Guest: FBI, Stephen Fischer, Chief, Criminal Justice Information Services
Topic: FBI tracking of animal cruelty crimes; role of state and local
law enforcement in identifying and reporting animal cruelty crimes.

Equus Film Festival; Films included in this year’s line-up;
Horse/Human Bond; Horses in human history; Vulnerability of horses as
commodity of horse slaughter industry

Thundering Hooves educational event/Santa Fe NM; Documentary in
the making, "Their Last Ride"; vulnerability of horses to kill-buyers;
horses as commodity of horsemeat industry

Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act of 2015, bipartisan legislation
to help the estimated one-third of domestic violence victims who delay
leaving abusive relationships out of concern for the wellbeing of
their pets

Topic: Humane certification of cosmetics; cosmetics companies testing
on animals to access Chinese market; testing procedures; euthanasia
methods of animals after testing

Guest: Alley Cat Allies, Misty Christo, Staff Attorney; Rebekah
DeHaven, Staff Attorney and Director of Humane Law and Policy
Topic: Understanding feral cats; comparing effectiveness and humaness
of traditional methods of population control versus modern
"trap-neuter-return" approach; update on Texas license revocation case
involving killing of cat by Kristen Lindsay, DVM