Event Description
Deadline to Register: April 23, 2018
Save the Date for the 2018 Animal Law
Seminar. The Seminar will cover current hot topics in animal law.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Schedule:
8:00 - 9:00 Registration
and Breakfast
9:00 - 9:30 What's Happening for
Animals at the Minnesota Legislature?
Christine Coughlin |
Minnesota Director for HSUS
Every legislative session, thousands of
bills are introduced at the Minnesota Legislature, with scores of them directly
or indirectly affecting animals. This brief presentation will provide a snapshot
of some of the most impactful pieces of legislation and their current
status.
9:30-11:00 Factory Farm
Panel
Jeff Brown | Jeff Brown Law
PLLC
Kristi Rosenquist
Sonja Trom Eayrs
Attorneys Jeff W. Brown, Kristi Rosenquist and Sonja
Trom Eayrs will discuss the facts and law involved in challenging the increasing
number of unwanted confined animal feedlots plaguing Southern Minnesota. The
panelists will discuss the grassroots advocacy efforts directed at the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency as well as how and why Minnesota’s negatively changing
statutory landscape elevates the importance of county and township zoning
feedlot controls and citizen’s rights to due process before feedlot permits are
granted.
11:00 - 12:00 The Captive Wildlife
Crisis
Tammy Thies | The Wildcat Sanctuary The Captive Wildlife Crisis is a largely unknown, dangerous, and often
illegal problem in the United States. Despite federal and state laws, law
enforcement agencies face a significant challenge as they work to identify and
inspect hundreds of private owners who may or may not make their ownership of
a wild animal known. The Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, MN is a rescue
organization that works alongside law enforcement agencies such as USDA, USFW,
and local Sherriff’s departments when captive wild cats must be seized or are
willfully surrendered. Ms. Thies will discuss the scope of the Captive
Wildlife Crisis in Minnesota, as well as her experience helping to pass
Minnesota’s Regulated Animal Law and the challenges the state faces when it
comes to enforcement.
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch
1:00 - 2:00
Using the Endangered Species Act to Protect Rare
WildlifeCollette Adkins | Center
for Biological Diversity
We're currently experiencing the worst
spate of species die-offs since the loss of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
Threats like habitat loss, introduction of exotic species, overexploitation and
climate change are driving this extinction crisis. Collette Adkins, a Senior
Attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, will discuss the Endangered
Species Act and her work using law and science to protect rare wildlife. Her
presentation will highlight her efforts to protect Minnesota’s gray wolves and
moose under the Endangered Species Act, as well as a case headed to the U.S.
Supreme Court involving critical habitat protections for an endangered
frog.
2:00 - 3:00 Cats and Coffee: An
inside look at Minneapolis’ first cat café
Danielle
Rasmussen | Cafe Meow
Annette Tauer | No Kitten Left
Behind MN
Jillian Dressel | No Kitten Left Behind MN
This presentation will cover the challenges faced in
starting a cat cafe, including zoning issues, health code
regulations, and working with the Minneapolis City
Council. Cat cafes are an important channel for rescues to get more
cats into loving forever homes. Presenters will also cover adoption papers and contracts affiliated
with the business.
3:00 - 4:30 Working Together to Save Them All -
Legislating for No Kill
Ledy VanKavage
| Best
Friends Animal Society
The humane movement has made great strides to
reduce the number of dogs and cats killed in shelters but some barriers still
exist. These barriers can include the lack of transparency regarding the number
of dogs and cats entering and leaving shelters, regressive policies and
procedures, breed discriminatory policies, and hold times that don't encourage
shelter, neuter, vaccinate, and return procedures for healthy community
cats. All hands are needed if we are to achieve a 90% national save rate
by 2025. Come learn about how to transform Minnesota into a No Kill
state.
Parking:
Park at the Grotto lot located 1-1/2 blocks east of the school on the corner
of Grotto and Summit.
Handicapped parking is available
on campus in the Summit lot adjacent to the school building.
CLE Credits:
6.5 Standard CLE Credits approved | Event Code: 256145
Cost:
Section Member: $60
MSBA Member
not in the section: $90
Attorney Non-Member: $120
Law
Students: FREE
Non-Attorneys: $25 (must call to register Jennifer Carter at 612-278-6309)
Join the Animal Law Section and attend for $70 (must call Kayla Erbach at 612-278-6325 to
register)
Remote Participation:
Remote participation is not available for this event.
Want more information about
the Animal
Law Section
?
To register with a check, please mail in this registration form.
Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation policy.
Questions? Kayla
Erbach | 612-278-6325
The MSBA is committed to creating
an inclusive environment in which all members can participate fully. If you need
reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, please notify Kayla Erbach. Please provide
at least 72 hours prior to the event to allow sufficient time to make
arrangements.