2000 Controversies in Animal Law

2000 Controversies in Animal Law

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Dates & Location

2000
Lewis & Clark Law School
Portland, Oregon

Highlights & Reflections

Controversies in Animal Law examined emerging and debated issues at the intersection of animal protection, public policy, and social justice. The conference addressed how legal systems respond to conflicting human and animal interests.

Sessions explored topics including international trade in animal parts, livestock food production, animal research oversight, outdoor recreation, and animal entertainment. Additional discussions focused on current legislation impacting animals, the mechanics of animal litigation, and international developments such as the New Zealand Animal Welfare Act and great ape legal protections.

The program also highlighted connections between animal advocacy and broader social justice movements, concluding with a keynote address by U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer.

Debunking the Either/Or Myth: Connecting Social Justice Movements

Jayne Downing-Burnette , Director, Mid-Valley Women’s Crisis Service
Pamela Frasch, Founder, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School
Dana Campbell, Adjunct Professor, Lewis & Clark Law School

 

Appetite for the Exotic: The International Trade of Animal Parts

Chris Wold, Professor of Law and Director, International Environmental Law Project, Lewis & Clark Law School
Adam Roberts, CEO, Born Free USA and Born Free Foundation

 

The Ethical and Environmental Legalities of Livestock Food Production

David Wolfson, Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Charlie Tebbutt, Attorney, Western Environmental Law Center

 

Viewing of “The Witness”

 

The Nuts and Bolts of Animal Litigation

Jonathan Lovvorn, Faculty Co-Director, Climate, Animal, Food, and Environmental Law & Policy Lab, Yale Law School
Marianne Merritt, Attorney, Hirschkop & Assoc.
David Wolfson, Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

 

Behind Locked Doors: USDA’s Role in Hiding Animal Abuse in the Research Industry

Matt Rossell, Campaigns Manager, Animal Legal Defense Fund

 

Current Legislation Impacting Animals

Wayne Pacelle, Vice President of Communications and Government Affairs, The Humane Society of the United States
Scott Beckstead, Senior State Director for Oregon, Humane Society of the United States

 

Outdoor “Recreation”: The Human v. Animal Interests

Mike Markarian, Executive Vice President, The Fund for Animals
Jonathan Lovvorn, Faculty Co-Director, Climate, Animal, Food, and Environmental Law & Policy Lab, Yale Law School
Coby Dolan, Staff Attorney, The Ocean Conservancy

 

The New Zealand Animal Welfare Act and Great Ape Legal Protection

Paul Waldau, President, Religion and Animals Institute

 

The New Zealand Animal Welfare Act and Great Ape Legal Protection

Marianne Merritt, Attorney, Hirschkop & Assoc.

 

Keynote

Congressman Earl Blumenauer, 3rd District of Oregon

 

Presentation of the Nancy Perry Golden Cougar Award for Outstanding Achievement in Animal Advocacy

 

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Scott Beckstead

Senior State Director for Oregon
Humane Society of the United States
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Congressman Earl Blumenauer

3rd District of Oregon
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Dana Campbell

Adjunct Professor
Lewis & Clark Law School
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Coby Dolan

Staff Attorney
The Ocean Conservancy
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Jayne Downing-Burnette

Director
Mid-Valley Women’s Crisis Service
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Pamela Frasch

Founder
Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School
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Jonathan Lovvorn

Faculty Co-Director, Climate, Animal, Food, and Environmental Law & Policy Lab
Yale Law School
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Mike Markarian

Executive Vice President
The Fund for Animals
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Marianne Merritt

Attorney
Hirschkop & Assoc.
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Wayne Pacelle

Vice President of Communications and Government Affairs
The Humane Society of the United States
Adam Roberts

Adam Roberts

CEO
Born Free USA and Born Free Foundation
Matt-Rossell

Matt Rossell

Campaigns Manager
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Charlie Tebbutt

Charlie Tebbutt

Attorney
Western Environmental Law Center
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Paul Waldau

President
Religion and Animals Institute
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Chris Wold

Professor of Law and Director, International Environmental Law Project
Lewis & Clark Law School
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David Wolfson

Partner
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP