Chatting with Brittany Peet; Deputy general counsel for the PETA Foundation’s Captive Animal Law Enforcement

Today I am chatting with Brittany Peet. Brittany is the deputy general counsel for the PETA Foundation's Captive Animal Law Enforcement division. She works on behalf of animals who are held captive in roadside zoos, traveling shows, and the film and television industries through legal and regulatory actions and public advocacy campaigns. She also negotiates and coordinates the rescue of wild and exotic animals for PETA and has overseen the rescues of more than 400 chinchillas, 73 bears, 75 big cats, 13 chimpanzees, and two baboons.

 

Key points addressed were  

• Brittany’s history as a General Counsel for PETA and her most recent work in the Big Cat Rescue Act that involved the infamous Tiger King Joe Exotic’s roadside zoo
• We also discussed the major wins PETA has had over the last few years and anticipates celebrating in the next 5 years regarding Captive Animal welfare in the Entertainment, zoo, and sanctuary industries.

 

On A quick technical note, we suffered some internet delays and disturbances which  sped up speech and slower dialogue in the first few minutes.  Because  the issue does abate for most of the interview our team made the decision to go up with this version rather than edit these parts out. We appreciate your understanding and know that the interview with Brittany will be worth putting up with a few audio imperfections.