Mariann Sullivan

https://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/files.ourhenhouse.org/ALP77.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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.” As David points out, the purpose of ADP is not to litigate animal rights issues, but to provide animal protection nonprofits with the legal services that …

https://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP76.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 initiative that would dramatically change the legal landscape for animals in that state. Basically, what they are trying to do is to make …

https://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP75.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 consumer protection case brought in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia based in allegations of deceptive advertising about the welfare of …

https://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/ourhenhouse.org/ALP74.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 in Merced County, California. This fascinating case is rooted in a provision of the California state constitution governing water use. I have to say …

https://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/ourhenhouse.org/ALP73.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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, in which the court decided that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s sudden about face, in 2017, on whether the Pacific Walrus is subject to the protections …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/ourhenhouse.org/ALP72.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 splash in the animal law world. It’s not often we get a chance to talk about property law and trusts and estates law …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/ourhenhouse.org/ALP71.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, in which animal advocacy groups are taking on the USDA’s plans for what to do to the chickens who, trapped …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/ourhenhouse.org/ALP70.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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! (“SAEN”) v USDA, in which the plaintiffs sought to vacate two rules promulgated by USDA’s Animal Care division without notice to the public or an opportunity to comment, …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/ourhenhouse.org/ALP69.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 to protect the lives of and advance the interests of animals. Christopher and I speak about Caru SPCA v Anthony, in which a California backyard breeder/puppy mill was …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/ourhenhouse.org/ALP68.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 appearance on Episode 42 when she told us all about PETA’s case against notorious roadside zoo and big cat abuser Tim Stark of Indiana’s …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/ourhenhouse.org/ALP67.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 in McKiver v Murphy Brown, which has created quite a stir in the animal law world. It is a story which we have all …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/ourhenhouse.org/ALP66.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 Meat Institute v Becerra, in which the court upheld Proposition 12 in the face of arguments by the plaintiff that it …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/ourhenhouse.org/ALP65.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 complainants, about representations Tyson Foods has made about the chicken flesh that it sells in grocery stores around the country. From whether the …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/ourhenhouse.org/ALP64.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 Natural Resources Defense Council v US Dept. of the Interior. This case involves a recent “opinion” issued by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which, …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/ourhenhouse.org/ALP63.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 Outlook’s investigation into the largest lamb slaughterhouse in the US. This investigation uncovered numerous violations of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA) …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP62.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 suing the State of California, specifically its Department of Food and Agriculture, for violating its rights under the First Amendment. The lawsuit …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP61.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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, the USDA will be required to write regulations to protect those birds who are covered by the Animal Welfare Act, such as those in …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP60.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 Fourth Circuit, in which their clients challenge the EPA’s guidelines for the amount of pollution that slaughterhouses are permitted to emit into waterways. With …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP59.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 Clinic, Hira Jaleel and Irene Au-Young, on a case they filed on behalf of several animal welfare organizations including Farm Sanctuary, Animal Legal …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP58.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 the defendants in the cases we’ll be speaking about today. The felony charges being brought against him and other DxE activists, in …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP57.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 Maryland arguing that that state’s ban on the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores was unconstitutional. Rebecca is the attorney …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP56.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 filed by the clinic, Farm Sanctuary v USDA. This very important lawsuit seeks to invalidate the agency’s new rules eliminating line speed limits for …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP55.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 “attraction” where animals have been languishing in terrible conditions for years. I last spoke to Jessica on Episode 10 about some Endangered Species Act …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP54.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 and Brett Richey. The three of them speak with me about the very first case filed by the Animal Law and Policy Clinic, …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP53.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 they have co-written, “Labeling Alternative Meat: Constitutional Choices That Can Dictate the Future of Food,” __ Animal L. R. __ (forthcoming, 2020), that is …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP52.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 Information Act,  and how these pertain to the ongoing case of Animal Legal Defense Fund vs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture. This …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP51.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 discuss the recent decision in Save the Scenic Santa Ritas v US Army Corps of Engineers. This important case involves the potential construction …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP50.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 there has been an overemphasis on criminal prosecution of animal abuse as a strategy for systemic change and what types of cruelty he believes …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP49.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 Pilgrim’s Pride regarding their treatment of chickens.  These efforts include a complaint made to the Federal Trade Commission asking it to investigate the advertising and enjoin …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP48.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 assistance animals (spoiler alert: they are not the same thing!). She tells me about how most housing providers haven’t kept up with the needs …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP47.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 poultry product and what the truth is about the products that carry that label. That’s the fundamental issue in the case that they have …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP46.mp3Podcast: Play in new window 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 deals with the blackout on the USDA’s website regarding information dealing with enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act. In 2017 the …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP45.mp3Podcast: Play in new window 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 Information Act case involving attempts to obtain information about egg-laying hens in Texas. This case went to a full-blown trial, took up hundreds …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP44.mp3Podcast: Play in new window 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 cases that attempted to invalidate statutory bans on the sale of particularly cruel products, including caged eggs, foie gras, and other …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP43.mp3Podcast: Play in new window 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 to invalidate, as unconstitutional, a law that prohibits the producers of plant-based and cell-based products from misrepresenting those products as “meat.” The …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP42.mp3Podcast: Play in new window 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 help some tiger cubs and other animals who have been subjected to horrific maltreatment at the rather disturbingly named organization Wildlife In …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP41.mp3Podcast: Play in new window 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 and Mexico on many species of animals, including endangered ones. We also discuss the several ongoing legal cases surrounding these issues which …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP40.mp3Podcast: Play in new window 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 Quarter Horse, by and through his Guardian, Kim Mosiman, Plaintiff, v. GWENDOLYN VERCHER, Defendant. It is certainly a unique case. Justice is …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP39.mp3Podcast: Play in new window 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 horses. Specifically, he will be discussing plans currently underway at the Bureau of Land Management to clear all the wild horses out of the Caliente …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP38.mp3Podcast: Play in new window 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) Foundation, where he contributes to PETA’s efforts to pass legislation and win court cases that help animals. Joining us will be PETA Research Associate Jeremy …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP37.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 recent Hastings Law Journal article, “How The Animal Welfare Act Harms Animals”.  We talk about the failings of this statute and the suffering that …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP36.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 in advertising.” We discuss what it means when animal agriculture companies advertise their products as “all-natural,” how that relates to evidence …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP35.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 federal District Court in Wisconsin. The case, brought by a journalist, a documentarian and an activist, seeks to invalidate some of the newly-enacted …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP34.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 Environmental Policy Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act will be able to protect a pair of bald eagles in Colorado from developers. Bill …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP33.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 Chris Green, and Policy Director Jonathan Lovvorn. They take Mariann on a deep dive into all the aspects of this fascinating program. You’ll hear about the various classes offered …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP32.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowOn 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 tell us about the litigation brought in New York State trying to free several chimpanzees living in New York. Today, …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP31.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWelcome 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 discuss PETA v Miami Seaquarium, which she just argued in the 11th Circuit. The case involves an animal with whom you are probably also familiar. Lolita is an …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP30.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWelcome 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 filed on behalf of the White Coat Waste Project against the Greater Richmond Transit Company for refusing to run White Coat Waste’s advertisement criticizing …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP29.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWelcome 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 recent decision in Association des Éleveurs de Canards et D’oies du Quebec v Becerra.  The battle to ban the force-feeding of ducks and geese and …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP28.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWelcome 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 Conservation Council of Hawaii, the Center for Biological Diversity, and multiple individual plaintiffs, sued the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources for failing to …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP26.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWelcome 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 United States, where he has litigated extensively on behalf of animals and the environment. Jon also holds academic appointments at Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, Georgetown …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP25.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWelcome 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 on combating exploitation and cruel treatment of rare wildlife.  On this episode, Collette talks about the lawsuit against the Trump administration for repealing protections for wolves, bears, and other …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP24.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWelcome 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 new legislation, and other legal efforts, Jenni pushes authorities to create and enforce local, state, and federal laws designed to help animals who are used and abused. …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP23.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWelcome 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) Foundation, where he contributes to PETA’s efforts to pass legislation and win court cases that help animals. He’ll be talking about PETA v Department of Agricultural Resources, which is …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP22.mp3Podcast: Play in new window 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 the Houston firm Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.  Matthew and Adam update us on the case against Landry’s, or to be precise, on Landry’s case against animal …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP21.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWelcome 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-plaintiff in a lawsuit against the USDA. This Freedom of Information Law suit seeks to compel the USDA to replace the records, recently purged from their website, that detail …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP20.mp3Podcast: Play in new window 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 Carolina. Jamie has litigated numerous environmental and land use cases in federal district courts nationwide, the state courts of North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and Arkansas, …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP19.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWelcome 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 assembly, as well as the protection of animals, the environment, and consumers. He’s been involved in numerous cases on behalf of activists with the Animal Protection and Rescue League, …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP18.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWelcome 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 University, and a leading expert on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Jeffrey, who is Ryan’s lawyer, is a D.C.-based FOIA specialist attorney, who also …

http://media.blubrry.com/ourhenhouse/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/animallaw/p/www.ourhenhouse.org/ALP17.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWelcome 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 cases including ALDF v. Otter, the first lawsuit to successfully invalidate an Ag-Gag law; and Bennett v. McDaniel, which rescued a captive bear from a small …