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SUMMARY: The Front Lines of Companion Animal Law Enforcement
DESCRIPTION: From cruelty investigations to dangerous dog proceedings\, wha
 t does it take to enforce companion animal protection laws? This panel offe
 rs a behind-the-scenes look at how these emotional and complex cases are bu
 ilt. Hear three distinct perspectives from the front lines: speakers Chris 
 Schindler\, Director of Law Enforcement at the MSPCA\, who leads on-the-gro
 und investigations\; Lynsey […]
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 vestigations to dangerous dog proceedings\, what does it take to enforce co
 mpanion animal protection laws? This panel offers a behind-the-scenes look 
 at how these emotional and complex cases are built. Hear three distinct per
 spectives from the front lines: speakers Chris Schindler\, Director of Law 
 Enforcement at the MSPCA\, who leads on-the-ground investigations\; Lynsey 
 Legier\, a Staff Attorney with the MSPCA’s Animal Protection Division\, who
  handles the resulting legal actions\; and Jeremy Cohen\, founder of Boston
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 span></p><p class="xmsonormal"><strong><i>Sasha in the House!</i></strong><
 /p><p class="xmsonormal">Harvard University’s Police Department’s working d
 og Sasha and Officer Steve Fumicello will be making a guest appearance at t
 his event. Sasha\, a Labrador Retriever who graduated from the Puppies Behi
 nd Bars program\, is the Department’s first Community Engagement Dog and ta
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