My Client is Innocent: The History and Significance of Protecting Animals Under the Law
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2017
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
The first animal anti-cruelty law in the United States was passed in 1867, and though there is much work to be done, much work has been done to protect animals under the law since then. Join me today for my conversation with Stephen Wells, executive director for the Animal Legal Defense Fund, as we talk about the legal definition of animals as "property," legal victories secured for animals, and how this field has grown significantly over the decades, reflecting a shift in public opinion.
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| 0:00.0 | And I'm and Welcome to Food for Thought, The Place to Explore, Celebrate and Manifest, a life motivated and defined by unconditional compassion and optimal wellness. |
| 0:25.5 | My name is Colleen Patrick Adro. |
| 0:26.9 | You can find me at Colleen Patrick Adro.com and on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. |
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| 0:58.0 | Disperse between and among our regular episodes of Food for Thought are special episodes in which I sit down with my favorite animal advocates to talk about what it means to be a voice for those who have no voice and how to change the world for other animals. |
| 1:13.4 | Today's episode is, my client is innocent, |
| 1:16.1 | the history and significance of protecting animals |
| 1:19.0 | under the law. |
| 1:21.0 | Over the years, you have heard me talk a lot about the history of the animal protection movement |
| 1:26.4 | and why I think it's important to know on whose shoulders we stand. |
| 1:30.8 | I've recommended and will recommend again two books in particular one is called |
| 1:35.7 | for the prevention of cruelty the history and legacy of animal rights activism in the |
| 1:41.0 | United States by Diane Beers. |
| 1:43.2 | And the other book is For the Love of Animals, |
| 1:45.9 | The Rise of the Animal Protection Movement by Catherine Shevelo, |
| 1:50.1 | Shevelo, which focuses on the history of the animal protection movement in the UK. |
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