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On "Animal Rights Conferences"

Animal Person

" Two Animal Rights Conferences: Will you be there? " by Drew Wilson at Care2's animal welfare blog has yet to have any comments about rights and welfare. I haven't been to either conference, so I can say nothing from personal experience. If it matters to you to clear any of this up, fire away.

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No-Kill Conference Already Sold Out

Critter News

The National No-Kill Conference scheduled for May 2-3 in Washington, DC is ALREADY sold out. Tags: spay and neuter feral cats animal welfare us.

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"No More Homeless Pets" Conference Scheduled for October

Critter News

Join Best Friends Animal Society for the annual No More Homeless Pets National Conference, October 23-25, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the conference for people who want to make a difference. Tags: Best Friends animal welfare conferences. From a Best Friends email.

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California's Ag Industry Worried that State Committee will Focus on "Emotion"

Critter News

Basically, it sounds like the ag committee will be including food safety and animal welfare concerns in their discussions. The panel is now known as the Food and Agriculture Committee, and the new chairman is Dean Florez, Steinberg revealed at a news conference Jan. The ag industry does NOT like this.

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PETA and IFAW Plan 24 City Tour of Canada

Critter News

PETA and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) are holding a joint news conference this week, and I would like to offer you an exclusive advance scoop on it. Plans will be unveiled at a news conference in Halifax in advance of the Olympic torch's arrival.

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First-Ever Conference to End Factory Farming

Critter News

This sounds wonderful. It will be in Arlington, VA at the end of October. Someday, if it becomes an annual event, I hope I can go.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

If these policies were adopted, small-scale animal agriculture would be a more economical model, and people would eat less meat. This would result in improved human health, decreased environmental destruction and better animal welfare. Jillian Fry Baltimore, Dec.