The Animal Law Podcast

Rescuing Baby Goats is a Felony?: Attorney Taj Uppal on Facing Prison for Saving Two Lives

This month’s Animal Law Podcast features attorney Taj Uppal, who was arrested and charged with felony grand theft after rescuing two sick baby goats from Vera Goat Dairy,

Building the Field: Inside the Animal Law Practice Association with Cheryl Leahy

This week, Mariann Sullivan sits down with Cheryl Leahy, director of the newly launched Animal Law Practice Association (ALPA) at the Brooks Institute for Animal Rights L

Wayne Hsiung’s Landmark Animal Rescue Appeal Wins Some, Loses Some: What It Means for the Right to Rescue

Animal law attorney and activist Wayne Hsiung joins host Mariann Sullivan along with attorneys Chris Carraway and Steffen Seitz of the University of Denver’s Animal Activ

When the Law Fails Farmworkers: J-1 Visa Exploitation, Labor Trafficking, and the Hidden Cost of Cheap Meat

In this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, host Mariann Sullivan speaks with Amal Bouhabib, senior staff attorney at FarmSTAND, about a landmark federal lawsuit involving

Court Strikes Down Trump ESA Regulations — A Win for Endangered Species

In a landmark ruling, a federal court in the Northern District of California struck down four of six challenged Trump administration regulations that had significantly we

Canada’s Live Horse Exports: Fighting for Animal Transport Law Enforcement w/ Camille Labchuk

When Canadian animal rights lawyer and Animal Justice Executive Director Camille Labchuk discovered that a Manitoba horse exporter had shipped 97 horses to Japan in Decem

Understanding EU Farmed Animal Welfare with Dr. Neil Dullaghan

In this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, Mariann Sullivan sits down with Dr. Neil Dullaghan, political scientist and author of The Compassion Mandate: Remaking the Euro

A Case of Significant Evil: Animal Law, Activism, and Constitutional Rights

In this compelling episode, Mariann Sullivan interviews Wayne Hsiung and attorney Steffen Seitz about Wayne’s conviction following animal rescues at factory farms in Cali

The Case of the Lobster, a “Living, Sentient Creature”

In a bold legal challenge that could redefine animal protection law, PETA is taking on the Maine Lobster Festival for steaming 16,000 lobsters alive on public parkland. T

Animals and the Constitution with Michael Dorf

In this intellectually stimulating episode of the Animal Law Podcast, Mariann Sullivan speaks with constitutional law expert Michael Dorf about his innovative course “Ani

The Case of the Overlooked Law: Challenging Animal Confinement Through Forgotten Legislation

Attorneys Will Lowrey (Animal Partisan) and Jessica Blome (Greenfire Law) join Mariann to discuss their battle to use California’s century-old animal protection laws to h

The Case of Banning the Truth in a Public Park | First Amendment, Animal Agriculture & Free Speech

In this thought-provoking episode of the Animal Law Podcast, we dive into a First Amendment case that cuts straight to the heart of animal advocacy: can the government pr

Animal Law Breakthrough: Court Recognizes Dogs as Family Members with Christopher Berry

This episode of the Animal Law Podcast features Christopher Berry, Executive Director of the Nonhuman Rights Project, discussing a groundbreaking court case that recogniz

Challenging “Alligator Alcatraz”: The Legal Fight to Protect the Everglades with Elise Bennett

In this compelling episode, Mariann Sullivan speaks with Elise Bennett, Senior Attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, about the lawsuit challenging the controve

Redefining Democracy: How Constitutional Law Could Embrace All Sentient Life

In a groundbreaking episode of The Animal Law Podcast, we explored radical new concepts that could fundamentally transform how constitutional law treats animals. Host Mar

Is Ventilation Shutdown Legal? Private Citizens Fighting Factory Farm Cruelty

In this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, Mariann Sullivan welcomes back Will Lowrey, legal counsel for Animal Partisan, alongside David Rosengard, managing attorney for

Can an S.P.C.A. Prevent Cruelty to Cows? with Alene Anello

Alene Anello of Legal Impact for Chickens joins us once again, this time to talk, not about chickens, but about cows. Of course, the laws affecting farmed animals are oft

The Case of the Cows, the Gas, and the Money with Kelsey Eberly and Skye Walker

FarmSTAND attorneys Kelsey Eberly and Skye Walker join us on this episode to discuss an absolutely infuriating case, Blumm v Northwest Natural Gas Company. They explain h

The Case of the Frankenchicken with Edie Bowles

Edie Bowles, the Managing Director of UK law firm Advocates for Animals, joins us on this episode to help us understand what appears to be a groundbreaking decision in an

The Case of the Thirsty Elk: Saving Point Reyes’ Tule Elk with Chris Green and Rebecca Garverman

Chris Green and Rebecca Garverman join us this week to talk about a case that managed to catch the attention not only of the public at large but of a number of lawyers an