Resources
The conference presenters submitted the following materials for attendees to reference. The materials, although not necessarily written by the individual speakers, are relevant to their presentation topics and were applicable to attorneys seeking continuing legal education (CLE) credits for attending the virtual conference.
To view the videos from the 28th Annual Animal Law Conference and other prior conferences, please visit the Animal Law Conference YouTube channel.
Animals in a Changing Climate: Science, Ethics, and Policy
General Panel Resources
Dr. Lisa Benjamin, Lewis & Clark Law School
- Benjamin PPT – ALC 2020
- The Paris Agreement
- IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land (Summary for Policymakers)
- The Conversation, ‘COVID19 or the pandemic of mistreated biodiversity’ April 2020
- GNHRE blog, ‘The Rights of Nature (Rivers) and Constitutional Actions in Columbia’ by Hector Herrera-Santoyo
- National Geographic, ‘A Voice for Nature’ by Kennedy Warne
Dr. Rod Bennison, Minding Animals International Inc.
Jeff Sebo, New York University
Industrial Animal Agriculture, Environmental Justice, COVID-19, and Climate Change
General Panel Resources
- Union of Concerned Scientists, ‘CAFOs Uncovered: The Untold Costs of Confined Animal Feeding Operations’ (2008)
- New York Daily News, ‘Slaughtering animals is not essential: Don’t use the coronavirus as an excuse to loosen meat-processing rules’ by Delcianna J. Winders
- Student Discussion Questions – Industrial Animal Agriculture, Environmental Justice, COVID-19, and Climate Change
Jessica Culpepper, Food Project Director, Public Justice
- Culpepper PPT – ALC 2020
- The Farm Bureau: Big Oil’s Unnoticed Ally Fighting Climate Science and Policy
- As Workers Sicken with COVID-19, US Meat Giants Clock Up Record Dividends
- Let’s Talk About Biogas…Even If We Think It Stinks
- Biogas From Factory Farm Waste Has No Place in a Clean Energy Future
Kelsey Eberly, Animal Legal Defense Fund
- Eberly PPT – ALC 2020
- 2020-08-25 – Emergency Rulemaking Petition to USDA
- Farm Sanctuary v USDA Complaint
- Farm Sanctuary v USDA Declaration of Jill Mauer
- Animal Legal Defense Fund COVID-19 Response
- Animal Legal Defense Fund, ‘Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Pigs from Cruel High-Speed Slaughter’
- The Intercept_, ‘Hidden Video and Whistleblower Reveal Gruesome Mass-Extermination Method for Iowa Pigs Amid Pandemic’ by Glenn Greenwald
- ProPublica, ‘Meatpacking Companies Dismissed Years of Warnings but Now Say Nobody Could Have Prepared for COVID-19’
- AP, ‘Unions sue USDA over faster chicken plant production speeds’ by David Pitt
- ‘Feeding the Nation and Keeping Our Team Members Healthy’ by John Tyson
- A Workers Guide to Meatpacking
Climate Anxiety and Compassion Fatigue
General Panel Resources
Emma Marris, Author
- Marris PPT – ALC 2020
- The New York Times, ‘How to Stop Freaking Out and Tackle Climate Change’ by Emma Marris
- New Psychotherapist, ‘Shame and guilt over one’s individual contribution to climate change isn’t helpful’ by Emma Marris, pp. 32-34
- National Geographic, ‘Why We’ll Succeed in Saving the Planet from Climate Change,’ by Emma Marris
- Vicarious Trauma and Attorney Self Cafe as an Ethical Issue
- Burnout and Compassion Fatigue: What Lawyers Need to Know
- Vicarious Trauma Prier for the Juvenile Court Practitioner
- Compassion Fatigue Post-Handout
Litigating for Animals in a Climate Crisis
General Panel Resources
Eric Glitzenstein, Center for Biological Diversity
- Glitzenstein PPT – ALC 2020
- In re Polar Bear ESA Listing & Section 4(d) Rule Litig., 709 F.3d 1 (D.C. Cir. 2013)
- Center for Biological Diversity v. Bernhardt, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 165439 (D. Alaska Sept. 26, 2019) (Walrus)
- Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169065 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 16, 2020) (Florida Keys Mole Skink)
- 2008-10-14 Interior Solicitor Memo
- 2008-05-14 Hall GHG Guidance
- 2008 USGS Memo on Linking Emissions with Impacts
Tarah Heinzen, Food & Water Watch
- Heinzen PPT – 2020 ALC
- Factory Farm Biogas is a False Solution – Newsletter
- Citizens’ CAFO CWA Petition
- F&WW v USDA Complaint
- Biogas From Factory Farm Waste Has No Place in a Clean Energy Future
- Climate Action Tracker: Global Emissions Time Series
- The Carbon Majors Database: CDP Carbon Majors Report 2017
- Globe Gazette, ‘Manure Tanks Overflow in Western Iowa Floods’ by Erin Jordan
Cristina Stella, Animal Legal Defense Fund
- Stella PPT – ALC 2020
- Alaska Community Action on Toxics v CEQ – NEPA Rollback Compl.
- Animal Legal Def. Fund v Bernhardt – ESA Rollback Compl.
- California v Bernhardt – ESA Rollback Compl.
- California v CEQ – NEPA Rollback Compl.
- Ctr for Biological Diversity v Bernhardt – ESA Rollback Compl.
- Envtl. Justice Health Alliance v CEQ – NEPA Rollback Compl.
- Iowa CCI v CEQ – NEPA Rollback Compl.
- Wild Virginia v CEQ – NEPA Rollback Compl.
Our Relationship with Animals and the Rise of Zoonotic Diseases
General Panel Resources
- Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
- Anthropocene Magazine, ‘To Prevent Future Pandemics, Invest in Forests’ by Cara Giaimo
- The Hill, ‘Torturing fewer animals will mean burying fewer people’ by David Cassuto and Stephen Wells
- Student Discussion Questions – Our Relationship with Animals and the Rise of Zoonotic Diseases
Dr. Aysha Akhtar, Center for Contemporary Sciences
- Akhtar PPT – ALC 2020
- HuffPost, ‘Why Our Health Depends on Treating Animals Better” by Aysha Akhtar
- HuffPost, ‘Why Are We Seeing an Explosion of New Viruses Like Zika?” by Aysha Akhtar
- Springer Link, ‘The need to include animal protection in public health policies’ by Aysha Akhtar
Kathy Hessler, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School
- Herschler PPT – ALC 2020
- Aquaculture Resources
- Additional Resources: Petitions, Lawsuits, and Legislation
- Additional Resources by Topic Area
Erica Lyman, Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment, Lewis & Clark Law School
- Lyman PPT – ALC 2020
- Pavlin et al 2009 Emerging Infectious Disease Risks of Importing Zoonotic Diseases through Wildlife Trade United States_Lyman
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
- Coronavirus Testing Indicates Transmission Risk Increases Along Wildlife Supply Chains for Human Consumption in Vietnam
A Conversation with Jonathan Safran Foer
Jonathan Safran Foer, Author
- The Guardian, ‘Interview Jonathan Safran Foer: ‘Why don’t Extinction Rebellion issue specific ideas? They are awfully vague’’ by Tim Adams
- Natural Awakenings, ‘Jonathan Safran Foer on Conscious Eating to Save the Planet’ by Julie Peterson
- Washington Post, ‘Meat is not essential. Why are we killing for it?’ by Jonathan Safran Foer (requires Washington Post subscription to access)
- The New York Times, ‘The End of Meat is Here’ by Jonathan Safran Foer (requires NYT subscription to access)
Professional Responsibility in a Changing Environment
Russ Mead, Lewis & Clark Law School
Food Policy and Purchasing Innovations in a Climate Crisis
General Panel Resources
Jonathan Lovvorn, Climate, Animal, Food, and Environmental Law & Policy Lab, Yale Law School; Humane Society of the United States
- Climate Change Beyond Environmentalism Part I: Intersectional Threats and the Case for Collective Action
- Climate Change and Wildlife Health: Direct and Indirect Effects
- Clean Food: The Next Clean Energy Revolution
- Systematic review of greenhouse gas emissions for different fresh food categories
- Losses, inefficiencies and waste in the global food system
- The specter of productivism and food democracy
- Why Petroleum Did Not Save the Whales
- Yale CAFE Law & Lab Recent Projects
Jose Oliva, HEAL Food Alliance
Legislative and Regulatory Updates
General Panel Resources
Mimi Brody, Humane Society Legislative Fund
- Op-ed by 18-year-old activist Jamie Margolis: “Politicians blew off Gen Z’s climate goals. The coronavirus shows we can act fast.”
- PREPARED Act – HSLF factsheet – 116th Congress
- HSLF blog on animal protection measures in FY21 House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee bill
- CAFOs – EPA reporting rule – FY10 Interior Appropriations letter 9-30-09
- 116th Congress – HSLF Legislative Priorities 10-15-20
- Past and future HSLF blogs on key animal protection issues
Kate Dylewsky, Animal Welfare Institute
Kathleen Schatzmann, Animal Legal Defense Fund
Tackling Other Causes of Our Changing Climate
General Panel Resources
Stephanie Feldstein, Center for Biological Diversity
Natalie Mebane, 350.org
Melissa Powers, Green Energy Institute, Lewis & Clark Law School
Contingency Planning for Animals
General Panel Resources
- ILAR Journal, ‘Disaster Planning and Research Continuity in Responsible Animal Research’ by Nicolette Petervary
- Undark, ‘Opinion: As Facilities Close for Covid-19, Stranded Animals Could Suffer’ by Delcianna J. Winders
- ABA, ‘Natural Disasters: Considerations for Animals in Agriculture’ by Alex Cerussi and Irina Anta
- NRC: Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
- Student Discussion Questions – Contingency Planning for Animals
Nathan Herschler, Rise for Animals
Nancy Perry, ASPCA
- Perry PPT – ALC 2020
- ASPCA Factsheet 116th – Farm System Reform Act
- ASPCA Factsheet 116th – PREPARED Act
- ASPCA Factsheet 116th – Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 Act
- 2020-03-04 Titus-King letter to Ag Committee leaders – HR 1042 PREPARED Act
- USDA Disaster Assistance Livestock Indemnity Program-fact_sheet
- Plant Based News, ‘3.4 Million Dead in Hurricane Florence: Farm Animals Are Disposable’ by Maria Chiorando
- Sentient Media, ‘What Happens to Farm Animals When Natural Disaster Strikes?’ by Matt Zampa
Judicial Decision-making: Reaching Key Stakeholders in Animal Cruelty Cases
General Panel Resources
Jamie Contreras, Animal Legal Defense Fund (emeritus)
- Contreras PPT – ALC 2020
- The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process, ‘Advocacy from the Human Perspective: Advice for Young Advocacy from the Human Perspective: Advice for Young Appellate Lawyers’ by Douglas S. Lavine
- NCJFCJ: Resolution Regarding Animal Cruelty and its Link to Other Forms of Violence
- NCJFCJ and ALDF Technical Assistance Bulletin, ‘What Juvenile and Family Court Judges Need to Know’
The Honorable Gale E. Rasin, Mental Health Court, Baltimore City Circuit Court
- Rasin PPT – ALC 2020
- The Man Who Married His Pigeon, Animal Hoarding: One Judge’s Perspective by Gale E. Rasin
The Honorable John J. Romero, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
- Romero PPT – ALC 2020
- Ohio Animal Advocates: The Importance of Cross-Reporting Animal and Human Violence
- Veterinarian’s Money Digest, ‘Links Between Animal Abuse and Domestic Violence’ by JoAnna Pendergrass, DVM
- American Humane: Understanding the Link Between Animal Abuse and Family Violence
- Elder Abuse and Animal Abuse: Implications and Strategies for Adult Protective Services
- OJJDP: Animal Abuse and Youth Violence
- Juvenile Animal Abuse: Practice and Policy Implications for PNPs by Mary Muscari, PhD, CRNP, APRN, CS