Controversies in Animal Law

Debunking the Either/Or Myth: Connecting Social Justice Movements
Jayne Downing-Burnette Executive Director, Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service
Pamela Frasch and Dana Campbell of Animal Legal Defense Fund

Appetite for the Exotic: The International Trade of Animal Parts
Chris Wold, Professor at NWSL
Adam Roberts, Society for Animal Protective Legislation

The Ethical and Environmental Legalities of Livestock Food Production
David Wolfson, attorney, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Charlie Tebbutt, attorney with Western Environmental Law Center

Viewing of "The Witness"

The Nuts and Bolts of Animal Litigation
Jonathan Lovvorn, attorney, Meyer & Glitzenstein
Marianne Merritt, attorney, Hirschkop & Assoc.
David Wolfson, attorney, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

Behind Locked Doors: USDA's Role in Hiding Animal Abuse in the Research Industry
Matt Rossell, local activist campaigning to end OHSU's primate research

Current Legislation Impacting Animals
Wayne Pacelle, Vice President of Communications and Government Affairs, The Humane Society of the United States
Scott Beckstead, attorney

Outdoor "Recreation": The Human v. Animal Interests
Mike Markarian, Executive Vice President of The Fund for Animals
Jonathan Lovvorn, attorney, Meyer & Glitzenstein; Coby Dolan, attorney, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund

The New Zealand Animal Welfare Act and Great Ape Legal Protection
Paul Waldau, Vice President of the Great Ape Project

Dancing Bears, Fast Dogs, and 'Fun' for the Whole Family: Behind the Curtain of Animal Entertainment
Marianne Merritt, attorney, Hirschkop & Assoc. Connie Theil, Oregon Coordinator for the Greyhound Protection League

Keynote speech by Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer, and Presentation of the Nancy Perry Golden Cougar Award for Outstanding Achievement in Animal Advocacy