HE PREMIER ANIMAL RIGHTS CONFERENCE IN AMERICA
Friday, October 1 Sunday, October 3, 2004
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center
4700 Emperor Blvd
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Produced by the Culture and Animals Foundation and the
Institute for Animals and Society
Conference Program
Friday, October 1
5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Registration, exhibits, and bookstore open
6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Welcome vegan buffet
7 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Opening Remarks
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Sue Coe, artist and author, Dead Meat
Saturday, October 2
8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Vegan breakfast buffet
8 a.m. - 9 p.m. Registration, exhibits, and bookstore open
9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Animals in Agriculture: A Critical Overview by David
Wolfson, Esq., author, Beyond the Law
9:45 a.m. - 11 a.m. Animals in Agriculture Advocacy Panel led by Gene
Bauston, Farm Sanctuary, with Jim Mason, author, An Unnatural Order;
Lauren Ornelas, Viva!USA; and Kim Sturla, Animal Place
11 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. - 12 noon Animals in Education and Science: A Critical Overview
by Ray Greek, MD, Americans for Medical Advancement and author, Sacred
Cows and Golden Geese
12 noon - 2 p.m. Vegan lunch followed by Animal Rights and Political
Action by Dr. Robert Garner, University of Leicester and author, Animals,
Politics and Morality, and Animal Rights and Social Movements by James M.
Jasper, author, The Art of Moral Protest
2 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Animals in Education and Science Advocacy Panel led by
Sara Amundson, Doris Day Animal League, with Tina Nelson, American
Anti-Vivisection Society; Troy Seidle, People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals; and Michelle Thew, Animal Protection Institute
3:15 p.m. - 4 p.m. Companion Animals: A Critical Overview by Michael W.
Fox, DVM, author, The Boundless Circle
4 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Break
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Companion Animals Advocacy Panel led by Jane
Hoffman, Esq., Mayors Alliance for New York Citys Animals, with Denise
Kelly, Avian Welfare Coalition; Becky Robinson, Alley Cat Allies; and
Robin Starr, Esq., Richmond SPCA
7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Vegan dinner followed by Patrick McDonnell, artist and
author, Mutts
Sunday, October 3
8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Vegan breakfast buffet
8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Registration, exhibits, and bookstore open
9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Wildlife: A Critical Overview by Professor Marc Bekoff,
University of Colorado, Boulder and author, Minding Animals
9:45 a.m. - 11 a.m. Wildlife Advocacy Panel led by Mike Markarian, The
Fund for Animals, with Kim Haddad, DVM, Captive Wild Animal Protection
Coalition; Katherine A. Meyer, Esq., Meyer & Glitzenstein; and Wayne
Pacelle, The Humane Society of the United States
11 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. - 12 noon Empty Cages by Tom Regan, Culture and Animals
Foundation
12 noon - 12:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. Blessing of the Animals, Duke University Chapel, Durham,
NC
For more information please contact:
Kim Stallwood <[email protected]>
or
Tom Regan <[email protected]>
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