Mark McDonald makes a living defending those accused of crimes, but is equally impassioned volunteering on behalf of the legal needs of animals. Mark volunteers as a litigator for both the ALDF (Animal Legal Defense Fund) and the WWF (World Wildlife Federation), on a regular basis. He has lectured at numerous law schools on the developing subject of animal law (animal as an object versus a life). As a Felidae board member, Mark hopes to contribute whatever skills he has acquired toward the future security of the world’s big cats. Mark lives in the southern California mountains with his three Labradors, two parrots and a Bearded Dragon.