Schedule

Schedule

Canadian Animal Law Conference

Fri, Sep 27

9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Student Animal Law Conference
Commons Conference Rm, POD 250
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Sear's Atrium

Sat, Sep 28

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
Main Floor/Lower Level Lobby
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Animal Law in Canada: The Past, Present, and Future
Lecture Theatre, Room 103
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Morning Break
Lower Level Lobby
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Navigating Aquatic Animal Law & Ethics
Room 102
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Agricultural Exceptionalism & Public Trust
Room 105
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Our More-than-Human Constitutions
Room 106
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
POD 250
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
“Enriched” Cages: A Global Risk to Animal Protection and What We Can Do to Prevent and Eliminate These Systems in Canada
Lecture Theatre, Room 103
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Animal Law Enforcement: Best Practices & New Approaches
Room 106
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Legal Challenges in Wildlife Rehabilitation: Advocacy and Impact
Room 102
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
From Kitchen to Policy: The Rationale and Ethics Behind Plant-Forward Institutional Menus
Room 105
1:55 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.
Progress in Parliament: Current Animal Protection Bills
Room 102
1:55 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.
Rights in Focus: Personhood, Animal Collectives, a Healthy Environment
Room 106
1:55 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.
Animal Law Education: Beyond the Classroom
Room 105
1:55 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.
Animal Activists and Animal Law: Considering the Causes and Cures for the Absence of Activists Defense in the Field
Lecture Theatre, Room 103
2:55 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Afternoon Break
Lower Level Lobby
3:20 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
The Stories That are Told: A Look at Selective Media Coverage and our Access to Animal Stories
Room 102
3:20 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
How to Participate in Law Reform
Room 105
3:20 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
AI in Animal Law: Ethics, Opportunities, and Pitfalls
Room 106
4:15 p.m. - 5:35 p.m.
Behind Closed Doors: Ag Gag Laws, Private Property, and Public Discourse
Room 105
4:15 p.m. - 5:35 p.m.
Dogs in Legal Crosshairs: Exploring Canine Rights and Protections
Room 102
4:15 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.
“My Name is Shanik” The Stolen Lives of Elephants” Screening
Room 106

Sun, Sep 29

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Lower Level Lobby
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Is Seeing Believing? Art, Narrative, and False Advertising in Advocacy
Room 102
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Toward Progressive Wildlife Policies: Case Studies from BC and PEI
Room 105
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Navigating Charitable Tape as an Animal Protection Organization
Room 106
10:10 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.
Quebec Deer Cull Challenge: How Far Can the Legal Recognition of Animal Sentience Get Us?
Room 102
10:10 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.
From Lab to Liberation: Stories and Strategies for Ending Animal Research
Room 105
10:10 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.
Animal Justice and the Need for Social Work Educational Reform in a More-Than-Human World
Room 106
11:25 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.
Morning Break
Lower Level Lobby
11:55 a.m. - 12:55 p.m.
Illuminating the Shadows: Leveraging Freedom of Information Laws in the Fight Against Animal Cruelty
Room 105
11:55 a.m. - 12:55 p.m.
Pathways to Animal Advocacy: Perspectives from a Unique High School—Law School Collaboration
Room 102
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Closing Plenary
Lecture Theatre, Room 103

Animal Law in Canada

Welcome Reception

Navigating Aquatic Animal Law

Agricultural Exceptionalism

More-than-Human

Enriched Cages

Animal Law Enforcement

Progress in Parliament

Illuminating the Shadows

Rights in Focus

Stories that are told

Participate law reform

Behind closed doors

Dogs in Crosshairs

Screening

Is seeing believing

Toward Wildlife policies

Quebec deer cull

From lab to liberation

Animal Justice Social work

Pathways to Animal Advocacy

Animal law education

Protecting wildlife and biodiversity

Schedule

Canadian Animal Law Conference

Fri, Sep 27

Student Animal Law Conference

Welcome Reception

Sat, Sep 28

Registration and Breakfast

Animal Law in Canada: The Past, Present, and Future

Morning Break

Navigating Aquatic Animal Law & Ethics

Agricultural Exceptionalism & Public Trust

Our More-than-Human Constitutions

Lunch Break

“Enriched” Cages: A Global Risk to Animal Protection and What We Can Do to Prevent and Eliminate These Systems in Canada

Animal Law Enforcement: Best Practices & New Approaches

Legal Challenges in Wildlife Rehabilitation: Advocacy and Impact

From Kitchen to Policy: The Rationale and Ethics Behind Plant-Forward Institutional Menus

Progress in Parliament: Current Animal Protection Bills

Rights in Focus: Personhood, Animal Collectives, a Healthy Environment

Animal Law Education: Beyond the Classroom

Animal Activists and Animal Law: Considering the Causes and Cures for the Absence of Activists Defense in the Field

Afternoon Break

The Stories That are Told: A Look at Selective Media Coverage and our Access to Animal Stories

How to Participate in Law Reform

AI in Animal Law: Ethics, Opportunities, and Pitfalls

Behind Closed Doors: Ag Gag Laws, Private Property, and Public Discourse

Dogs in Legal Crosshairs: Exploring Canine Rights and Protections

“My Name is Shanik” The Stolen Lives of Elephants” Screening

Sun, Sep 29

Breakfast

Is Seeing Believing? Art, Narrative, and False Advertising in Advocacy

Toward Progressive Wildlife Policies: Case Studies from BC and PEI

Navigating Charitable Tape as an Animal Protection Organization

Quebec Deer Cull Challenge: How Far Can the Legal Recognition of Animal Sentience Get Us?

From Lab to Liberation: Stories and Strategies for Ending Animal Research

Animal Justice and the Need for Social Work Educational Reform in a More-Than-Human World

Morning Break

Illuminating the Shadows: Leveraging Freedom of Information Laws in the Fight Against Animal Cruelty

Pathways to Animal Advocacy: Perspectives from a Unique High School—Law School Collaboration

Closing Plenary