Tom Linney
ACT Radio HostTom Linney works with the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) Animal Law Program and is on the board of Pets Alive-El Paso. Among other duties, Tom is responsible for developing and marketing ALDF’s Animal Law Pro Bono Program to interested firms and attorneys and for helping students transition from law student to legal professional. He also provides support to professionals interested in teaching animal law and collaborates with ALDF’s Litigation and Criminal Justice Program to assign appropriate pro bono counsel to ALDF projects and cases.
While in law school, Tom worked for Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, the Texas Legislative Council, and an animal law attorney. He served as legislative intern for the Texas Humane Legislation Network researching and drafting legislation to promote the humane treatment of animals. Tom has also worked for a state senator, a county judge and an in-house counsel for a federal agency.
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What would happen if an animal sanctuary founder and an architect worked together to fuse sustainable design with radical empathy? On Animal Concerns of Texas, Liz and Tom talk with Allison Argo, director of the documentary film Forever Home. -
Liz and Tom talk with Jan Dutkiewicz about how improving industrial food production can make food healthier, more sustainable, and more accessible. -
Liz and Tom talk with Sherri Franklin about how Muttville helps senior dogs get the care they need and find loving forever homes. -
Liz and Tom talk with Elise Bennett about concerns that the Alligator Alcatraz detention center could harm the Everglades' wildlife, water quality, and ecosystem -
Liz and Tom talk with Katherine Carver, photographer and author of the book Abandoned: Chronicling the Journeys of Once-Forsaken Dogs, which captures the plight of abandoned dogs, and the transformative power of love for both the dogs and their human family members. -
Danielle Hanosh tells Tom and Liz that while in college a pamphlet led her down a rabbit hole to figure out where food came from. -
Liz Walsh and Tom Linney have a conversation with Brandon Kiem, journalist specializing in science, nature, and animals, and author of the book Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-Than-Human World. -
Liz Walsh and Tom Linney have a conversation with Richard Joel Miller, professor of Pharmacology and author of the book “The Rise and Fall of Animal Experimentation: Empathy, Science and the Future of Research”. -
Tom and Liz have a conversation with Dr. Jennifer Jacquet about recent efforts to start raising octopuses on farms for food, and the many animal welfare, environmental and human health concerns associated with this type of industrial aquaculture facility. -
Tom Linney and Liz Walsh have a conversation with Lauren Toyota, author of Vegan Comfort Classics: 101 Recipes to Feed Your Face.
