About this episode

Wayne Hsiung discusses the implications of a recent California Court of Appeals decision on animal rescue rights.

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 Activist Legal Defense Project to break down the California Court of Appeals decision in Hsiung’s criminal case—a pivotal ruling that overturned two of three trespass convictions stemming from actions at Sunrise Farms and Reichardt Duck Farm,…

People in this episode

Host: Mariann Sullivan

Guests: Wayne Hsiung, Chris Carraway, Steffen Seitz

Topics covered

• animal law
• legal defense
• court ruling
• activism
• animal rights

Keywords

• animal law
• Wayne Hsiung
• California Court of Appeals
• trespass convictions
• animal activism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Denver’s Animal Activist Legal Defense Project, California Court of Appeals

Places: Sunrise Farms, Reichardt Duck Farm

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