedTV, a free, streaming television network. UnChainedTV.com offers hundreds of free documentaries, cooking shows, news updates, talk shows and music videos, all with a focus on a compassionate plant-based lifestyle to combat the climate crisis,improve human health, reduce world hunger and animal suffering. Jane has won four Genesis Awards/commendations from the Humane Society of the United States for her reporting on animal issues. VegNews named her Media Maven of the Year in 2010. In 2013, Mercy for Animals awarded her their Compassionate Leadership Award. In 2014, she was honored for fighting animal abuse by the Animal Legal Defense Fund. In 2015, she received the Nanci Alexander Award at PETA's 35th anniversary. For six years she hosted her own show on HLN/CNN Headline News. Previously, she reported for the nationally syndicated Warner Brothers/Telepictures show Celebrity Justice. Previously she was a news anchor/reporter at KCAL-TV in Los Angeles and WCBS-TV in New York. She is the author of four books. Her 2014 nonfiction New York Times bestseller, Exposed: The Secret Life of Jodi Arias offers a detailed psychological analysis of a salacious trial that gripped the American public. Her other New York Times bestseller is her memoir, iWant: My Journey from Addiction and Overconsumption to a Simpler, Honest Life. Secrets Can Be Murder delves into the secrecy and deceit embedded in tragic scenarios. Addict Nation: An Intervention for America with co-author Sandra Mohr focuses on our culture's addictive nature and our obsession with overconsumption. Jane Velez-Mitchell directed and produced the documentary Anita Velez: Dancing Through Life which won a Gracie Award in 2001. In 2019, she produced the award-winning documentary Countdown to Year Zero, now streaming on Amazon Prime and UnChainedTV. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://watch.unchainedtv.com/browse

Animal Law II

Your Legal Rights

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 59:24

Tonight on Your Legal Rights, we're resuming our conversation about animal law.YLR host, Jeff Hayden, and tonight's co-host, Dean Johnson, are joined by Deborah Dubow Press, Esq., associate general counsel for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, former director of regulatory affairs for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Corey Page, the founding partner Of Evans & Page, and, courtesy of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Carter Dillard, formerly Director of Litigation for The Animal Legal Defense Fund.Questions for Jeff, Dean and their guests? Please call us, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

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June 3 - Emergency Pet Preparedness

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 44:47

This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Kelsey Eberly, staff attorney at the Animal Legal Defense Fund about the PETS Act; Katie Blakely, CEO of Pet First Insurance, about how ready pet owners are for natural disasters; Diane Robinson, Program Manager of the Disaster Service Animal Rescue Team for the Humane Society of the United States about natural disasters; Dr. Warren Hess about how creating Preparedness Plan and Assembling an Evacuation Kit.

The Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (Healthy Planet)

ThinkTech Hawaii

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 28:47

Protecting Animals' Lives with the Law. The host for this show is Grace Chen O'Neil. The guests are Alyssa Neri and Afsoon Shirazi. Founded in 1979 by attorneys active in shaping the emerging field of animal law, the Animal Legal Defense Fund has blazed the trail for stronger enforcement of anti-cruelty laws and more humane treatment of animals in every corner of American life. Today, their efforts to push the U.S. legal system to end the suffering of abused animals are supported by thousands of dedicated attorneys and more than 300,000 members and supporters. The William S. Richardson School of Law's Student Chapter has been supporting this cause. They recently held the One Health Symposium, about the interplay of human, animal, and planetary health.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lykyAKGdc-HuP6EpGjLr7dPlease visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com.

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Do Animals Have Rights?

Your Legal Rights

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 59:28

Do animals have rights? Tonight on Your Legal Rights, we're talking about animal law.YLR host, Jeff Hayden, and tonight's co-host, Dean Johnson, are joined by Jared Goodman, General Counsel of Animal Law for The Peta Foundation, Corey Page, the founding partner Of Evans & Page, and courtesy of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Carter Dillard, formerly Director of Litigation for The Animal Legal Defense Fund.Questions for Jeff, Dean and their guests? Please call us, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

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Episode 120 - Must You Object to An Improper Objection?

10,000 Depositions Later Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 15:53

Many courts have held that a lawyer who makes a technically-improper objection waives the objection. This often arises in jurisdictions where a form objection must include the legal basis (e.g., "Form, compound"). But since a defective objection could be cured during the deposition upon notice, must the examining lawyer object to the objection to lock in the waiver? Fed. R. Civ. P. 32(d)(3)(B) says objections to any errors or irregularities during a deposition are waived unless a timely objection is made. What to do? In this episode, Jim Garrity addresses this nuance in the rules and, as always, offers practical tips.SHOW NOTESKasparov v. Ambit Texas, LLC, et al., 2017 WL 4842350 at *9, Case No. 3:16-cv-3206-G-BN (N. D. Texas Oct. 26, 2017) (“That Defendants' counsel did not address Plaintiff's counsel's “form” objections at or during the deposition does not necessarily mean that Defendants have waived any waiver of the objections….”)Defendant's Reply Brief in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment Ebin New York, Inc. v. SIC Enterprise, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:19-cv-01017-PKC-TAM, CM/ECF Doc. 138 (E. D. N. Y. Oct. 18, 2022) (citing Kasparov, above, a position that just because defense counsel did not address defective form objections at or during the deposition, it does not mean that defense counsel “waived any waiver of the objections”)Joint Status Report, etc., Kasparov v. Ambit Texas, LLC, et al., Case No. 3:16-cv-03206-S, CM/ECF Doc. 172 (N. D. Tex. Oct. 9, 2017) (listing, on pp. 22-25, and pp. 43-45, examples of conflicting case law on whether the specific legal basis for a form objection must be stated)Sec. Nat. Bank of Sioux City, Iowa v. Abbott Lab'ys, 299 F.R.D. 595 (N.D. Iowa 2014), rev'd sub nom. Sec. Nat. Bank of Sioux City, IA v. Day, 800 F.3d 936 (8th Cir. 2015) (imposing sanctions for, among other things, “excessive” and “astounding” form objections”)Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Lucas, etc., 2020 WL 7027609, Case No. 2019-40 (W. D. Penn. Nov. 30, 2020) (“By way of example only, ALDF represents that counsel for Farmers Inn made 565 objections during the deposition of Sally Zellonis, 187. during Born's deposition, and 170 during Buzard's deposition")Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(c)(2) (providing that objections to any aspect of a deposition must be timely made during the deposition)Fed. R. Civ. P. 32(d)(3)(B) (providing that objections not made to errors or irregularities during deposition are waived if the error or irregularity could have been cured and if not timely made during the deposition itself)

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Fighting for the Underdog: Tajinder Uppal

Fighting for the Underdog

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 37:35

Hannah Grant, with the Animal Law Firm, interviews Tajinder Uppal, the President of UC Berkeley's Animal Legal Defense Fund. Taj is involved in multiple animal welfare groups including Direct Action Everywhere, the Sierra, Legal Impact for Chickens, as well as being involved in a variety of current animal welfare cases.

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March 25 - Study on How Dogs Deter Crimes & National Justice for Animals Week

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 44:52

This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM talk with Nicolo Pinchak, a doctoral student in sociology at The Ohio State University lead author of the study about how dogs in neighbors deter crimes, and with Emily Lewis, Managing Attorney at the Animal Legal Defense Fund about raising awareness around animal cruelty.

Alene Anello, founder and president of Legal Impact for Chickens

Talking Animals

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023

Alene Anello–founder and president of Legal Impact for Chickens (LIC), a nonprofit dedicated to bringing lawsuits that benefit chickens—recalls growing up in a family with plenty of animals, mostly dogs. […] The post Alene Anello, founder and president of Legal Impact for Chickens first appeared on Talking Animals.

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136: "Rationality comes with responsibility" - Kathy Hessler - Sentientism

Sentientism

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 89:19

Kathy is Assistant Dean, Animal Legal Education at George Washington University Law School and Director of the Animal Legal Education Initiative. Kathy has been a clinical law professor for 30 years and has been teaching animal law for 22 years. She is the first law professor hired to teach animal law full-time. Kathy helped develop the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School (L&C). For fourteen years she taught there and directed the Animal Law Clinic. She also created and directed the Aquatic Animal Law Initiative and is the co-founder of World Aquatic Animal Day along with Amy P. Wilson. Kathy co-authored “Animal Law in a Nutshell”, “Animal Law – New Perspectives on Teaching Traditional Law” and the amicus briefs submitted in the U.S. v. Stevens and Justice v. Gwendolyn Vercher cases. She has written numerous law review and other articles and teaches and lectures widely across the U.S. and internationally. Kathy was a board member with the Animal Legal Defense Fund; helped found the Animal Law Committee of the Cuyahoga County Bar; and was the chair and a founder of the Animal Law Section and the Balance in Legal Education Section of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS). She was also a co-chair of the Clinical Legal Education Section of the AALS, is on the board of the Center for Teaching Peace and is a fellow at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what's real?” & “who matters?” Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is here on YouTube. We discuss: 00:00 Welcome - Randall Abate 01:30 Kathy's Intro - #animallaw professor & practitioner - #nonviolence activism - "This is one area of law where students can do something today... to change things" - "& they're implicated... what we eat, what we wear" - "It's hard to say 'all day I'm talking about protecting animals' & go home & eat them" 06:39 What's Real? - Raised #Catholic & #republican "Rules bounded, status quo, respected authority... dogmatically religious" - "You weren't supposed to question"... just listen to parents & nuns - Noticing inconsistencies (in one place girls can be altar servers, in another they can't) - Mid to late #1960's "A lot of questioning" - #Vatican II - Liking justice aspects, not liking treatment of women/indigenous people - Questioning in college - "If people who told me that god existed... were wrong about women... they could be wrong about god" ...and much more. Full show notes at Sentientism.info. Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at Sentientism.info. Join our "I'm a Sentientist" wall via this simple form. Everyone, Sentientist or not, is welcome in our groups. The biggest so far is here on FaceBook. Come join us there!

It's All Smoke & Mirrors

The Impostor Syndrome Files

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 39:35

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about our addiction to the status quo. Each one of us is bombarded with messages about what we should do and who we should be. But those “shoulds” are rarely a recipe for happiness and fulfillment. My guest, Kathryn Burmeister, shares her journey of transitioning from a lawyer, a role she always dreamed about, to an entrepreneur focused on helping other lawyers find greater happiness in their lives. We also discuss our own mental health journeys and why it's so important to have these conversations.About My GuestKathryn Burmeister makes a point to live every day. As a human being, she channels her passion for others into animal rescue, charities, and other causes. She is an entrepreneur, attorney, author, speaker, and guide to high-level service professionals.Kathryn has served on the Board of Directors for Ahimsa House, a non-profit that helps domestic violence survivors and their pets get out of abusive situations. She is a member of Animal Legal Defense Fund, a non-profit whose mission is to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system, and is a member of their Pro Bono Program network; a member of the ACLU, a non-profit that works through the legal system and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country; and a member of the Female Founder Collective, a network of businesses led by women, that enables and empowers female owned and led businesses to positively impact communities, both socially and economically. She is also a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, whose mission is to protect the Constitutional promise of justice for all by guaranteeing the right to trial by jury, preserving an independent judiciary, and providing access to the courts for all Georgians.Though she never anticipated having her own business, after a number of tumultuous events, Kathryn started her own law firm, Burmeister Law Firm, LLC, in October of 2018 and focuses exclusively on personal injury by giving a voice to those that have been hurt because of someone else.She formed her personally branded business, Kathryn F. Burmeister, LLC. Known as The Happiness Lawyer™, she speaks, writes, and guides high-level service professionals towards living a full life (both personally and professional) of happiness. She wrote her first book, “Overcoming Addiction to the Status Quo,” in 2020.~Connect with Kathryn:https://Kathrynfburmeister.com~Connect with Kim and The Impostor Syndrome Files:Join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge:https://yourcareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/ Learn more about the Leading Humans discussion group:https://yourcareersuccess.com/leading-humans-discussion-group/Join the Slack channel to learn from, connect with and support other professionals: https://forms.gle/Ts4Vg4Nx4HDnTVUC6 Join the Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/leadinghumansSchedule time to speak with Kim Meninger directly about your questions/challenges: https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-session Connect on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimmeninger/ Websites:https://yourcareersuccess.comhttps://impostorsyndromefiles.com

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128: "I'm so happy to be doing the right thing" - Alene Anello - Legal Impact for Chickens President & Founder - Sentientism

Sentientism

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 92:14

Alene is the President and Founder of Legal Impact for Chickens. She graduated from Harvard Law School, clerked for a federal judge and then started litigating for animals. She has worked at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and The Good Food Institute. Alene is licensed to practice law in New York, the District of Columbia, and California. Alene is committed to helping chickens to honor the memories of her two beloved avian family members, Conrad and Zeke. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what's real?” & “what matters?” Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is here on YouTube. We discuss: 00:00 Welcome 02:08 Alene's Intro - "Making factory farm cruelty a liability... we sue companies for abusing animals on factory farms" 02:44 What's Real? - Raised #atheist "they didn't teach me anything about god" - A friend & camp counsellor talking about someone who is always watching you - even indoors! - Mum: "Just don't argue with them because you don't want to make them upset" - "I'm an atheist today... because I've never been encouraged to be religious I think I have a much more positive view of #religion " - "It's kind of hard to know if anything's real... I don't feel like I have evidence of anything at all... even that I exist!" - "I do assume there's ground I can walk on... that the things I see are real" - "Day to day I live very much like a naturalistic person" - "There's probably a world outside my body" - Imperfect memory & perception & dreaming - Arbitrary beliefs - "How do I know my mind is functioning correctly?... it helps me have more empathy for people that think very differently" - Risks & harms of bad epistemology - #naturalism vs. #dogma vs. #fideism (#faith) vs. fake naturalism 22:25 What Matters? - "#morality comes from psychology... humans just evolved morality... part of it comes from society" - Descriptive & normative ethics - Relativism - "I have this intuitive sense that suffering is bad & joy is good" - Utilitarianism - Equality - It's hard to convince a psychopath to be moral - "Pick somebody who already cares about suffering... & show them how whoever I'm concerned about is suffering" - #Consequentialism, #virtue ethics, #deontology, #feminist care ethics - Offsetting one being's suffering with the flourishing of another? - #pluralism 38:28 Who Matters? - "I care about animals a lot" ...and much more. Full show notes at Sentientism.info. Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at Sentientism.info. Join our "I'm a Sentientist" wall via this simple form. Everyone, Sentientist or not, is welcome in our groups. The biggest so far is here on FaceBook. Come join us there! Thanks Graham.

Human bias in the definition of intelligence (with Alene Anello)

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 74:01

Are all animals equally intelligent but in different ways? Do some animals perceive the passage of time differently from humans? Are our definitions of intelligence biased towards our own human strengths and therefore not fairly applicable to other animals? Is a baby human's pre-linguistic communication (like crying) analogous to the ways other animals communicate? Is civil litigation the best strategy for defending animal rights? Human lawyers represent their clients, but can other animals be clients? Can other animals be plaintiffs or defendants in human courts?Alene Anello is the founder of Legal Impact for Chickens, a litigation nonprofit that seeks to make animal cruelty a liability. Before founding Legal Impact for Chickens, Alene graduated from Harvard Law School, clerked for a federal judge, and then started litigating for animals. She has worked at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and The Good Food Institute. Her undergraduate degree is also from Harvard. Alene is committed to helping chickens to honor the memories of her two beloved avian family members, Conrad and Zeke. Find out more about her and her work at legalimpactforchickens.org.

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Human bias in the definition of intelligence (with Alene Anello)

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 74:01

Read the full transcriptAre all animals equally intelligent but in different ways? Do some animals perceive the passage of time differently from humans? Are our definitions of intelligence biased towards our own human strengths and therefore not fairly applicable to other animals? Is a baby human's pre-linguistic communication (like crying) analogous to the ways other animals communicate? Is civil litigation the best strategy for defending animal rights? Human lawyers represent their clients, but can other animals be clients? Can other animals be plaintiffs or defendants in human courts?Alene Anello is the founder of Legal Impact for Chickens, a litigation nonprofit that seeks to make animal cruelty a liability. Before founding Legal Impact for Chickens, Alene graduated from Harvard Law School, clerked for a federal judge, and then started litigating for animals. She has worked at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and The Good Food Institute. Her undergraduate degree is also from Harvard. Alene is committed to helping chickens to honor the memories of her two beloved avian family members, Conrad and Zeke. Find out more about her and her work at legalimpactforchickens.org.

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Human bias in the definition of intelligence (with Alene Anello)

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 74:01

Read the full transcript here. Are all animals equally intelligent but in different ways? Do some animals perceive the passage of time differently from humans? Are our definitions of intelligence biased towards our own human strengths and therefore not fairly applicable to other animals? Is a baby human's pre-linguistic communication (like crying) analogous to the ways other animals communicate? Is civil litigation the best strategy for defending animal rights? Human lawyers represent their clients, but can other animals be clients? Can other animals be plaintiffs or defendants in human courts?Alene Anello is the founder of Legal Impact for Chickens, a litigation nonprofit that seeks to make animal cruelty a liability. Before founding Legal Impact for Chickens, Alene graduated from Harvard Law School, clerked for a federal judge, and then started litigating for animals. She has worked at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and The Good Food Institute. Her undergraduate degree is also from Harvard. Alene is committed to helping chickens to honor the memories of her two beloved avian family members, Conrad and Zeke. Find out more about her and her work at legalimpactforchickens.org. [Read more]

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Alene Anello is a Groundbreaking Lawyer for Chickens

All Beings Considered

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022

Disclaimer: This conversation contains graphic depictions of cruelty toward chickens.This week, Kathy is joined by Harvard Law graduate and founder of the non-profit Legal Impact for Chickens, Alene Anello. In their lively conversation, the two discuss:Alene's relationship with her pet cockatiel, Conrad, who changed her view of animals foreverHow working at PETA and the Animal Legal Defense Fund made Alene want to work for animal rights “forever”LIC's lawsuit against Costco, citing animal welfare law violations, following a gruesome Mercy for Animals undercover investigationThe horrific ways that chickens suffer in production plants and why Costco's treatment of chickens demands legal actionKathy compares Alene's work to the Nonhuman Rights Project's work to represent animals in a court of lawAlene teases some exciting new projects for her team at LICTo support Legal Impact for Chickens, follow them on social media:FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInConnect with Kathy Stevens:Facebook: Kathy Stevens, Catskill Animal SanctuaryTwitter: @CASanctuaryBook: Where the Blind Horse SingsWebsite: CASanctuary.orgInstagram: @catskill_animal_sanctuaryYouTube: Catskill Animal SanctuaryTikTok: @CASanctuary

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Episode #171: UnChainedTV host Jane Velez-Mitchell Visits!

Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 42:47

It is a privilege to welcome award-winning journalist and UnChained TV founder and managing editor Jane Velez-Mitchell, to The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. After graduating from New York University, Jane began her career reporting stints in Fort Myers, Florida, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia. She moved on as a news anchor and reporter at KCAL-TV in Los Angeles and WCBS-TV in New York, where Jane won two Emmy Awards for her reporting.Jane also reported for Warner Brothers and Telepictures' nationally syndicated show Celebrity Justice, where she did numerous stories on animal issues championed by celebrities. For six years, Jane Velez-Mitchell hosted her show on CNN Headline News, where she ran a weekly segment on animal issues.Various organizations have recognized her work. Jane Velez-Mitchell received four Genesis Awards and commendations from the Humane Society of the United States. VegNews named her Media Maven of the Year in 2010. In 2013, Mercy for Animals awarded her the Compassionate Leadership Award. The following year, the Animal Legal Defense Fund awarded Jane for her work fighting animal abuse. In 2015, she received the Nanci Alexander Award at PETA's 35th anniversary.In addition to her work on television, Jane Velez-Mitchell is the author of four books. She published two New York Times bestsellers! In 2014, she released Exposed: The Secret Life of Jodi Arias offers a detailed psychological analysis of a salacious trial that gripped the American public. Her second bestseller is her memoir of iWant: My Journey from Addiction and Overconsumption to a Simpler, Honest Life. Other published titles include Secrets Can Be Murder and Addict Nation: An Intervention for America with co-author Sandra Mohr.She used her passion for animal issues, climate, and vegan life and launched UnChainedTV. The multi-platform social media news outlet that produces original video content on animal rights and the vegan/compassionate lifestyle. In this edition of The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Jane Velez-Mitchell shared how she got interested in journalism and revealed that UnChained TV surpassed its one-millionth view on its website.

2018-01-09 Carole Baskin's Diary

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 1:44

Today is yet another historical milestone for FL wildlife! The Animal Legal Defense Fund just emailed this to me: Florida's 2018 legislative session begins January 9, and the Animal Legal Defense Fund is gearing up to make history for orcas. On Friday, January 5, Representative Jared Moskowitz introduced HB 1305, the Florida Orca Protection Act, which aims to ban breeding captive orcas and end the cycle of captivity for these intelligent creatures. This law will codify SeaWorld's recent policy and promises — and hold other facilities to the same standards. We must ensure that SeaWorld doesn't go back on their word, especially with regular rumors of changes in park ownership. What is so amazing is that Florida's legislature has long cowered before the FWC's assertion that they are the top of the food chain when it comes to deciding any matter that involves wild or exotic animals. I plan to send a considerable donation to Representative Jared Moskowitz for taking the time to consider the fact that the FWC is wrong and that it is up to the citizens of Florida to decide how wild animals should be treated in our state. Hi, I'm Carole Baskin and I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views. These are my views and opinions. If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story. The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/ I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story. My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet. You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion. Closing graphic with permission from https://youtu.be/F_AtgWMfwrk

Wk. of May 22 - Disaster Preparedness Planning for Pet Owners

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 55:00

This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM talk with Kelsey Eberly, staff attorney at the Animal Legal Defense Fund about the PETS Act; Katie Blakely, CEO of Pet First Insurance, about how ready pet owners are for natural disasters; Diane Robinson, Program Manager of the Disaster Service Animal Rescue Team for the Humane Society of the United States about natural disasters; Dr. Warren Hess about how creating Preparedness Plan and Assembling an Evacuation Kit.

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Oral Arguments for the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 19:51

Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Special Memories Zoo LLC

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Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Special Memories Zoo LLC

Oral Arguments for the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 19:51

Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Special Memories Zoo LLC

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2017-07-20 Carole Baskin's Diary

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 21:48

https://www.swarthmore.edu/bulletin/archive/summer-2017-issue-iv-volume-cxiv/american-tiger.html Tracy McManus from the Times came out to do a follow up story on the Dade City Wild Things debacle. Later I emailed her with this: I just came across this article, that may be of interest to you. Bill and Kiz came to us in 2011 looking for the cubs they had known in 1996 (Andre, Arthur & Amanda and some others) The cats had been rescued from a backyard breeder in NJ in 2003 https://bigcatrescue.org/joan-byron-marasek-tigers-only-preservation-society/ and sent to a sanctuary in TX. By 2011 the Texas facility was in bankruptcy and animal protection groups, including HSUS and IFAW were desperately trying to relocate 400 lions, tigers, bears, chimps, etc. They were down to the last 7 tigers when Bill Nimmo came to Big Cat Rescue and asked me to help him find the cats he used to know. We were in the process of transporting a cougar from a woman who had died, leaving 20+ cats in a dilapidated horse barn in her back yard, to a good sanctuary out in Nevada called Wildlife Haven. The owner had the space, but not the staff to transport the cat. On the trip back, my daughter, Jamie Veronica, stopped by Wild Animal Orphanage in San Antonio, TX to take photos of the last remaining tigers and see if she could stripe match them against the photos Bill and Kiz had of the cubs from 1996. Astonishingly, Arthur, Andre and Amanda were still alive and still together. Bill and Kiz paid all of the expenses to rescue those three and sent them to us where they continue to support the cats. They weren't going to leave 4 other tigers behind, so they rescued them and sent them to Carolina Tiger Rescue in N.C. Kiz' story picks up from there about how finding those long lost cats changed their lives and the trajectory of their retirement. The Colorado rescue she speaks about is where the cats you met today, Gabrielle, Andy, Seth and Priya (who we passed but didn't visit) all came from. http://bulletin.swarthmore.edu/summer-2017-issue-iv-volume-cxiv/american-tiger American Tiger In worn-out Levi's, Kizmin Reeves '72 ignored the bracing Colorado cold. As the wind struck in sharp, punchy gusts, she leaned closer to the chain-link fence, talking quietly with 4-year-old Waldo, a tiger pacing at the cage's edge. He lifted his chin and chuffed, a rush of throaty air. Reassuring the 500-pound animal, she eyed the cramped dirt yard behind him that was his home. For now. Not long ago, Reeves discovered the mysterious and largely unregulated world of privately owned tigers in the U.S. The rise in captive breeding and ramshackle roadside zoos tell of a sordid industry too abysmal—too dangerous—for her to turn a blind eye. Dragging this shadow world into the light, she and husband Bill Nimmo walked away from Wall Street careers to found Tigers in America, a nonprofit devoted to rescuing the magnificent, fierce—and, tragically, growing—American tiger population. The decrepit conditions in Colorado where young Waldo was housed sum it all up. Scattered behind him were a metal beer keg, two empty bowls, and some blowing trash. Even with an injured shoulder, he relentlessly paced, like an -agitated colonel. “A starving tiger is terrible to see,” says Reeves. Stories like Waldo's, although they sound rare, are becoming less so. According to the World Wildlife Fund, around 3,890 tigers are left in the wild—a drop of 97 percent over the last hundred years—living in 13 countries including India, Indonesia, and China. In the U.S., however, the estimated number of tigers kept in private captivity hovers around 7,000. Only about 400 are in accredited zoos, with the rest in roadside attractions, private menageries, or kept by backyard breeders. Seven states have no laws at all on owning wild animals. “There's no way of knowing the true extent of the problem, since no single agency tracks who keeps tigers,” says Debbie Leahy, manager of captive wildlife protection for the Humane Society of the United States. “Injuries are inevitable,” adds Reeves, “when you put inexperienced people into direct contact with wild, big cats.” A Kansas man, for example, kept tigers and lions in his junkyard, housed in rickety cages. In 2009 when a friend agreed to help the owner at feeding time, one of the animals shredded his arm. Authorities arrived at the surreal scene and set in motion a series of events that are becoming more commonplace: a hurriedly placed call to a rescue organization; a pitiful, dangerous collection process; a new and daunting quest for proper shelter. It's happening all over. In the Chicago suburb of Lockport in 2014, police arrested a man walking to a bar with a tiger cub on a six-foot leash. A New York City man kept a tiger named Ming in his apartment until it attacked him in 2003; he told doctors that his pit bull bit him, but police eventually discovered the tiger when neighbors complained. Last fall, a Texas woman was arrested for leaving her 14-year-old daughter in a house overrun with exotic animals, including three tigers, a fox, a skunk, and several monkeys. “We typically only learn about an unlicensed person keeping pet tigers when something bad happens—such as the Zanesville, Ohio, incident where a suicidal man released nearly 50 tigers, lions, and dangerous wild animals before killing himself,” says Leahy. “Tigers in America has taken on the very difficult, labor-intensive, and expensive work of rescuing tigers from miserable conditions and relocating them to reputable sanctuaries. Many, many tigers are much better off today thanks to their hard work.” Kizmin Reeves '72 and her husband, Bill Nimmo, started Tigers in America in 2011 to end the inhumane treatment of captive tigers. BEFORE HER WORK with tigers, Reeves designed computer systems and owned Partners & Crime, a Manhattan mystery-themed bookstore. A lifelong bookworm and nature lover, she grew up in a log cabin in Florida, a self-proclaimed “river rat” who dug for fossils and was perpetually late for dinner. “I went to Swarthmore as the oldest of six kids. Financial assistance made it possible,” says Reeves, who majored in art history with a minor in zoology. “The zeitgeist and challenge of being around really bright people generated a thoughtful and discussion-oriented community where my ability to question authority developed significantly.” That came in handy on Wall Street, where she spent time on trading floors and was often the only woman there. “In the trading world, there's a lot of adrenaline,” she says. “I saw Wall Street chew up and spit out a lot of people.” What has become the defining mission of her and her husband's lives began somewhat by chance in 2011 when a friend called to tell them about tigers in a bankrupt Texas facility. Longtime admirers of big cats, Reeves and Nimmo had visited the tigers as cubs in 1996 when a New Jersey woman owned them. Reeves had photographed the cubs, but she and the woman had lost touch. Now, no one was willing to take the tigers—large, agitated, slated for euthanasia. “Fifteen angry, aggressive tigers are not an asset in a bankruptcy proceeding,” Reeves says dryly. She and Nimmo began working to find the Texas tigers homes, all the while planning to settle back into retirement in New York City afterward. They started with a list of 130 sanctuaries, whittling it down to 30 that were reputable and placing the tigers in two of them, including a trio of siblings who were miraculously kept together. Among them was a fierce female named Amanda who bared teeth, charged fences, and generally menaced anyone on two feet—she became Reeves's favorite. “She is so pure tiger,” she says. But no sooner had that problem been solved than new calls came in from Ohio, Missouri, Alabama, each one regarding tigers in precarious situations with nowhere to go and no one to help. “We didn't know that retirement would be so hard—or so rewarding,” says Nimmo. “Fortunately, our careers and education made it possible.” “I sort of look at it like the tigers found us,” says Reeves. In her gravelly voice, she describes the situation for tigers in the United States today: “A short word would be insanity.” Since 2011, Reeves and Nimmo's efforts have changed and saved lives. Not only do they rescue and advocate for the animals, but Tigers in America is also working with Stanford University on mapping the tiger genome. The cubs who were rescued from a tiger-breeding facility had metabolic bone disease caused by poor nutrition. One was named in honor of Reeves. “Kiz and Bill are animal protection heroes,” says Carson Barylak, campaigns officer for International Fund for Animal Welfare. “They're committed to rescuing big cats from inhumane private ownership situations and to advancing public policy to bring an end to irresponsible breeding, trade, and possession of these iconic animals.” “Iconic” is a perfect description. So are “beautiful” and “fearsome.” In a group, tigers are called an ambush. Apex predators, they hunt alone but share their kill with offspring. A tiger is a watchful, silent hunter, able to crush the skull of a cow with one strike. They eat roughly 10 pounds of meat daily, can burst to speeds of up to 40 mph, and are strong swimmers. More whimsically, in captivity they seem to like to pee in wading pools … and on unwary visitors. “Tigers don't hold anything back,” says Reeves. It is one of the reasons she admires them. “If they are angry and they charge iron bars, they will break their teeth. They didn't evolve to be afraid of anything, yet they are incredibly graceful and strong. They are very bright, and they're great to watch when they are having fun.” Immortalized in art, literature, and pop culture, the tiger's rank is unrivaled. In T.S. Eliot's “Gerontion,” the poet wrote: “The tiger springs in the new year. Us he devours.” William Blake's “Tyger” was burning bright. The 17th century's The Tiger Hunt by Peter Paul Rubens and the 19th century's Tiger in a Tropical Storm or Surprised! by Henri Roussseau (pictured here) illuminate the tiger's ferocity and power. “All the myths are true,” Reeves says. “Tigers are mesmerizing, like a tractor beam.” Sadly, their allure hasn't worked in their favor: Not only is there a lucrative global market for their body parts for trophies and for use in traditional Asian medicine, but inbreeding among captive tigers has contributed to a host of medical problems. Poor understanding of cubs' nutritional needs by ignorant or negligent breeders can lead to completely avoidable metabolic bone disease. But when faced with any sprawling and complicated dilemma, Reeves is steely, tenacious. “I can trace a trait back to Swarthmore that still applies to what I'm doing today,” she says, “which is asking, ‘What will it take to solve this problem and how will you do that?'” THOSE SKILLS HELPED during the tiger-breeding facility shutdown in Colorado where Waldo lived. Tigers in America partnered with Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, an Arkansas sanctuary, to provide as much on-site care and medical assistance as possible and to relocate all the tigers. Reeves quickly sized up a wide range of injuries and neglect—three white cubs had been pulled from their mother at just a few days old, unable to stand or walk. “Their eyes were not even open,” she says. X-rays showed their bones were almost transparent and studded with tiny fractures from poor nutrition. Wearing a bomber jacket and hoodie, Reeves checked that her cellphone was charged and made sure there was extra rope in case a cage came loose. Among the tools on hand: a pack of tie-wires, used to help fasten visual barriers between rolling cages to prevent fights between neighbors. The volunteers, including veterinarians and drivers, were ready to rehearse their roles in moving the menagerie. In the kitchen of a small house on the property, Reeves stood in front of a whiteboard. It was hours before the operation would start. Maps, including a spray of brightly colored sticky notes marking the location of every animal, were in place. When it came time to head to the pens, a certain quiet settled over the team. After all, their cargo was carnivorous, between 300 and 600 pounds, and very, very anxious. “I've met a couple of bat-shit-crazy tigers—usually the product of years of abuse—who wanted to kill every living thing they could get at, and they are very scary,” says Reeves. Sometimes during a transport load, if the cats are too scared or aggressive—“the same thing, really”—the vet will dart them and then administer wake-up drugs and liquids to flush their systems of the sedative and make sure they are alert before the trip. Reeves's role spans from the complex to the mundane: “I may have to let a vet know that a tiger is seizing, or I could be making a food run for the drivers.” If things go smoothly, the highly organized rescues lack drama: The tigers step right into their rolling transport cages, make a nest in the straw, and go to sleep. Reeves helps out when needed, and stays out of the way when not. “Mainly,” she admits, “I'm trying not to do something stupid that could put a cat or a human in danger so the experts can do their stuff.” Aurora, a female big cat rescued from Colorado, is now healthy at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Sanctuary in Arkansas. IN THE U.S., tigers can be purchased for as little as a few hundred dollars. Misguided consumers often buy cubs, failing to reflect on the inherent danger of possessing a wild animal and the significant size and cost of such an animal as it grows into adulthood, says Tony Eliseuson, senior staff attorney for Animal Legal Defense Fund. This means hundreds of tigers are abandoned annually. Hi, I'm Carole Baskin and I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views. If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story. The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/ I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story. My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet. You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion. Closing graphic with permission from https://youtu.be/F_AtgWMfwrk

2017-04-24 Carole Baskin's Diary

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Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 6:06

Tony the Truckstop Tiger still being fought for. Big Cat Rescue was the first organization ever to hire a lawyer to represent a tiger. We were not successful, but ALDF took up the fight and won't give up. A Truck Stop is No Place for a Tiger! Why We Won't Stop Fighting for Tony At this moment a 16-year-old Siberian-Bengal tiger named Tony is caged at a gas station truck stop in Grosse Tete, Louisiana, 20 miles outside of Baton Rouge. Confined to a cramped metal cage, Tony breathes in diesel fumes daily while passersby tease and harass him. Tony has lived this way for nearly his entire life, and his circumstances are often a shock to the average person, who feels innately that this is not the right place for a tiger, especially an aging one with neglected veterinary needs. People ask, “how can this be legal?” and the Animal Legal Defense Fund believes firmly that it's not. In fact, we've been fighting for over six years to have Tony relocated to a sanctuary that can meet his complex needs and give him the veterinary care he is entitled to. Our campaign to save Tony is now even more dire after reports raising concerns about Tony's health. Let Tony Live the Rest of His Days in Comfort All across the world, people follow Tony's story. Recently, we've received many reports from worried citizens stating that Tony appears lethargic and is experiencing diarrhea and a decreased appetite. The Animal Legal Defense Fund obtained photo and video evidence and enlisted the help of a veterinarian with experience treating exotic animals to review it. In the vet's expert opinion, Tony is likely suffering from kyphosis of the spine and an injury or other condition that is causing him to limp. This isn't run-of-the-mill aging; Tony needs help. Living at a truck stop is, at the least, exacerbating Tony's poor health. While no animal is suited to living at a truck stop, tigers are particularly ill-equipped because of their sharp sense of smell and sensitive hearing. Independent of all our pending legal work to free Tony, the Animal Legal Defense Fund just submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which licenses the Truck Stop under the federal Animal Welfare Act, urging that Tony be inspected by a licensed specialist and given any necessary veterinary care. The Legal Battle for Tony's Safety We believe that Tony, and all big cats held in captivity, deserve to live in environments that meet their psychological and physical needs. Our campaign to remove Tony from his particularly grim captivity at Tiger Truck Stop has been lengthy and determined. Michael Sandlin, the owner of the truck stop, however, has pulled out all the stops to keep Tony in captivity. He has spent over $750,000 fighting our efforts and has also manipulated the legislative system by successfully lobbying the Louisiana legislature to pass a special exemption designed solely to benefit Sandlin and allow him to keep Tony. It's no surprise that Sandlin puts up such a fight; he's been exploiting tigers like Tony for decades, using them as a gimmick to lure customers to his gas station. The USDA has cited Sandlin numerous times for violations ranging from failure to provide veterinary care to lack of clean drinking water. In 2003, Sandlin relinquished three tigers amid public outrage over his treatment of the big cats. Only Tony remains. We're Not Giving Up The Animal Legal Defense Fund recently combined its challenges to both of Sandlin's legal tactics into the same action, filing an amended petition in intervention in Sandlin's lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of the big cat ban. This will allow the Animal Legal Defense Fund — in one motion — to raise arguments both challenging the constitutionality of Act 697's exemption for Tony and explain why Sandlin's challenges to the big cat ban itself should fail. A ruling in favor of the Animal Legal Defense Fund on such a motion should finally put an end to Sandlin's legal tactics and provide a final resolution allowing Tony to be relocated to sanctuary. As the world watches the ups and downs of the fight to save Tony, the tiger's life remains essentially the same. He doesn't know his story inspired a former Representative to come out of retirement to fight for him, or that the big cat ban will help others of his kind. All he knows is life in a cramped cage off the highway. Tony deserves the veterinary care he needs and to live out the rest of his life in peace. He doesn't just deserve it, we believe he's guaranteed it under the law. We won't stop until Tony is safe. Hi, I'm Carole Baskin and I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views. If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story. The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/ I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story. My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet. You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion. Closing graphic with permission from https://youtu.be/F_AtgWMfwrk

In Legal Terms: Animal Rights with PETA

In Legal Terms

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 50:08

From MPB Think Radio, this In Legal Terms, the show all about you and your rights. Well, not “your rights”. Today is about animals and THEIR rights. Our guest is Jared Goodman, General Counsel of Animal Law for The PETA Foundation.https://www.peta.org/On April 6th, 2021 we had as a guest PETA Foundation's Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-petaIf you're an animal lover or like hearing about nature, you'll probably like Creature Comforts, MPB's Thursday 9am Central call in show. https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/ Creature Comforts is also a podcast: creaturecomforts.mpbonline.orgIf you're looking to adopt or if you need someone to take over an animal you've found consider looking at the website https://www.nokillnetwork.org/d/Mississippi/ And if you've worked with a shelter, they'd like you to leave a review for others to know what to expect with that facility.Ukraine efforts: https://www.peta.org/blog/peta-germany-helps-ukraine-animals/Cruel Wildlife Control: https://www.peta.org/issues/wildlife/cruel-wildlife-control/Animal experimentation: https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/Mississippi and the Animal Legal Defense Fund: https://aldf.org/state/mississippi/Questions:neighbor's dogabusersroadside zooscontrolled huntskill sheltersvolunteers and vets See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Caryn Ginsberg, Animal Impact: Give us tools!

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 52:19

“People can come to their own guilt around not wanting to be a part of that. But if we push it on them and say, “you should feel badly about supporting this,” that's where people shut down and stop hearing us.”In this episode…We cover alot. Caryn's an expert on strategic communication and marketing, and a long-time vegan and animal advocate, so we focus on delivering our message in a way that it can be received. Caryn GinsbergCaryn Ginsberg has more than two decades of experience helping animal protection groups and advocates move more people to action. She does this by sharing the most effective ways to get results, based on best practices in outreach, including using data to guide decisions. Her nonprofit clients have included Animal Legal Defense Fund, Animal Rescue League of Boston, the ASPCA, the Fund for Animals, Farm Sanctuary, the HSUS and PCRM.In addition to consulting, Caryn designs infographics, including live, to make important ideas and information more useful and fun for advocates at any level. She also serves as board president for Faunalytics and as an advisor to the Institute for Humane Education and JewishVeg. She is a popular speaker at events and conferences, including Taking Action for Animals, Human Behaviour Change for Animal Welfare (U.K.), Animal Care Expo and the Animal Rights National Conference. Peter Singer called Caryn's book, Animal Impact, “the practical handbook every animal advocate should read.” Caryn taught strategic planning and marketing for Humane Society University as well as marketing in the MBA program at Johns Hopkins University. Prior to focusing on animal protection, she was marketing director of an $11B bank and consulted to a variety of businesses. She earned her AB in economics and math from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Resources from this episodePriority Visions - http://priorityvisions.comFaunalytics - http://faunalytics.orgFaunalytics:How to Make and Keep a VeganA Summary Of Faunalytics' Study Of Current And Former Vegetarians And Vegans Going Vegan Or Vegetarian: Motivations & InfluencesAttitudes Towards Chickens & Fishes: A Study Of Brazil, Canada, China, & IndiaRequest customized notifications of new studies based on your area(s) of interestCorona to Collaboration, Innovation to Inclusion: Issues and Opportunities in Farmed Animal Advocacy (report summary)Foodstyles: The Missing Link in Plantbased Proselytizing, by Victoria MoranAnimal Impact - Secrets Proven to Achieve Results and Move the World *free digital download* Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us about Spreading Social ChangeThe Animal Activist's Handbook: Maximizing Our Positive Impact in Today's WorldFull episode notesWake Up Experience

2016-11-12 Carole Baskin's Diary

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 3:41

Angel's Camp CA. Yesterday it was bears and today it's all about elephants. The captive wildlife conference, hosted by PAWS, has been interesting. Day one was all about big cat issues. Howie gave an excellent presentation and then both of us served on a panel with Carney Anne Nasser from the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Bill Nimmo from Tigers in America, and others. I'm thankful that our part went first, so we can just relax and enjoy the rest of the conference. I appreciate that they have provided wonderful vegan fare, which is becoming more and more standard at animal protection events. I find the breaks and ice breakers to be the best networking and am grateful to be part of such a wonderful group of people who are working to end the abuse. We were each asked, at the end of our panel to summarize what was important to us. I asked for a show of hands as to how many in the group of 200+ were involved in sanctuary work. About 70 percent raised their hands. I told them how we educate people for an hour and a half about the plight of the cats and then hold their hand through the process of calling their member of Congress to ask that they champion the Big Cat Public Safety Act. I then said, if all the people who raised their hands would do the same thing, we could fix this problem. I then suggested that if the people who didn't raise their hands were donors, that they demand their charity do the real work of ending the trade at its root. As I came off stage an elderly little wisp of a lady came up and took both of my hands in hers. With tears in her eyes she said that she'd traveled from Chicago to Tampa just to see Big Cat Rescue. She said her older brother drove her from his home in FL to see us and that their 2 hour tour had been life changing. She just kept saying, over and over how much she loved what we are doing and how much she appreciated our efforts. I was deeply touched. The same day LaWanna had forwarded a Facebook message to us that said: “I want to thank you for educating me about the real issue with the beautiful big cats. I have a sincere and deep love for them, tigers especially. Being naive to the facts, I am guilty of contributing to the problem. I recently visited Browns Oakridge Zoo in Illinois. I believed that I was fulfilling my dream of holding a baby white tiger. After my visit there, I saw your Facebook page. I have been following you every day and I am learning so much about the problems. I feel so bad for the cats at the Browns Oakridge Zoo. They are breeding these beautiful creatures, and stealing them away from their mothers so that naive people like myself will come to take pictures with them. I was horrified at the tiny cages (jail cells) that they are born to spend their lives in. As I stood outside of the cages and looked into the eyes of the cats, I could see and sense their utter sorrow. I pray that God and the cats will forgive me for my contribution to the problem. Thank you for giving me a way to help these cats. I have followed your link to your petition and have asked my Senator and Representatives to champion your bill. I live in Salt Lake City, UT. I hope to be able to make my way to Florida to visit your rescue some day and to personally thank you for all that you are doing for the beautiful big cats. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. - Tina B Hi, I'm Carole Baskin and I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views. If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story. The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/ I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story. My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet. You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion. Closing graphic with permission from https://youtu.be/F_AtgWMfwrk

The Intersection of Social Justice and Animal Rights: A Conversation with Animal Law Expert Akisha Townsend Eaton

All Beings Considered

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022

In this fascinating conversation, Kathy is joined by animal law powerhouse and social justice activist Akisha Townsend Eaton. Akisha is the Chief of Policy at CARE - a BIPOC led animal welfare organization. In this episode, she and Kathy discuss:Akisha's journey to animal activism and the “escape” it allowed her during her childhood as the only black kid in her neighborhoodHer work with some of the most influential animal rights organizations - including the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the Humane Society of the United States, and Best Friends Animal SocietyThe challenges that people of color and their companion animals face as a result of natural disasters, and how Akisha and CARE are helping communities in Kentucky recover from a devastating tornado in late 2021Akisha's belief that being a good animal advocate requires both being aware of and working for other social justice issuesAkisha's work with several faith-based animal rights groups and her belief that that people of faith must encourage the church to embrace the principles of social justice and animal rightsTo support Akisha and her important work, check out the following organizations on social media:CARE - Facebook and InstagramCreatureKind - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Connect with Kathy Stevens:Facebook: Kathy Stevens, Catskill Animal SanctuaryTwitter: @CASanctuaryBooks: Where the Blind Horse SingsWebsite: CASanctuary.orgInstagram: @catskill_animal_sanctuaryYouTube: Catskill Animal Sanctuary

Wk of Feb. 20 - National Justice for Animals Week

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 54:49

This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Emily Lewis, Managing Attorney of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, about National Justice for Animals Week.

44: Episode 44: Katie Surma, Inside Climate News & Christopher Berry, Animal Legal Defense Fund

Unite and Heal America with Matt Matern

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 43:53

Listen to a lively discussion about the legal rights of nature and animals.

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STOP LIVING THE STATUS QUO NOW WITH KATHRYN BURMEISTER

THE EMBC NETWORK featuring: ihealthradio and worldwide podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2021 64:39

Kathryn Burmeister makes a point to live every day. As an attorney, she is a tireless advocate for her clients. As a human being, she channels her passion for others into animal rescue, charities, and other causes. She is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker on beating adversity and women's self care. Kathryn has served on the Board of Directors for Ahimsa House, a non-profit that helps domestic violence survivors and their pets get out of abusive situations. She is a member of Animal Legal Defense Fund, a non-profit whose mission is to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system, and is a member of their Pro Bono Program network; a member of the ACLU, a non-profit that works through the legal system and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country; and a member of the Female Founder Collective, a network of businesses led by women, that enables and empowers female owned and led businesses to positively impact communities, both socially and economically. She is also a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, whose mission is to protect the Constitutional promise of justice for all by guaranteeing the right to trial by jury, preserving an independent judiciary, and providing access to the courts for all Georgians. Though she never anticipated having her own business, after a number of tumultuous events, Kathryn started her own law firm in October of 2018 and focuses exclusively on personal injury by giving a voice to those that have been hurt because of someone else. She wrote her first book, “Overcoming Addiction to the Status Quo,” in 2020 and began speaking about self-care, business, and law the same year. Her passion for helping others is a theme that crosses between her presentations. Kathryn has a particular passion for mental health, self-improvement, and emotional intelligence, which she integrates into her legal practice, speaking, writing, and coaching as well. A native Atlantan, Kathryn has lived in Woodstock since she was two. An only child, she is of English, German, and Scots-Irish descent, and the second in her family to graduate college, earning her bachelors and law degrees from Mercer University. An animal lover, she rescued her first in the sixth grade. She has ridden horses since she was seven years old and enjoys taking equestrian vacations in different parts of the world. Kathryn lives with her four cats, one dog, and husband. https://kathrynfburmeister.com/ https://burmeisterlawfirm.com/

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STOP LIVING THE STATUS QUO NOW WITH KATHRYN BURMEISTER

THE EMBC NETWORK featuring: ihealthradio and worldwide podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2021 64:39

Kathryn Burmeister makes a point to live every day. As an attorney, she is a tireless advocate for her clients. As a human being, she channels her passion for others into animal rescue, charities, and other causes. She is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker on beating adversity and women's self care. Kathryn has served on the Board of Directors for Ahimsa House, a non-profit that helps domestic violence survivors and their pets get out of abusive situations. She is a member of Animal Legal Defense Fund, a non-profit whose mission is to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system, and is a member of their Pro Bono Program network; a member of the ACLU, a non-profit that works through the legal system and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country; and a member of the Female Founder Collective, a network of businesses led by women, that enables and empowers female owned and led businesses to positively impact communities, both socially and economically. She is also a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, whose mission is to protect the Constitutional promise of justice for all by guaranteeing the right to trial by jury, preserving an independent judiciary, and providing access to the courts for all Georgians. Though she never anticipated having her own business, after a number of tumultuous events, Kathryn started her own law firm in October of 2018 and focuses exclusively on personal injury by giving a voice to those that have been hurt because of someone else. She wrote her first book, “Overcoming Addiction to the Status Quo,” in 2020 and began speaking about self-care, business, and law the same year. Her passion for helping others is a theme that crosses between her presentations. Kathryn has a particular passion for mental health, self-improvement, and emotional intelligence, which she integrates into her legal practice, speaking, writing, and coaching as well. A native Atlantan, Kathryn has lived in Woodstock since she was two. An only child, she is of English, German, and Scots-Irish descent, and the second in her family to graduate college, earning her bachelors and law degrees from Mercer University. An animal lover, she rescued her first in the sixth grade. She has ridden horses since she was seven years old and enjoys taking equestrian vacations in different parts of the world. Kathryn lives with her four cats, one dog, and husband. https://kathrynfburmeister.com/ https://burmeisterlawfirm.com/

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Journey To Self-Care with Kathryn Burmeister (JSSELFCARE.ORG)

The JS Self-Care Mind Body & Soul Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 29:20

Kathryn Burmeister makes a point to live every day.As an attorney, she is a tireless advocate for her clients. As a human being, she channels her passion for others into animal rescue, charities, and other causes. She is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker on beating adversity and women's self care.Kathryn has served on the Board of Directors for Ahimsa House, a non-profit that helps domestic violence survivors and their pets get out of abusive situations. She is a member of Animal Legal Defense Fund, a non-profit whose mission is to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system, and is a member of their Pro Bono Program network; a member of the ACLU, a non-profit that works through the legal system and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country; and a member of the Female Founder Collective, a network of businesses led by women, that enables and empowers female owned and led businesses to positively impact communities, both socially and economically. She is also a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, whose mission is to protect the Constitutional promise of justice for all by guaranteeing the right to trial by jury, preserving an independent judiciary, and providing access to the courts for all Georgians.Though she never anticipated having her own business, after a number of tumultuous events, Kathryn started her own law firm in October of 2018 and focuses exclusively on personal injury by giving a voice to those that have been hurt because of someone else. She wrote her first book, “Overcoming Addiction to the Status Quo,” in 2020 and began speaking about self-care, business, and law the same year. Her passion for helping others is a theme that crosses between her presentations. Kathryn has a particular passion for mental health, self-improvement, and emotional intelligence, which she integrates into her legal practice, speaking, writing, and coaching as well.A native Atlantan, Kathryn has lived in Woodstock since she was two. An only child, she is of English, German, and Scots-Irish descent, and the second in her family to graduate college, earning her bachelors and law degrees from Mercer University.An animal lover, she rescued her first in the sixth grade. She has ridden horses since she was seven years old and enjoys taking equestrian vacations in different parts of the world.Kathryn lives with her four cats, one dog, and husband.If you want to contact Kathryn please visit her website at https://kathrynfburmeister.com/about-kathryn/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kfburmeister/?hl=enFollow JS Self Care https://www.instagram.com/jsselfcare/?hl=en

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Supreme Court Rules In Animals' Favor = Big Changes in California

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 56:00

The Supreme Court of the United States has rejected the meat industry's challenge to a California law prohibiting cruel confinement of farmed animals! This is a HUGE victory for animal rights and the animals themselves! On June 28, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected the North American Meat Institute's (NAMI) challenge to California's Proposition 12. Proposition 12 is due to go into effect on January 1, 2022. It strengthens existing California law to ban the intensive confinement of egg-laying chickens, mother pigs and calves used in the veal industry. The law also prohibits the sale in California of eggs, pork and veal from facilities that confine animals in cruel cages. Voters adopted Proposition 12 in 2018. When NAMI sued California in an attempt to stop the state from implementing Proposition 12, Animal Outlook voluntarily intervened in the lawsuit on behalf of the State of California to defend Proposition 12 and protect the millions of hens, pigs and calves used to produce meat and eggs sold in California. Animal Outlook was joined by Animal Equality, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Compassion in World Farming, Farm Sanctuary, the Humane League and the Humane Society of the United States. In rejecting NAMI's challenge, the Supreme Court upheld an appellate court's denial of NAMI's claim that Proposition 12 violated the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court's decision affirms the right of states to pass laws protecting animals, public health and safety. While an appeal in a second lawsuit against Proposition 12, brought by the National Pork Producers Council, still looms, the Supreme Court's decision against NAMI is a massive victory for animals. AnimalOutlook.org is a great site to visit to get involved and learn more. Here to discuss all this is Animal Outlook's legal counsel Will Lowrey.

Supreme Court Rules In Animals' Favor = Big Changes in California

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 56:00

The Supreme Court of the United States has rejected the meat industry's challenge to a California law prohibiting cruel confinement of farmed animals! This is a HUGE victory for animal rights and the animals themselves! On June 28, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected the North American Meat Institute's (NAMI) challenge to California's Proposition 12. Proposition 12 is due to go into effect on January 1, 2022. It strengthens existing California law to ban the intensive confinement of egg-laying chickens, mother pigs and calves used in the veal industry. The law also prohibits the sale in California of eggs, pork and veal from facilities that confine animals in cruel cages. Voters adopted Proposition 12 in 2018. When NAMI sued California in an attempt to stop the state from implementing Proposition 12, Animal Outlook voluntarily intervened in the lawsuit on behalf of the State of California to defend Proposition 12 and protect the millions of hens, pigs and calves used to produce meat and eggs sold in California. Animal Outlook was joined by Animal Equality, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Compassion in World Farming, Farm Sanctuary, the Humane League and the Humane Society of the United States. In rejecting NAMI's challenge, the Supreme Court upheld an appellate court's denial of NAMI's claim that Proposition 12 violated the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court's decision affirms the right of states to pass laws protecting animals, public health and safety. While an appeal in a second lawsuit against Proposition 12, brought by the National Pork Producers Council, still looms, the Supreme Court's decision against NAMI is a massive victory for animals. AnimalOutlook.org is a great site to visit to get involved and learn more. Here to discuss all this is Animal Outlook's legal counsel Will Lowrey.

Words Count: Animal Lovers Ask AP to Stop Calling Animals "It"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 56:37

Animals are not things. They are living, breathing, thinking, feeling beings. That's why In Defense of Animals and Animals & Media are calling for an update to the Associated Press Stylebook's recommendation on the use of personal pronouns for nonhuman animals. They are joined by more than 80 respected leaders and scholars in animal advocacy and conservation who support this change, including renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, biologists Dr. Marc Bekoff and Dr. Jonathan Balcombe, and leaders of organizations such as Center for Biological Diversity, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Mercy For Animals, Encompass, Animals & Society Institute, Animal Outlook, Nonhuman Rights Project, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School, JaneUnChained News and other media organizations, such as Sentient Media, We Animals Media, the Journal of Critical Animal Studies and Animal Sentience journal. The scientific consensus is that nonhuman animals are conscious beings — someone not something — and the language we use should reflect that. Here to talk about it with JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell is IDA' s Alicia Graef.

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Words Count: Animal Lovers Ask AP to Stop Calling Animals "It"