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S2-E61: Who Gets to Decide If You Can Own a Pet? | Alyssa Miller-Hurley, Pet Advocacy Network

Podcast: The Deep End with Eric Triplett · Eric Triplett

Opublikowano: 2026-09-28

Eric interviews Alyssa from the Pet Advocacy Network, an organization that represents the interests of pet owners and the professional pet care community. She explains that her primary role involves lobbying government officials to ensure that regulations concerning animals are based on scientific data rather than pure emotion. Throughout the conversation, Alyssa warns against the efforts of activist groups like PETA, who she claims are pushing for broad bans on the sale of all live animals, including fish and birds. The discussion highlights the negative consequences of such bans, such as the potential rise of unregulated black markets and...