Charlotte Laws

Charlotte Laws
Laws in June 2010
Member of the Greater Valley Glen Council
In office
2004–2012
Succeeded byRachel Friedman
Personal details
Born
Charlotte Anne Laws

(1960-05-11) May 11, 1960 (age 64)
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Political partyIndependent
SpouseCharles Parselle
Children1
ResidenceLos Angeles
Websitecharlottelaws.com

Charlotte Anne Laws (born May 11, 1960), also known by her stage name Missy Laws, is an American author, talk show host, animal rights advocate, anti-revenge porn activist, former politician, and actress.[1] Laws is a former BBC News contributor and was a weekly commentator on KNBC-TV's The Filter with Fred Roggin[2] from 2009 to 2013. She also co-hosted the Internet show,' Every Way Woman (2008–2013) [3] and hosted a local television show called "Uncommon Sense" from October 2007 to September 2010.

Laws is a former member of the Greater Valley Glen Council in the neighborhood of Valley Glen, Los Angeles, California.[4][5] She was termed out of office in 2012, after serving four two-year terms.[6] In May 2006, Laws was appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to serve on the city's 912 Commission, also known as the Neighborhood Council Review Commission.[7][8]

Laws is the founder and president of two organizations: the Directors of Animal Welfare (DAW)[9][10] and the League for Earth and Animal Protection (LEAP).[11] In 2006, Laws was the recipient of the Los Angeles Animal Humanitarian Award. Laws is a vegan and an advocate of the vegan diet.[12]

  1. ^ Missy Laws at IMDb. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Filter". KNBC. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  3. ^ Mills, Michelle J. (November 28, 2012). "'Every Way Woman' offers smart talk for everyday women". Pasadena Star-News. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  4. ^ Kerry Cavanaugh, "Mayor revives drive for affordable housing," Los Angeles Daily News, October 17, 2007
  5. ^ "Official Website Of Charlotte Laws". Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  6. ^ "My Vegan Life:Charlotte Laws". Vegan Food and Living. March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Laws Appointed to the 912 Commission" Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Studio City Sun, June 30, 2006, p. 5.
  8. ^ "NCRC - Neighborhood Council Review Commission". Done.lacity.org. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  9. ^ Fleck, Denise. "Directors of Animal Welfare: Helping Los Angeles Communities and the Animals that Inhabit them". petpages.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2006.
  10. ^ Smith, Kimberly K. "Governing Animals: Animal Welfare and the Liberal State." Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. pp. 109-118.
  11. ^ "Bios of 2007 Speakers". Animal Rights National Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  12. ^ Religion vs. the Sprinkler Police, retrieved March 5, 2011