Panel 3A: Animals as Spectacals: Litigation to Challenge the Exploitation of Animals in Entertainment

ALDF litigators, Matthew Liebman and Jeff Pierce, will bring to life the legal realities behind the exploitation of animals used for human “entertainment”. Key case examples including Tony the Tiger, Ben the Bear, and the orcas of SeaWorld and Miami Seaquarium. Matthew Liebman is a senior attorney in ALDF\u27s Litigation Program who works on all aspects of ALDF\u27s civil cases, including investigating reports of animal cruelty, conducting legal research, developing new legal theories, and appearing in court. Matthew graduated with distinction from Stanford Law School in 2006 and subsequently clerked for the Honorable Warren J. Ferguson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. You can find Matthew\u27s writings in such places as the Animal Law Review, the Animal Legal & Historical Web Center, and in a book co-authored with Bruce Wagman entitled A Worldview of Animal Law. Jeff Pierce assists ALDF with its major caseload as a litigation fellow. He is a graduate of Stanford Law School, where, as a SALDF member, he conducted legal research for Compassion Over Killing and oversaw his chapter’s pro bono efforts on behalf of that organization. As a law student, Jeff not only clerked for ALDF but also served as Editor-in-Chief of Stanford’s Journal of Animal Law and Policy