On Animal Wellness & Preventing Animal Cruelty with Scott Beckstead | Justice For All Ep.15 | LegalShield

Join @LegalShield CEO Jeff Bell as he chats with Scott Beckstead - the Director of Campaigns at Animal Wellness Action, an organization focused on preventing animal cruelty by promoting and enforcing good public policies. Scott has also served as the Mayor of Waldport Oregon (from 2002 to 2007), and served in a multitude of roles for the Humane Society of the United States. Scott was State Director and Equine Protection Specialist and Rural Outreach Director and he helped lead a successful ballot measure in 2016 to ban the trade of endangered wildlife in Oregon amongst many things.

00:00 Introduction

01:28 How did you become a lawyer and get involved in animal wellness?

05:33 Could you tell us more about the business side of the animal industry?

09:18 About mink farming and state and federal laws in the US

15:05 How did you halt the capture of the “onachiii??” Horses?

20:00 About meat production and the variables of animal life

23:27 Have you noticed students having a different opinion on animal management now?

29:44 What results have you seen from training law enforcement on how to work with animals?

35:48 What are your thoughts on the current discussion around cannabis and the law?

42:43 About defining law and the three strike rule

#AnimalWellness #PreventAnimalCruelty #HumaneSociety #AnimalProtection #ProtectedSpecies #AnimalRights #JusticeForAll #Scott Beckstead #LegalShield

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