Chris Wlach: The Limits of the Law and the Places Where He Finds Hope

Species Unite

elizabeth novogratz

Philosophy, Society & Culture

5.0 • 911 Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

"I give a presentation to law students on animal law every now and then, and I tell them I can teach you everything you need to know about federal animal protection law in 10 seconds. I say there isn't really much. There are very few laws, especially at the federal level, protecting farmed animals." - Chris Wlach

Chris is an attorney and he is an animal welfare and humane education advocate. He's a major force in New York City animal law and has advocated for many of the city's non-human animals, including the carriage horses in Manhattan. The carriage horse issue has been going on for decades, horses are hit by cars, they collapse in the street, it's a horribly abusive industry.

Chris also advocates for animals up to the federal level. He came on the show to talk about animals and our legal system, its many limitations, and the places where he finds hope.

Links:

NYC Bar Animal Law Committee: https://www.nycbar.org/member-and-career-services/committees/animal-law-committee

HEART: https://teachheart.org/

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0:00.0	Species,
0:05.0	species, unite,
0:10.0	species, unite.
0:11.0	species unite. I give a presentation to law students on animal law every now and then and I tell them I can
0:21.7	teach you everything you need to know about federal animal production law in 10 seconds.
0:28.0	And I say there isn't really much.
0:30.0	There are very few laws, especially at the federal level,
0:33.0	protecting farmed animals. Hi, I'm Elizabeth Novigrats. This is Species Unite. We have a favor to ask. If you like today's
0:50.0	episode and you have a spare minute.
0:53.0	Could you please rate and review Species Unite on Apple Podcasts
0:57.4	or wherever you listen to podcasts?
1:00.0	It really helps people to find the show. This conversation is with Chris Locke.
1:12.8	Chris is an attorney and he's an animal welfare and humane education advocate.
1:17.7	He works in New York City and is advocated for the carriage horses in Manhattan. The carriage horse issue has been going on for decades and decades.
1:27.0	Horses are hit by cars, they collapse in the streets. It's a horribly abusive industry and yet it continues.
1:34.2	Chris also advocates for animals up to the federal level. He came on the show to talk about
1:39.1	animals and our legal system. It's many limitations and the places where he finds hope. Chris, thank you so much for being here.
2:02.8	How are you? I'm wonderful. Thank you so much for being here. How are you? Hi. I'm wonderful. Thank you so much for having me.
2:05.2	Your story is so cool to me because I so rarely get to talk to someone
2:10.4	who literally is like, well, I didn't really like animals.
2:12.8	So I'm a lawyer by trade, and by personality,
2:19.0	I am not an animal person.
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