Animal Law Matters

Topics covered include: Siobhan’s PhD thesis about the inconsistent and inequitable treatment of non-human animals, and that different species of animals have different visibility to humans and that visibility correlates to the legal protections afforded to those animals. Siobhan’s book …continue

Topics discussed in this episode include: Being an animal law specialist. How we know animals are sentient. The Sentient Animal Law Foundation (SAL). The 3-word law reform proposal. Recognising the importance of positive states of animal welfare. 

Topics covered include: Undertaking a PhD about the place of animals in the legal system. Advocating for the interests of animals, rather than legal personhood for animals. Volunteering with the Animal Defenders Office. Considering whether to study law to help …continue

Topics discussed include: International animal law. World Federation for Animals (see wfa.org). The various international law instruments (e.g. Conventions, resolutions and declarations). Jessica’s research on the legal value of different international instruments and how they could be used to advance …continue

Topics covered include: The establishment of the Animal Defenders Office (ADO). Establishing a Community Legal Centre accredited with the National Association of Community Legal Centres. What it is like to practice as an animal lawyer in a Community Legal Centre. …continue

Topics covered include: Vet nursing;  Caring for, and rehabilitating, domestic animals and wildlife;  Studying law to help animals;  Studying animal law;  Animal sentience; Changing the law to better protect animals.

Topics covered in this episode include: The Farm Transparency Project Animal rights activism The documentary ‘Dominion’ ‘Ag-gag’ laws The High Court challenge to the NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007 Amending animal cruelty laws Utilising your skills to help animals

Topics covered in this episode include: How the law regulates animal welfare; Whether the suffering of animals can ever be considered ‘necessary’; The Australian Animal Welfare Standards; Model Codes of Practice or Codes of Cruelty?; Evaluating animal agricultural standards and …continue