Gail A. Eisnitz
Asheville,NC
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Investigator
Humane Farming Association
09.1992 - Current
- Acting on leads, researched offenders and conducted undercover investigations into animal cruelty inside slaughterhouses and factory farms across the US
- Using covert means, conducted surveillance at animal enterprises operating in violation of state and federal laws and obtained photo and video documentation of violations.
- Conducted numerous interviews with witnesses who observed or perpetrated animal abuse and signed sworn affidavits incriminating themselves and documenting abuses.
- Prepared and provided affidavits and video and photographic evidence of criminal wrongdoing to local, state, and federal prosecutors.
- Engaged in major public awareness campaigns exposing animal abuse by holding national press conferences and conducting interviews with, and running full-page advertisements in, the nation's most influential newspapers and magazines.
- Exposed investigative findings during speaking engagements at universities and at conferences across the US.
- Worked with national network television outlets to expose farm animal abuse and coincident threats to human health from adulterated meat products.
- Authored Slaughterhouse, The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the US Meat Industry, the definitive book on animal cruelty and corresponding meat contamination in federally-inspected meat packing plants.
- Generated national and international media coverage, including a front-page story in the Washington Post which prompted and annual multi-million dollar Congressional appropriation to enforce the federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act.
- Worked with Congress to introduce federal legislation protecting farm animals.
Field Investigator
Humane Society Of The United States
01.1988 - 09.1992
- Documented findings and prepared detailed reports.
- Researched claims and incident information to deliver solutions and resolve problems.
- Maintained contact with claimants and attorneys to determine treatment status.
- Presented information at professional forums, conferences and associations.
Timeline
Chief Investigator
Humane Farming Association
09.1992 - Current
Field Investigator
Humane Society Of The United States
01.1988 - 09.1992
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