How I Learned to Love Shrimp Edie Bowles on utilising the law to support the protection of animals
May 12, 2023
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Animal Law Is Vast And Complex
- Animal law is unexpectedly broad because species and industries each have different legal frameworks.
- That multiplicity creates many legal avenues but also makes the field legally and emotionally demanding.
Handle Investigations With Legal Oversight
- Ensure investigations are lawful and minimise legal risks before release.
- Review undercover footage with legal counsel to identify provable breaches for enforcement.
Court Challenge To Fast-Growing Chickens
- Advocates for Animals represents The Humane League UK in a judicial review against DEFRA over fast-growing broiler chickens.
- The firm argues these breeds breach a legal ban on keeping farm animals genetically predisposed to suffering.