Animal Friendly Attorneys™ Program featured in Live Kindly blog
LIVEKINDLY, a community-based media startup focused on producing engaging content on sustainable and compassionate living online, published an article about our Animal Friendly Attorneys™ program, and about Attorneys for Animals itself.
The program “was inspired by the killing of Cecil the lion, a tragic event which sparked outrage around the world; the hunter responsible was identified as a Minneapolis-area dentist. She recalled how one member of the organization began thinking about how she would feel if she discovered that her own dentist had ‘committed an act so contrary to her own beliefs and that her patronage had indirectly supported it.’
“They then began to consider how an attorney’s belief system interlinks with their practices and how consumers could use their dollar to demonstrate their own values.
“Consumers can access and use professionals from the list regardless of the kind of service required; legal matters don’t need to involve animals or animal laws. In fact, attorneys on the newly announced list work in 13 practice areas including civil litigation, criminal, estate planning, family law, immigration, and animal law.”
“Some are vegan or vegetarian – which is shown by a green leaf next to their name – but all have promised to manage their practice in a way that does not cause harm to animals. They have also vowed to follow and further the Attorneys for Animals’ mission that states ‘animals have a purpose of their own and inherent value.’ “
