Cruelty on the Farm - Food Safety and Animal Welfare
An interview with Christine Mott
CLE Credit — Approved in 4 States
For many Americans, meat is relatively cheap and abundant - a result of livestock production shifting from small-scale outdoor to indoor, industrialized factory farming. But what implications does this have for animal welfare, and what laws are in place to ensure food safety and humane handling of animals? Christine Mott explains the key cases, the current legislative landscape, and proposals for reform.
About Christine Mott
“Animals may be a first target of abuse, violence, child abuse or neglect. Often times, animals are actually used as a pawn towards abusing a partner.”
Christine Mott is Vice President and General Counsel at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Prior to joing the ICSC, she was an associate at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP. Mott has been actively involved in many organizations related to animal protection. She is the Chair on the Board of Directors of Empire State Humane Voters (ESHV). ESHV is a political advocacy group whose mission is to help elect candidates who support animal protection, lobby for stronger laws to stop animal cruelty, and hold elected officials accountable to humane voters. She is the former chair of the Animal Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association and is also a New York State Council Member at the Humane Society of the United States, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to the protection of animals.
