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Edie Bowles on utilising the law to support the protection of animals

May 12, 2023

55:02

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Animal Law is Extremely Complex From a Regulatory Perspective

01:26

The Incredibly Low Prosecution Rate for Farm Animal Welfare Infringements

00:23

Introduction

3min

Advocates for Animals: A UK Based Animal Protection Law Firm

3min

The Future of Animal Law in the UK

3min

The Benefits of Specialization in Animal Protection Laws

2min

The Importance of Confidentiality in Undercover Investigations

5min

The RSPCA's Eat Sit Suffer Repeat

2min

The Impact of a Change in Farming Regulations on the Welfare of Chickens

6min

The Effect of Freedom of Information Requests on Enforcement

4min

The Disparity in Animal Welfare Enforcement

2min

10.

The Importance of Education in Animal Welfare Enforcement

2min

11.

Animal Law Foundation: A New Organization

2min

12.

The Joy of Going to Court

4min

13.

The Theory of Change Behind Advocates for Animals

2min

14.

The UK's Role in Animal Law

3min

15.

How I Changed My Mind About Animals

3min

16.

The Evolution of Animal Law

2min

17.

The Importance of Helping Animals

3min

18.

How to Follow Animal Law Organizations on Social Media

2min

19.

How to Be an Advocate for Animals

2min

Edie is the Managing Director and a Solicitor at Advocates for Animals, the first UK law firm dedicated to animal protection.

In this episode, we chat to Edie about representing The Humane League UK in the up and coming court case challenging DEFRA. The judicial review case will see Advocates for Animals argue that fast-growing chicken breeds are illegal under current animal welfare laws. We also talk through their enforcement work with Animal Equality, another first-of-its-kind case in the UK.

Edie talks to us about how using the law to protect animals is a neglected area of work and why she wants to see more advocates utilising this tool as an effective tool for animal advocacy.

Relevant links to things mentioned throughout the show:

Advocates for Animals website
Animal Law Foundation website
Enforcement problem report in collaboration with Animal Equality
The Humane League’s legal battle against DEFRA
Guardian article on THL’s legal case against DEFRA

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