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Recap: 26th Annual Animal Law Conference

October 18, 2018

The 26th annual Animal Law Conference was another huge success! The Animal Law Conference is co-presented by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the Center for Animal Law Studies, and the Lewis & Clark Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter. Every year, legal professionals and animal advocates from across the country gather to hear from the leading experts in animal law.

This year, the conference was held in the Windy City from October 12-14. The theme, Law and the Farmed Animal: Policy, Advocacy, and Culture, featured thought-provoking panels on a wide range of issues affecting farmed animals including the impact of factory farming on the environment, communities, and climate change as well as the ways anti-cruelty laws can be used to protect farmed animals. Read the full agenda on the Animal Law Conference website.

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The 26th annual Animal Law Conference took place in Chicago, IL for the first time.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund Founder and “mother of animal law” Joyce Tischler spoke about farmed animals, the conditions they are raised in, and the federal and state laws that offer them protection.

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Rajesh Reddy, Interim Animal Law LLM Director; Visiting Professor, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School

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Jo-Anne McArthur, photojournalist, author, educator, and creator of We Animals, delivered the Saturday keynote presentation. Here she signs copies of her books for attendees."

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Pamela Frasch, Associate Dean, Animal Law Program; Executive Director, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School closes the 2018 Animal Law Conference

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Animal Legal Defense Fund Director of Litigation Matthew Liebman speaks on the panel “We Can See You: Legal Strategies to Increase Industry Transparency and Accountability”

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Seth Tibbott, chairman and founder of the Tofurky Company, gave the keynote speech on Friday evening.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund Staff Attorney Cristina Stella speaks on the panel “Collateral Damage: Factory Farming Impacts Beyond the Animals”

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Animal Legal Defense Fund Executive Director Stephen Wells speaks to attendees during Saturday’s banquet dinner

The conference featured two inspiring keynote speakers. Seth Tibbott, chairman and founder of The Tofurky Company, delivered the Friday keynote address, “Imagining Our Vegan Future,” which discussed the past, present, and future of vegan culture. Jo-Anne McArthur, photojournalist, author, educator, and creator of We Animals, was Saturday’s keynote speaker. Her moving presentation, “Seeing the Victims and Survivors of the Anthropocene,” detailed the intersection of her work as a photojournalist and animal advocate.

The Animal Law Conference would not be possible without our generous sponsors. Thank you to our platinum sponsor, the Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law & Policy, our gold sponsor Chapman Cubine and Hussey, our silver sponsors, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS), and our bronze sponsors, Carolina Academic Press and Wuxly Movement.

Learn more about the Animal Law Conference and enjoy photos from the event.

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