59: EVAT Mini-Series (Part 2): Animal Law in Pakistan with Altamush Saeed

Part 2: Emerging Voices for Animal in Tourism Conference Mini-Series, 2023 Transcript

We're releasing these episodes Monday Wednesday and Friday for The two weeks surrounding the conference itself. I'll be will talking with Altamush about Zoological gardens gardens in Pakistan, how he got started in Animal welfare, And how his foundation is helping to provide fresh water for both the humans and the canines in his home country!

Guest: Altamush Saeed is a Pakistan-based animal rights lawyer currently pursuing an LLM in Animal Law at the Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis and Clark Law School as the first Pakistani recipient of the Brooks Institute Animal Rights Law and Policy International Scholarship. He holds an LLM from the University of Michigan Law School. He is a Co-Founder/Director of Charity Doings Foundation(https://charitydoings.org/), and an Animal Welfare Ambassador to Comprehensive Disaster Response Service(https://cdrsworld.org) He served as a Legislative Advocacy Intern at Best Friends Animal Society in 2022 and is currently a government relations intern at ASPCA. In Summer 2023, he will work as a Thomas Raskin Summer Legal Extern at Mercy for Animals. He also serves as a Humane Policy Volunteer Leader at the Humane Society of the United States for 2023. His life goal is to help all life, be it humans, animals, or the environment. Altamush is extremely grateful to all his past and future mentors for keeping this journey ongoing.

Book Recommendation: Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Alexandra Horowitz and 

Manifesto for a Moral Revolution by Jacqueline Novogratz

Host: Marika completed her MA in Anthrozoology at the University of Exeter, UK in 2016 and upon moving back to the Seattle area of Washington state she joined the board of Homeward Pet Adoption Center. She also holds a University degree in Zoology (UW) and a CPDT-KA from the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers.

Now, host of The Deal with Animals, she enjoys chatting authors, nonprofits, professionals, academics and enthusiasts about the various disciplines of Anthrozoology.

Credits: The Deal With Animals is hosted by Marika. Music was composed by Kai Strandskov. Editing for this episode by Marika Bell

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This Podcast is part of the IROAR Animals Podcasting Network 

This podcast was produced on Historical Tribal Land of the Quinault Indian Nation and The Snoqualmie Tribe Ancestral Lands

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