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
