Animal Law Express 2024
Course Date: February 29, 2024
Total: 3h 23min
Total Ethics: 15min
Animal Law Express 2024
Course Date: February 29, 2024
Total: 3h 23min
Total Ethics: 15min
Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)
Genevieve Chang — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
V. Victoria Shroff, KC — Shroff Animal Law (Shroff & Associates) and Adjunct Professor of Animal Law, Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC, Vancouver
Hot Topics in Animal Law (9:05 – 9:20)
- "dangerous" dogs
- strata and tenancy issues involving animals
- pets in wills
- veterinarian issues
- addressing Access to Justice concerns
V. Victoria Shroff, KC — Shroff Animal Law (Shroff & Associates) and Adjunct Professor of Animal Law, Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC, Vancouver
Crimes Against Animals (9:20 – 9:40)
- Criminal Code and animal protection
- tips for prosecuting and defending animal cruelty
- major characteristics of the way animal cruelty offences are handled in Canada; everything from the charges to sentences
Christian Lim — Senior Crown Counsel, Alberta Justice, Edmonton
Regulatory Crimes Against Animials and Seizure Disputes (9:40 – 10:00)
- enforcement of animal protection law in BC under the SPCA's governing legislation
- BC SPCA and administrative tribunal's role in seized animal dispute custody decision
Marcie D. Moriarty — Chief Protection and Outreach Services, BC SPCA, Vancouver
Animals as Part of Human Rights Purr-suits (10:00 – 10:20)
- mane cases and other tribunal tails
Amber Prince — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Q & A (10:20 – 10:30)
BREAK (10:30 – 10:40)
Wildlife Laws: Indigenous Perspectives (10:40 – 10:55)
Rayanna Seymour-Hourie — West Coast Environmental Law, Vancouver
"Rights of Nature" and Animals (10:55 – 11:10)
- animals and the global Rights of Nature movement
- animals as relatives
- animals as legal persons
- animals as lawmakers
Professor Stepan Wood — Canada Research Chair in Law, Society & Sustainability, and Director, Centre for Law & the Environment, Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC, Vancouver
New Developments in American Animal Law (11:10 – 11:30)
- farmed animals
- wild animals
- animals used for research
- animals in entertainment
- companion animals
Kathy Hessler — Assistant Dean for Animal Law, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC
Who Gets to Keep the Family Pet? Exploring BC's Groundbreaking Legislative Changes (11:30 – 12:10)
- changes to BC law concerning pets in the family law setting
- who will get to keep the companion animal in a "Pet Custody" dispute under this modern new framework?
Georgialee Lang — Cypress Law Corporation, Vancouver
The Honourable Attorney General Niki Sharma, KC
The Honourable Attorney General Niki Sharma, KC
V. Victoria Shroff, KC — Shroff Animal Law (Shroff & Associates) and Adjunct Professor of Animal Law, Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC, Vancouver
Q & A (12:10 – 12:20)
Federal Animal Laws—What's Coming Down the Pipeline? (12:20 – 12:35)
- laws affecting wild and domestic animals in the federal sphere
Marty McKendry — Senior Advisor, Parliamentary Strategy at Offices of Senator Pierre Dalphond & Senator Marty Klyne, Ottawa
Q & A and Closing Comments (12:35 – 12:45)
V. Victoria Shroff, KC — Shroff Animal Law (Shroff & Associates) and Adjunct Professor of Animal Law, Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC, Vancouver
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Slides: Hot Topics in Animal Law
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Handout: U.S. Animal Law Updates
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