Animals in the global Marketplace: Science, Society & Industry

The conference will focus on the place of domestic animals and wildlife in commerce, research, and the law as we approach the new millennium.

Feeding the World
Scott Beckstead, Attorney
Erik Marcus, Author, "Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating

A Place for Animals in Society
Pamela Frasch, Director of the Anti-Cruelty Division of the Animal Legal Defense Fund
Dennis Steinman, Attorney specializing in the American with Disabilities Act
Susan Mentley, Operations Director, Oregon Humane Society
Claudia Cullison, Attorney

Animals in Rearch and Technology
Arthur LaFrance, Professor at Lewis & Clark Law School
Stu Sugarman, Attorney
Paul Loney, Attorney

Efforts to Minimize the Industry Impact on Wildife
Chris Wold, Professor at Lewis & Clark Law School
Sybil Ackerman, National Wildlife Federation
Scott Hongren, Attorney

Keynote: Joyce Tischler, Why Animals Should Have Legal Rights