This is an episode of our intermittent Protecting Animals series, featuring interviews with activists about the work they do for animals. This episode features AJ Albrecht. AJ is the Managing Director of Mercy For Animals, U.S. & Canada, an organisation she joined in 2019. She is lawyer, and formerly chaired both the American Bar Association's Animal Law Committee and the New Jersey State Bar Association's Animal Law Committee. She is also founder of the East Orange Animal Alliance.

This episode is brought to you by the Australiasian Animal Studies Association, which you should join today, and the Animal Publics book series, from Sydney University Press, where you can find your next animal-related read.