Charlotte Laws is serving her second term on the Greater Valley Glen Council in Southern California. She also sits as a Los Angeles Commissioner and writes a syndicated column about current events.

She has appeared on Larry King Live, Oprah Winfrey and The Late Show. Her articles have appeared in Newsweek, The Daily News and E The Environmental Magazine. She is the recipient of the 2006 Los Angeles Animal Humanitarian Award.

I had the opportunity to eat, drink and make moral calculations with the Father of the Animal Rights Movement, philosopher Peter Singer

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