Presented in Partnership with The Chicago Bar Association Animal Law Committee

3RD ANNUAL ANIMAL LAW SUMMIT:An International Perspective

Thursday, August 17, 20177:55 a.m. - 4:10 p.m. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m.

Friday, August 18, 20178:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Registration opens at 8:00 a.m.

The Chicago Bar Association321 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604(with live Webcast option)

Continuing Legal Education Credits, including 1 PR-MCLE (subject to approval)

Fees and registration coming soon to www.chicagobar.org.Fee includes vegan lunch.

$

12+

Program Chair, Tracy A. McGonigle – Hooved Animal Humane Society, Woodstock, IL

KEYNOTE SPEAKERProfessor David FavreMichigan State University College of Law

Prior to joining the Law College faculty in 1976, Professor Favre was a practicing attorney in Virginia. He has written several articles and books dealing with animal issues including such topics as animal cruelty, wildlife law, the use of animals for scientific research, and international control of animal trade. His books include Ani-mal Law and Dog Behavior, Animal Law: Welfare, Interest, and Rights, and International Trade in Endangered Species. He also has presented to international audiences on these topics. He was a founding Board member of the Animal Legal Defense Fund and served on the Board for 22 years. He served as interim dean of the Law College from 1993 to 1996 and from 1999 to 2000.

SCHEDULE

August 177:30 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast7:55 a.m. Welcome & Introductions8:00 a.m. Morning Sessions12:00 p.m. Lunch (included)1:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker1:25 p.m. Afternoon Sessions4:10 p.m. Adjourn

Broaden your perspective on animal law as practitioners and experts from across the globe, including 27 U.S. States and Territories, Canadian Provinces, South America, the Carib-bean and New Zealand update you on the latest issues in animal law from their jurisdictions. Get briefed on cutting edge local, national, and international case law and legislative developments from all corners of the globe, including:

• Break a Window Law: Immunity for Forcible Entry into Motor Vehicle to Rescue Animals

• Trial Publicity, Gag Orders and Social Media• Legality of Bestiality • Animal Abuse Registries• Use of Cyanide Bombs to Control Predators• Pet Valuation and Damages• Citizen Initiative Rights • Police-Canine Encounters and Damages• Confinement of Farm Animals • Challenges to Dangerous Dog Prosecutions and

Impoundments• And More!

August 188:00 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast8:30 a.m. Morning Sessions 11:00 a.m. Lunch (included)12:00 p.m. Animal Law Ethics Panel 1:00 p.m. Afternoon Session5:00 p.m. Adjourn

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AGENDA Third Annual Animal Law Summit: An International Perspective

August 17 and 18, 2017

Thursday, August 17, 2017

7:30 AM Check In –Registration – Coffee – Pastry Service 7:55 AM Welcome and Introductions by the President of the Chicago Bar Association and Program Chair, Tracy A. McGonigle – Hooved Animal Humane Society, Woodstock, IL EASTERN CARRIBEAN TIME ZONE UPDATE

8:05 AM. BARBADOS: Lalu Hanuman A discussion on the lack of interest in “animal rights” and marginal concern about “animal welfare” in Barbados. While marine turtles are well protected because they are a draw for tourists, the local monkey population is treated with disdain and considered to be vermin, with some even having been exported for vivisection purposes, and with the government offering those who kill them, monetary rewards, as an inducement to do so. VENEZUELA TIME ZONE UPDATE 8:30 AM. VENEZUELA: Nebraska Villapol and Mariant Lameda A discussion of the legal status and actual situation of wildlife in Venezuela plus a review of the current situation for domestic animals and pets.

EASTERN TIME ZONE UPDATE 8:55 AM. VIRGINIA: Heidi Meinzer, Law Offices of Heidi Meinzer, PLLC, Alexandria, VA An update on Zarate v. PETA, a case that will decide whether Mr. Zarate’s chihuahua was killed negligently or intentionally, and what damages will be. An update on pet shop/puppy mill legislation in Virginia, the first state to enact a puppy mill law. Each year, legislation is introduced to continue to strengthen those laws. An update on shelter and rescue reporting requirements in Virginia which has had mandatory shelter and rescue reporting of the intake and disposition of animals for over ten years. An exciting data compilation program shows some remarkable trends. 9:20 AM. GEORGIA: Claudine Wilkins and Jessica Rock – Animal Law Source, Milton, GA A discussion on the cost of care animal bond, and how this law motivates counties and cities with little resources to investigate and prosecute animal cruelty cases

9:45 AM. RHODE ISLAND: Lenore Montanaro An update on tougher criminal penalties against those who overwork, mistreat, or otherwise treat an animal cruelly, when the conduct results in the death of the animal. An update on banning bullhooks on elephants and fins from sharks. A discussion of proposed legislation for animal abuse registry to prevent those with a history of mistreating animals from obtaining other animals.

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10:10 AM. MASSACHUSETTS: Lenore Montanaro A legislative overview including a proposed bill to ban the sale of “mill” animals; new legislation prohibiting old confinement practices for “farm” animals; new legislation that allows first responders - and in limited circumstances individuals - to rescue pets in hot cars.

10:35 AM. NORTH CAROLINA: Pamela Vesilund

A legislative review including

HB 467 an act to clarify the remedies available in private nuisance actions against agricultural and forestry operations

SB292 - an act providing that violation of a city or county ordinance is not automatically punishable as a misdemeanor or infraction

SB 74 –an act implementing the recommendations and guidelines of the national association of state public health veterinarians regarding the management of dogs, cats, and ferrets exposed to rabies

11:00 AM. BREAK 11:15 AM. RUSSIA: Elena Pavlova A brief description of the animal protection legislation in Russia. An overview of the state of affairs in animal legal defense in Russia (with specific examples) and the role of the state and of the government of Russia in animal protection issues.

11:45 AM. LUNCH 1:00 PM. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Professor David Favre, Michigan State University College of Law. Prior to joining the Law College faculty in 1976, Professor Favre was a practicing attorney in Virginia. He has written several articles and books dealing with animal issues including such topics as animal cruelty, wildlife law, the use of animals for scientific research, and international control of animal trade. His books include Animal Law and Dog Behavior, Animal Law: Welfare, Interest, and Rights, and International Trade in Endangered Species. He also has presented to international audiences on these topics. He was a founding Board member of the Animal Legal Defense Fund and served on the Board for 22 years. He served as interim dean of the Law College from 1993 to 1996 and from 1999 to 2000.

EASTERN TIME ZONE UPDATE CONTINUED 1:25 PM. PUERTO RICO: Yolanda Alvarez

1:50 PM. INDIANA: Erin Huang A discussion of dogs in hot cars, pets in protective orders, and bobcat hunting proposal.

2:15 PM. KENTUCKY: Megan Engle Rosen

In 2016, University of Kentucky researchers, along with veterinary students from Tennessee, conducted a study looking at conditions in county animal shelters. They had difficulty locating shelters because of the lack of a master list of shelters and their locations. Ultimately, ninety-two county shelters were identified and study results showed that only 12% of the counties were in compliance with all parts of Kentucky’s humane shelter laws, while over 50% of counties were in violation of three or more parts of the laws. According to the study, the majority of shelter workers identified lack of sufficient funding as a major problem, along with pet overpopulation leading to overcrowding at shelters, insufficient work force, and lack of education. A review of notable legislation related to the study will include KRS 258.119(3)(b) that requires each county to maintain an animal shelter, establish a regional animal shelter or contract with an entity authorized to maintain sheltering and animal control services that meets the statutory shelter standards and KRS 258.215(2) which

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provides that impounded stray dogs are to be held for 5 days unless reclaimed by their owners. The 2016 Dog Fighting Bill will also be discussed. 2:40 PM. BREAK

3:00 PM. MARYLAND: Rebekah Lusk

A discussion on the impact for animal owners, whose animals may be seized by a humane society based on cruelty. Dog shooting cases will also be discussed.

3:25 PM. FLORIDA: Marcy La Hart

A review of the measure of damages for death of companion animal and the duty to exhaust administrative remedies in fair housing cases

3:50 PM. NEW JERSEY: AJ Albrecht A legislative updated including ending retail pet sales of commercially bred pets (SB 3041), declawing bill (AB 3899) and the status of the annual bear hunt.

4:15 PM. MICHIGAN: Margo Miller

A review of significant cases including: December 2016: summary judgment granted in favor of the city of Detroit regarding alleged fourth amendment violations caused by seizures of dogs pursuant to a Detroit city council January 2005 ordinance which granted special police powers to animal control division officers enabling warrantless entry for the purpose of capturing or restraining any animal. April 2017: on July 27, 2016, an Ionia county district court judge ordered three dogs (Major, Marco and Luigi) to be killed because they allegedly killed three goats and a cat. The dogs were being held in the Ionia county animal shelter. The dog owner defendants were pro se during the July 2016 trial. After the trial, pursuant to a FOIA request, the defendants learned the prosecutor did not present animal shelter personnel for testimony, allegedly because they believed, pursuant to their own investigation including at the bloody scene there was no blood on the dogs, that the dogs did not kill the goats and the dogs shouldn’t be killed. April 2017: in People v. Ridge and Olney, the two defendants appealed a June 27, 2016, Eaton county circuit court decision denying their motions to quash their bind-overs on charges of owning a dangerous animal causing serious injury in violation of mcl 287.323(2). so, at least for now, dogs get one bite before being deemed statutorily “dangerous”.

NEW ZEALAND DAYLIGHT TIME ZONE

4:40 PM. NEW ZEALAND: Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere Upon the enactment of the Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2015, New Zealand became the first nation in the English common law tradition to explicitly recognize through legislation that animals are sentient. This development continues New Zealand’s tradition of possessing one of the most comprehensive and progressive animal welfare legislative frameworks in the world, and a development that has been cited by some as potentially having significant regulatory impact. In this presentation, our speaker will explore our contemporary understanding of animal sentience, before critiquing the rationale behind the legislative inclusion of the concept. i shall argue that while this development is symbolically important, functionally, it is a development that will have minimal regulatory impact. In doing so, the audience will be introduced to the operation of New Zealand’s animal welfare act 1999 in practice, and consider whether our expectations of this framework are being met.

5:05 PM Day One Concludes

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2017

8:00 AM. Coffee – Pastry Service

CENTRAL TIME ZONE UPDATE

8:30 AM. ILLINOIS: Ledy Van Kavage, Best Friends, Tracy A. McGonigle, Hooved Animal Humane Society

A legislative update of

SB 641- local control for pet population control funds- spearheaded by best friends animal society

SB1342- bans elephants in traveling shows-spearheaded by HSUS

SB 1882- pet store ban preemption-microchipping bill –spearheaded by Petland

8:55 AM. LOUISIANA: Cheri Deatsch 9:20 AM. TEXAS: Fran Ortiz

A discussion of the increase in penalties for animal cruelty, the application of owner-exemption to shelter veterinarians, and the creation of bestiality offense.

9:45 AM. MISSOURI: Daniel Kolde 10:10 AM. KANSAS: Katie Barnett

A discussion of ESA's and municipalities, and Kansas HB2302. An update to disposition of animal cruelty survivors and the newest trends on fighting BSL on a local level including what opponents are saying to successfully prevent BSL repeals.

10:35 PM. TENNESSEE: Esther Roberts

An update on legislation to stop the practice soring of the Tennessee walking horse, the break a window law, and the animal abuse registry. 11:00 AM. LUNCH

12:00 PM ANIMAL LAW ETHICS PANEL: Anna Morrisson Ricordati, Adam Karp, Tracy A.

McGonigle MOUNTAIN TIME ZONE UPDATE 1:00 PM. IDAHO: Sara Maleki A legislative update including the banning of breed specific legislation in several counties and cities, cockfighting legislation in Gooding county, a possible challenge to the ag-gag law. A recent superior court judicial order requiring individuals to sell livestock in a neglect/abuse case will be discussed. The use of cyanide bombs to control predators in Idaho will also be discussed.

1:25 PM. ARIZONA: Stephanie Nichols-Young A discussion of the battle over citizen initiative rights, the greatest tool for animal protection in AZ, including pending lawsuits seeking to declare HB 2244 unconstitutional under Articles 3 & 4 of the Arizona Constitution. HB2244 will become law in August if not set aside, and would change the requirements for citizen initiatives by requiring strict compliance for initiatives. It could also disqualify petitions for minor technicalities.

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A discussion of recently passed HB 2494 which aims to end hot-car deaths and allows good samaritans to take action without risk of civil liability if they rescue a child or a pet from a hot car. A discussion of the intersection of state/federal/tribal law in connection with two troubling criminal prosecutions.

1:50 PM. MONTANA: Stacey Gordon

A legislative update including the cost of animal care bonds, commercial breeding and legislative hostility. An update on initiatives involving hunting and trapping including 2016 ballot initiative to ban trapping on public lands and the 2017 legislative bill for constitutional initiative to amend constitutional “right to hunt” provision to strengthen the right and include trapping. A discussion of a case of first impression in Montana regarding emotional distress damages in pet death.

2:15 PM. NEBRASKA: Rebekah Mangrum

A review of animal abuse prosecution under the context of domestic violence. A discussion of local animal shelter animal safety support when domestic violence survivors seek refuge at safe locations that do not accommodate animals. A discussion of current cases including: goldfish killed by Clorox; turtle neglect following kicking the mother and children out of home; dog brutally beaten and killed in front of mother and children. A legislative review including, puppy mill oversight & enforcement (or lack thereof), pet trust law, anti-whistleblower legislation (ag-gag bill), and more.

2:40 PM BREAK PACIFIC TIME ZONE UPDATE 2:55 PM. WASHINGTON: Adam Karp A review of Repin v. State, 198 Wash.App. 243 (iii, 2017) regarding wrongful euthanasia and general damages. A legislative review of strict statutory dog bite liability and the interpretation of “lawful application of a police dog” exemption and new legislation regarding the humane treatment of dogs. The public records act application ot a private nonprofit zoological society will also be discussed. 3:20 PM. OREGON: Stacy McKerlie Case law review: Milburn v. City of Lebanon, 2017 WL 2219986 (d.or.5/16/17): pertains to section 1983 action by Silvia Milburn, charged and convicted of animal abuse, upon which the court sentenced her and ordered forfeiture of her dog. State v. Shockey, 285 Or.App. 718 (2017): defendant was found to have violated ORS 496.705 (wildlife civil suit statute) when a dead red-tailed hawk was discovered in her freezer. Legislative review:

Good Samaritan law, SB 614: if passed, will allow officers to break into a car in order to save an animal from "certain criminal offenses" (i.e. heat stroke, death). The bill exempts the officer from any liability associated with damage incurred while breaking into the car.

Tax credit for shelter dog adoption

Eugene dog ban

Measure 100 (Oregon Wildlife Trafficking Prevention Act): banned the sale of products and parts of 12 types of animals in Oregon

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Ongoing developments and trapping regulations Attacks on Measure 18: three bills have been introduced this year that would allow counties to opt out of

Measure 18's ban on using dogs to hunt cougars. Measure 18 was passed in 1994, and an attempt to repeal the Measure was defeated in 1996. It is estimated that 543 cougars were killed in 2016.

Lost Valley dairy Cafo: Oregon department of agriculture has approved Lost Valley's permit to construct the second-largest cafo in Oregon. it permits the cafo to house up to 30,000 cows.

3:45 PM. CALIFORNIA: Alanna J. Pearl A legislative review: The Police-Canine Encounters Protection Act – AB 1199. AB 1199, a bill authored by California assembly member Adrin Nazarin and sponsored by the non-profit entity social compassion in legislation, will require mandatory in-service canine encounter training to California peace officers. SB 839 – signed into law in September 2016. as of June, 2017, orca breeding and shows in California will be illegal, with only “educational shows” allowed for the 11 orcas who will remain captive at sea world San Diego AB 797- the right to rescue act. As of 1/1/2017, California law now allows a good samaritan who reasonably believes an animal is danger to enter a vehicle using force without (i.e. break a window) to save that without threat of civil or criminal prosecution. Current status of prosecutions under California’s Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act: In March 2017, ALDF filed a lawsuit to ensure compliance by California factory egg farms with the act. during the same month, criminal charges were brought for the first time under this act against an Ontario CA facility - Hohberg poultry ranches. The November 17, 2016 opinion of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the states of Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Alabama, Kentucky and Iowa, arguing provisions in the law requiring all eggs sold in California to be produced in compliance with the act violated the Commerce and Supremacy Clauses of the U.S. Constitution will also be discussed.

4:10 PM. BRITISH COLUMBIA: Rebekah Breder “Dangerous dog” law in British Columbia Ban on cetaceans in captivity in Vancouver, British Columbia Recent cases involving animal cruelty in British Columbia and Canada. 4:35 PM. COMPLETE EVALUATIONS, SUMMIT ADJOURNS

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