Shannon Keith

Shannon Keith is an American animal rights lawyer, activist, and documentary director/producer. She is the director of the Animal Liberation Front documentary, Behind the Mask: The Story Of The People Who Risk Everything To Save Animals.

Early life and education

Keith grew up in Los Angeles, California.

Career

Keith became an animal rights activist, documentary filmmaker, and animal rights lawyer.

Keith has represented several well-known animal-rights activists and campaigns, including Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) and Kevin Kjonaas, the former president of SHAC USA, against Huntingdon Life Sciences, and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

In 2000, she obtained the largest settlement against the City of Los Angeles for the beating to death of a dog by a city employee.

In 2004, Shannon started a non-profit, called Animal Rescue Media Education (ARME). The organization rescues homeless animals and focuses on stopping the problem at its roots through educational initiatives, including making documentaries about animals and animal activists.[citation needed]

Beagle Freedom Project

Keith founded Beagle Freedom Project and its predecessor companies. Founded in 2004 as "ARME (Animal Rescue, Media & Education)", in 2018 it changed its name to "Rescue + Freedom Project" with Kevin Kjonaas as secretary, and in 2019 was changed to "Beagle Freedom Project".

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shannon Keith's animal-rights legal practice Archived 2006-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Huntingdon Life Sciences Inc. v. Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty USA, Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District Court, Division One, State of California, June 1, 2005.
  3. ↑ Keith's bio Archived 2006-06-23 at the Wayback Machine, Animal Consultants International.
  4. ↑ "Business Search - Business Entities - Business Programs | California Secretary of State". businesssearch.sos.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2020-08-22.