Joyce Tischler: 45 years in animal law

Known affectionately as the mother of animal law, this weeks guest Joyce Tischler has over 45 years of experience advocating for animal rights through the law in the US. Starting off in 1979 by co-founding the Animal Legal Defense Fund where Joyce would serve as executive director for 25 years, we hear about the first cases Joyce worked on as well as her bold decision to take on the US Navy. Joyce now lectures at the Lewis and Clark Law School in the Centre for Animal Law, specialising in Industrial animal agriculture law teaching students both locally and internationally. We hear from Joyce on some great case study examples of effective campaigning and her decision to switch from circumstantial cases to prioritising cases to develop legal theory.00:00:00:00 | Intro00:06:18:06 | Animal Rights in the 1970s00:10:51:11 | Animal Law and CAFO's00:13:20:18 | Significance of the meeting in 198100:17:38:12 | Early cases00:27:23:20 | How were the cases picked?00:34:54:17 | Feelings on leading an organization as a woman in that time00:38:53:16 | Evolution of Animal Law00:48:12:12 | Shifting focus over the years01:01:36:07 | Main goals in Animal Law01:10:22:10 | Personal preference versus effectiveness01:23:17:08 | Closing questionsWith thanks to Tom Felbar (Ambedo Media) for amazing video and audio editing!Note: My (James') views here are my personal opinions and don't represent those of Coefficient Giving.If you enjoy the show, please leave a rating and review us - it means a lot to us!