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19th Annual Ethics Symposium

SOUTH TEXAS LAW REVIEW

Ethical Implications of the Commercial Use of Animals

FRIDAY, November 9, 2012

 Program

 

8:30     Registration and Continental Breakfast (fruit and vegan pastries)

  – 8:55         

8:55     Welcoming Remarks

    – 9:00          Prof. Francesca Ortiz, Director of STCL Animal Law Clinic

9:00     Ethics of Factory Farming

    – 9:35          Prof. David N. Cassuto, Pace Law School

9:35     Environmental Ethics and Factory Farming

    – 10:10        Prof. Christopher Brown, Department of Political Science, Texas State University


Break 10:10 to 10:30


10:30   Poultry Farms and the Texas Egg Case

    – 11:05        Mr. Chris Berry, Litigation Fellow, Animal Legal Defense Fund

11:05   Paving the Way: Are Half-Measures in Animal Factory Legislation Ethical?

    – 11:40        Ms. Paige Tomaselli, Staff Attorney, Center for Food Safety

11:40   Panel Discussion

    – 12:20        David N. Cassuto, Christopher Brown, Chris Berry, Paige Tomaselli


Lunch  12:30 to 1:30   (Vegan Options Available)


1:30     Animal Use in Medical and Drug Research: The Convergence of Science and Ethics

– 2:15          Dr. John J. Pippin, MD, Director of Academic Affairs, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

2:15     The Legal Framework of Animal Testing: Challenges and Opportunities

    – 3:00          Prof. Kathy Hessler, Clinical Professor of Law & Animal Law Clinic Director,

Lewis & Clark Law School

 


Break 3:00 to 3:15


3:15     Standing to Protect Animals

    – 4:00          Ms. Katherine Meyer, Founding Partner, Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal

4:00     The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act: An Unjust Law

    – 4:45          Ms. Odette Wilkins, Executive Director, Equal Justice Alliance