Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 27 minutes ago
Getting arrested for the animals isn’t a problem for the movement. It’s an opportunity.
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The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org!
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Register for the event in March “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit”:
rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=youtube
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Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-5:59 Intro: veganism, animal rights, voluntary prosecution, & trials for social change in the past
Chapter 2) 6:00-7:59 Reason one: trials force society away from systemic inertia
Chapter 3) 8:00-9:15 Reason two: trials are not affected by regulatory capture (example money in politics)
Chapter 4) 9:16-19:42 Other social justice movements using voluntary prosecution & on women’s right activist Susan B. Anthony
Chapter 5) 19:43-25:33 On gay rights activist Dale Jennings
Chapter 6) 25:34-33:58 What do trials mean for animal rights and veganism, & how and when social change happens
Chapter 7) 33:59-35:43 Opportunities to participate in activism and the “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit” in March, link above
Chapter 8) 35:44-36:00 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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Links:
"Voluntary Prosecution and the Case of Animal Rescue" by Justin Marceau, Wayne Hsiung, and Steffen Seitz
harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-137/voluntary-prosecution-and-the-case-of-animal-rescue
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Getting arrested for the animals isn’t a problem for the movement. It’s an opportunity.
—
The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org!
—
Register for the event in March “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit”:
rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=youtube
—
Chapters:
Chapter 1) 00:00-5:59 Intro: veganism, animal rights, voluntary prosecution, & trials for social change in the past
Chapter 2) 6:00-7:59 Reason one: trials force society away from systemic inertia
Chapter 3) 8:00-9:15 Reason two: trials are not affected by regulatory capture (example money in politics)
Chapter 4) 9:16-19:42 Other social justice movements using voluntary prosecution & on women’s right activist Susan B. Anthony
Chapter 5) 19:43-25:33 On gay rights activist Dale Jennings
Chapter 6) 25:34-33:58 What do trials mean for animal rights and veganism, & how and when social change happens
Chapter 7) 33:59-35:43 Opportunities to participate in activism and the “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit” in March, link above
Chapter 8) 35:44-36:00 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis
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Links:
"Voluntary Prosecution and the Case of Animal Rescue" by Justin Marceau, Wayne Hsiung, and Steffen Seitz
harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-137/voluntary-prosecution-and-the-case-of-animal-rescue
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