2025-26 Speaker Series
“Encounters with Animals” with Alexandra Horowitz
In this talk, moderated by LEAP Legal Director Daina Bray, Author and Senior Lecturer and head of the Dog Cognition Lab at Barnard College Dr. Alexandra Horowitz discussed her upcoming book: a collection of biographies of individual animals, tentatively entitled “Encounters with Animals.” In the book, she profiles members of nonhuman species, just as we profile the lives, occupations, and preoccupations of members of the human species. Watch the recording.
“The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why it Matters” with Christine Webb
In this talk, moderated by LEAP Faculty Director Doug Kysar, New York University primatologist Christine Webb, author of The Arrogant Ape, discussed how human exceptionalism is an ideology that relies more on human culture than our biology, exposing many scientific studies’ biases against other species and revealing underappreciated complexities of nonhuman life. Watch the recording.
“Representing Climate Wreckers” with Camila Bustos ’21
In this talk, moderated by LEAP Litigation & Program Fellow Naomi Jennings, Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Camila Bustos ‘21 discussed how professional responsibility rules and principles in the United States should be interpreted on a warming planet, particularly in the context of attorneys representing “climate wreckers” in civil matters. Watch the recording.
“Ethics at the Boundaries of Humanity” with Jennifer Herdt, O. Carter Snead, Sheila Jasanoff, and Willis Jenkins
In this panel discussion, Professor Herdt and Professor Snead joined Professors Sheila Jasanoff (Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Harvard University) and Willis Jenkins (John Allen Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics, University of Virginia) for commentary and conversation. The panel explored definitions of humanity, morality, and how those very concepts often have been predicated upon naturalistic conceptions of biology and an uncritical assumption that humans are exceptional. Watch the recording.
2024-25 Speaker Series
“Animal Experimentation: An Inequitable Practice Out of Touch with the Structural Determinants of Health?” with Maneesha Deckha
In this talk, moderated by LEAP Faculty Co-Director Doug Kysar, University of Victoria Faculty of Law's Professor Maneesha Deckha discussed an additional reason to question the continued preference for animal-based research: its inequitable nature in terms of the humans it might benefit and its unresponsiveness to the core drivers of human health and health inequities at both global and domestic levels, namely, the structural determinants of health. Watch the recording.
“Who Are the Real Climate Polluters in Our Food System?” with Matthew Hayek
In this talk, moderated by LEAP Executive Director Viveca Morris, New York University’s Professor Matthew Hayek demystified the scientific attribution of climate emissions to commodities in our food system, particularly for animal-sourced foods like meat and dairy, which are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. He then discussed the legal responsibilities for environmental harms and their mitigation. Watch the recording.
“Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life” with Ferris Jabr
In this talk, moderated by LEAP Postgraduate Fellow Laurie Sellars, science writer Ferris Jabr, author of Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life, chronicled the many ways that diverse forms of life, from microbes to mammoths, made the world as we know it today and explored how our species fits into this paradigm. Watch the recording.
“Protecting Wild Animal Abundance” with Natalie Jacewicz
In this talk, moderated by LEAP Litigation Fellow Caroline Zhang, University of San Diego School of Law Professor Natalie Jacewicz argued that draining abundance should concern us and that the law should change to protect common animals’ numbers. Both instrumental views of wildlife and those that assign nature or animals intrinsic value can provide foundations to value abundance, yet depending on the rationale adopted, the prescriptions for protecting abundance change dramatically. Watch the recording.
“Food Anti-Democracy” with Lingxi Chenyang ’20
In this talk, moderated by LEAP Executive Director Viveca Morris, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Lingxi Chenyang explored the historical and political context behind the Farm Bill, shed light on the flaws in our food system, and suggested potential pathways for reform. Watch the recording.
“The Rise of Climate Litigation in Asia” with Jolene Lin
In this talk, moderated by LEAP Faculty Director Doug Kysar, National University of Singapore Professor Jolene Lin shared her analysis and reflections on some of the leading cases in the Asian climate litigation docket, with particular focus on the Korean Constitutional Court's landmark decision declaring parts of Korea's Carbon Neutrality Act unconstitutional and the Indian Supreme Court's historic judgment on climate change and human rights in M.K. Ranjitsinh v. Union of India. Watch the recording.
2023-24 Speaker Series
Animal Rights Law: A Book Discussion with Raffael Fasel and Sean Butler
Dr Raffael Fasel and Dr. Sean Butler discussed their recent volume, Animal Rights Law, with LEAP Student Fellow Thomas Poston, explaining the ethics, legal theory, and social issues behind animal rights as well as the current state and potential future of this developing legal field. Watch the recording.
Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet: A Book Talk with Ben Goldfarb
Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb discussed his new book, Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping The Future of Our Planet, with LEAP Student Fellow Nathalie Sommer, exploring how roads have transformed our planet and the innovative solutions offered by road ecologists to address the existential threat roadways pose to many animal species. Watch the recording.
"Rights of Nature and Rights of Animals" with Kristen Stilt and Macarena Montes Franceschini
Harvard Law School’s Kristen Stilt and Macarena Montes Franceschini discussed how arguments for animal rights may be combined with rights of nature to attempt to secure the basic interests and needs of one individual animal, a community of animals, or a species, using examples from Ecuador, Panama, Brazil, Argentina, Turkey, and others. Watch the recording.
"Animal Markets and Zoonotic Disease Risk in the United States" with Ann Linder
Harvard Law School’s Ann Linder discussed the report, "Animal Markets and Zoonotic Disease in the United States," with LEAP Executive Director Viveca Morris, identifying the myriad forms of animal markets in the U.S. and the policymaking needed to address the risk they pose to human and nonhuman health alike. Watch the recording.
"Animal Agriculture's Climate Lobbying and Misinformation Strategies" with Georgina Gustin
Inside Climate News reporter Georgina Gustin discussed the recent history of industry and legislative pushback by industrial animal agriculture and how these defensive efforts may confuse the public about the impacts of livestock agriculture with LEAP Executive Director Viveca Morris. Watch the recording.
"The Evolution of Animal Advocacy: Alternative Strategies to Achieve Animal Welfare Policy Advances" with Chris Green
Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) Executive Director Chris Green discussed the evolution of modern animal advocacy and the strategies needed to advance animal-forward policy in the future with LEAP Litigation Fellow Daina Bray. Watch the recording.
"The Social, Economic, and Legal Consequences of Uneven Biodiversity Information in the United States" with Diego Ellis Soto
Yale University Ph.D. candidate and LEAP Student Fellow Diego Ellis Soto discussed the legal, social, and political consequences of continuing to neglect the biodiversity of socioeconomically disadvantaged and historically segregated areas with LEAP Postgraduate Fellow Laurie Sellars. Watch the recording.
2022-23 Speakers Series
"Challenging Carceral Logics" with Lori Gruen, Justin Marceau, Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16, and Michael Braham
Professor Lori Gruen and Professor Justin Marceau discussed their recent volume, Carceral Logics, with Reginald Dwayne Betts (YLS ‘16), Michael Braham, and LEAP Faculty Co-Director Doug Kysar, highlighting the problems with advocating for incarceration as a means of redressing harms to animals. Watch the recording.
"Arguing California’s Proposition 12" with Jon Lovvorn, Amy Chyao, Rucha A. Desai, and Brian Frazelle (YLS '10)
In this panel, moderated by LEAP Faculty Co-Director Jon Lovvorn, three attorneys who filed amicus briefs in the Supreme Court case National Pork Producers Council v. Ross—Amy Chyao, Rucha A. Desai, and Brian Frazelle (YLS ‘10)—explored the far-reaching consequences the case just two days after oral arguments. Watch the recording.
"Slaughterhouse Workers, Animals, and the Environment" with Delcianna Winders & Elan Abrell
Professor Delcianna Winders and Professor Elan Abrell spoke with LEAP Senior Litigation Fellow Daina Bray about a rights-centered One Health for slaughterhouse regulation. Watch the recording.
"The Legal Status of Nonhuman Animals and Artificial Intelligences" with Jeff Sebo
Professor Jeff Sebo spoke with LEAP Postgraduate Fellow Laurie Sellars about the parallels between humans' use of nonhuman animals and artificial intelligences and the ethical and legal issues arising from the development of potentially conscious artificial minds. Watch the recording.
"The Role of Science in Animal Protection Legislation" with Lori Marino
Neuroscientist Lori Marin spoke with LEAP Postgraduate Fellow Laurie Sellars about the foundational role of the science of other animals in legal efforts to protect them. Watch the recording.
2021-22 Speaker Series
Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind—A book talk with Peter Godfrey-Smith
Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith spoke with LEAP Student Fellow Lindsay Stern (PhD ‘23) about his book, Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind.
"The Power of Photojournalism in Animal Advocacy" with Jo-Anne McArthur
Jo-Anne McArthur, founder and president of the animal photojournalism agency We Animals Media, spoke with LEAP Student Fellow Manny Rutinel (JD '22) about documenting and sharing images of animals caught up in the human world. Watch the recording.
"Antiracism in Animal Advocacy" with Aryenish Birdie
Aryenish Birdie, founder and executive director of Encompass, spoke with LEAP Faculty Co-Director Jon Lovvorn about racism and inequity in the animal movement and how can mainstream animal advocacy can become a movement by and for people of the global majority. Watch the recording.
"Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Animal Agriculture" with Ben Lilliston
Ben Lilliston, director of rural strategies and climate change at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), spoke with LEAP Student Fellow Caroline Parker (JD '22) about the steps that regulators around the world can take to reduce GHG emissions from animal agriculture that also respect farmers' livelihoods. Watch the recording.
"The ecological risks of deep-sea mining" with Diva Amon, Anela Choy, and Steven Haddock
In this panel, moderated by LEAP Student Fellow Sarah Baldinger (JD '22), three ocean scientists--Dr. Diva Amonn, Dr. Anela Choy, and Dr. Steven Haddock--discussed the risks of planned deep-sea mining operations and how to protect the ecosystems at the bottom of the sea and the vast water column above.
"Animals as Legal Beings" with Maneesha Deckha
Professor Maneesha Deckha, in conversation with LEAP Faculty Co-Director Doug Kysar, explored her work on beingness and other representations of animals in the legal system. Watch the recording.
"Sentience Is More Complicated Than You Think" with Dale Jamieson
In this talk, Professor Dale Jamieson discussed why sentience requires more philosophical reflection than it's typically given and how a single-minded concern with sentience obscures other morally relevant features, such as agency. Watch the recording.
"Animals and the Unwritten Constitution" with Jessica Eisen
In this talk, Professor Jessica Eisen explored the possibility that constitutional texts do not tell the whole story: that many jurisdictions embrace unwritten constitutional commitments to the continued use of animals as killable resources. Watch the recording.
"The Quasi-person, Quasi-property Approach to Animal Law" with Angela Fernandez
Professor Angela Fernandez, in conversation with Saylor Soinski (JD ‘23), discussed an alterantive to the traditional legal person-property binary and outlined her quasi-person, quasi-property approach. Watch the recording.
Animal Crisis: A book talk with Lori Gruen and Alice Crary
Professors Alice Crary and Lori Gruen discussed their book, Animal Crisis, and their novel approach to the argument that “there can be no animal liberation without human emancipation” with LEAP Student Fellow Emma Findlen LeBlanc (JD ’24). Watch the recording.
"Beyond Fossil Law: Climate, Courts, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future" with Ted Hamilton
LEAP Student Fellow Ted Hamilton (PhD ‘22, Comparative Literature) discussed his book, Beyond Fossil Law: Climate, Courts, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future, which chronicles the work of Valve Turners, an American climate activist group that shuttered a tar sands oil pipeline in 2016, along with grassroots climate activism projects around the world. Watch the recording.
2020-21 Speaker Series
"Shrinking, Gasping, & Disappearing Fish: How Climate Change & Fishing Policy Impact Marine Ecosystems and the Bold Actions Needed to Protect Ocean Health" with Chris Ewell ‘22, Daniel Pauly, Jennifer Jacquet, and Tabitha Grace Mallory
In this panel discussion, moderated by Chris Ewell ‘22, Daniel Pauly (Professor and Principal Investigator of the Sea Around Us project, University of British Columbia), Jennifer Jacquet (New York University), and Tabitha Grace Mallory (founder of the China-Ocean Institute, University of Washington) explored the impact of climate change on marine ecosystems. This panel addressed the questions: How are industrial fishing and climate change impacting the world’s marine ecosystems? What international actions need to be taken to protect the ocean’s health and biodiversity in the face of a changing climate? Watch the recording.
"Rampant Covid-19 Infections & AWOL OSHA: Fighting Back Against the Exploitation of America’s Meatpacking Workers" with Caroline Parker ‘22, Leah Douglass, Magaly Licolli, Brent Newell, and Deborah Berkowitz
In this panel discussion, moderated by Caroline Parker ‘22, Leah Douglass (Food and Environment Reporting Network), Magaly Licolli (founder of Venceremos), Brent Newell (Food Project Senior Attorney, Public Justice), and Deborah Berkowitz (Worker Health and Safety Program director, National Employment Law Project) discussed The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and its duty to protect workers from unsafe work conditions. The panel focused on the disregard for the lives of meat-packing workers demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic and what can be done about it. Watch the recording.
"The 'Pickle in the Middle': The Competitive Issues Facing America’s Farmers" with Peter Carstensen
In this talk, done in collaboration with Thurman Arnold Project, Professor Peter Carstensen, senior fellow at the American Antitrust Institute, former attorney at the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice, and professor of law emeritus at the University of Wisconsin—Madison School of Law, discussed the impact of antitrust and agriculture specific laws on farmers. The presentation provided a critical overview of the competitive and legal issues facing farmers today. Watch the recording.
"The Deregulation of the American Food System: How it Happened & A Way Forward" with Austin Frerick
In this talk, deputy director of Yale's Thurman Arnold Project Austin Frerick discussed the state of competition in America's food system. He also discussed his article published in the American Conservative, Civil Eats, The Progressive Populist, and the Cedar Rapids Gazette: “To Revive Rural America, We Must Fix Our Broken Food System.” Watch the recording.
"What about Bugs? Why Insects Urgently Need Human Empathy & Action" with Brooke Jarvis, David Wagner, and Rob Dunn
In this panel, Brooke Jarvis (author of cover story in the New York Times magazine The Insect Apocalypse is Here), David Wagner (entomologist involved with invertebrate conservation and the study of insect population decline, University of Connecticut) and Rob Dunn (author of Never Home Alone and applied ecologist, North Carolina State University) discussed recent studies in Puerto Rico and Germany that found the global insect population has contracted dramatically. The panel discussed the state of the world’s insects and how to write about it for a popular audience. Watch the recording.
"Perilous Bounty: A Book Talk" with Tom Philpott
In this talk, investigative journalist Tom Philpott discussed his new book, “Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We can Prevent It.” He discussed how a concentration of power among a handful of companies has driven animals to be treated as machines for converting feed to meat, with monoculture dominating farmlands. In spite of this, some farmers and activists have maintained alternative food regimes, fighting for environmental justice and food sovereignty. Watch the recording.
How to Prevent Future Pandemics with Dr. Jonathan Epstein
In this talk, the Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) at Yale Law School hosted disease ecologist and veterinarian Dr. Jonathan Epstein, Vice President for Science and Outreach at EcoHealth Alliance, an international environmental health nonprofit dedicated to protecting wildlife and public health from the emergence of disease. Epstein’s discussion focused on the rise of new zoonotic diseases and the multispecies future of pandemic prevention. Learn more.
LEAP Hosts Daniel Ho on Machine Learning
Yale Law School’s Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) hosted Dr. Daniel Ho ’05, the William Benjamin Scott and Luna M. Scott Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, for a lecture and discussion of his pioneering research on how machine learning can be used to locate factory farms and improve the effectiveness of environmental monitoring and regulation. LEAP Student Fellow Jeamme Chia ’21 M.E.M. moderated the event. Learn more.
The Enduring Racism of American Agriculture with Thomas Mitchell
The Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) hosted Professor Thomas Mitchell and farmer Carlton Sanders for a discussion on the role of the theft of Black farmland in the development of modern American agriculture and its ongoing impacts on farmers of color. The talk was moderated by LEAP Student Fellow Helia Bidad ’22. Learn more.
Why Wild Animals Should Have Property Rights with Karen Bradshaw
The Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) at Yale Law School hosted Karen Bradshaw, Professor of Law at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, for a discussion on her recent book, Wildlife as Property Owners: A New Conception of Animal Rights, which argues for extending a legal right of property ownership to animals. In this talk, moderated by LEAP Faculty Co-director Douglas Kysar, Bradshaw laid out how revising anthropocentric ideas about who can own land would fuel an advance in protecting non-human species, their ecosystems, and the planet. The talk was moderated by LEAP Faculty Co-Director Douglas Kysar, the Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Watch the recording.
2019-20 Speaker Series
Convention on Animal Protection: A Global Treaty for Animal Welfare, Public Health, and the Environment
In this panel, members of the American Bar Association International Animal Law Committee who obtained the passage of the Convention on Animal Protection discussed the proposed draft treaty, including the treaty’s potential to prevent pathogenic spillover and future pandemics. Watch the recording.
"Changing Hearts and Minds about Food Animals" with Gene Baur
Gene Baur, President and Co-Founder of Farm Sanctuary, spoke in conversation with LEAP Faculty Co-Director Jonathan Lovvorn about the evolution of the farm animal protection movement. Watch the recording.
"Is Meat the New Tobacco? Regulating Food Demand in the Age of Climate Change" with Lingxi Chenyang
Lingxi Chenyang, JD '20, spoke about how regulatory strategies that contributed to changing social norms and reducing cigarette smoking could also be effective in reducing meat consumption.
"State and Local Legislation on Food and Climate" Panel
As part of the 10th annual Yale New Directions in Environmental Law Conference, LEAP sponsored a panel focused on state and local food system solutions to the climate crisis.
"Industrialized Animal Agriculture in an Age of Complicity" with Timothy Pachirat
Dr. Timothy Pachirat, Associate Professor of Political Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst, delivered one of two LEAP Inaugural Lectures. Pachirat is the author of "Every Twelve Seconds: Industrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight."
"Human and Humane: The Counterpoint of Life and Law" with Sheila Jasanoff
Dr. Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Harvard University, delivered one of two LEAP Inaugural Lectures. For decades, Jasanoff has been one of the nation’s leading scholars studying the interactions of law, science and politics in democratic societies.
"Climate Activism on Trial: Civil Disobedience and the Climate Necessity Defense" with Ted Hamilton
Ted Hamilton, co-founder of Climate Defense Project, spoke about the climate necessity defense, a legal theory put forward by climate activists to justify their acts of civil disobedience. Watch the recording.
"What On Earth Are They Saying?” with Charles Siebert
Award-winning author and journalist Charles Siebert spoke about his many experiences visiting with and writing about non-human animals and what they reveal to us about themselves and us. Watch the recording.
"Trillions of Forgotten Animals: Fish, Fisheries, and Ending Factory Fishing and Farming" with Dr. Jennifer Jacquet & Dr. Becca Franks
NYU's Jennifer Jacquet and Becca Franks spoke about the global state of fisheries and aquaculture, potential inroads for aquatic animal welfare, and their ongoing research projects, including arguments to end high seas fishing, the case against octopus farming, and positive emotions in fish.
"Canaries in the Coal Mine: Animals, the Climate Crisis, and the Future of Public Interest Law” with Jonathan Lovvorn
LEAP Faculty Co-Director Jonathan Lovvorn discussed the relationship between climate change, humans, and animals. This talk explored how climate change is disrupting traditional wildlife and other animal protection efforts; highlighted the unique role farm animals play as both a cause and victims of climate change; and proposed concrete steps to confront this rapidly emerging global humane crisis.
Beyond Cages: Animal Law and Criminal Punishment: A Book Talk with Justin Marceau
University of Denver Professor of Law Justin Marceau discussed his new book, Beyond Cages: Animal Law and Criminal Punishment, which critiques the alliance between U.S. animal welfare organizations and the prosecuting state.
2017–2019 Events
The Yale Animal Law Speaker Series
From 2017 to 2019, The Yale Animal Law Speakers Series hosted a popular series of animal law talks and panels. These events attracted large and diverse audiences from across campus. Speakers and panels hosted or co-hosted during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years included:
"Fighting Factory Farms: How Two Midwestern Family Farmers Stood Up to the Agricultural- Political- Industrial Complex" with Sonja Eayrs Trom
Featuring Sonja Eayrs Trom, co-founder of Dodge County Concerned Citizens, and Chris Petersen, an Iowa family hog farmer and past president of the Iowa Farmers Union on their personal stories of how factory farms and local government policies work together to force independent families off their land and cause environmental destruction in the Midwest. Watch the recording.
"Are Happy Lab Animals Better for Science? A Panel Discussion on the Impacts of Lab Animal Treatment & Animal Welfare Laws on Human Science” with Dr. David Grimm '04
Featuring Dr. David Grimm (PhD ‘04), award-winning science journalist, and scientists Dr. Brianna Gaskill, Dr. Caroline Zeiss and Dr. Garet Lahvis on science’s animal models “translatability crisis” and the impacts of lab animal treatment and animal welfare laws on human science. Watch the recording.
Captive: Zoometric Operations in Gaza with Irus Braverman
Presenting her recent work, Captive: Zoometric Operations in Gaza. Drawing on ethnographic encounters and investigative analysis, Irus Braverman (Professor of Law at University of Buffalo) — who coined the term “zoometrics” to describe the detailed calculations of biopolitical worthiness that occur within and along the human-animal divide — discussed how Gaza’s spatial confinement has lent itself to a radicalized, discursive interplay between the animalization of humans and the humanization of animals who live in Gaza.
"Human Trafficking and Animal Trafficking" with the Honorable Virginia Kendall
The Honorable Virginia Kendall, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois presented on the parallels between human trafficking and animal trafficking and her twenty years of experience training prosecutors on both. Judge Kendall is the co-author of Child Exploitation and Trafficking: Examining the Global Challenges and the U.S. Responses (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011). Judge Kendall has traveled through the State Department and Lawyers Without Borders to Kenya, Zambia, Liberia, and Cyprus to teach judges about public corruption, crimes against women, and human trafficking. She lectures extensively both domestically and internationally in the areas of public corruption, corporate supply chain compliance, and human rights.
"'Ag-Gag' Laws and Whistleblower Protection in Agriculture" with Lewis Bollard ’13 and Amanda Hitt
Lewis Bollard ’13, Farm Animal Welfare Program Officer, Open Philanthropy Project, and Amanda Hitt, Food Integrity Campaign Director, Government Accountability Project presented as part of a panel on “ag-gag” laws and whistleblower protection in the agricultural sector.
"Small Termites & Big Ideas" with Lisa Margonelli ‘90
Lisa Margonelli (Yale College ‘90), nationally bestselling author and science journalist presented “Small Termites & Big Ideas,” a talk and discussion about her latest book, Underbug: An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology, which The New York Times called “mesmerizing… a rare longitudinal insight into the slippery nature of scientific progress.” Learn more.
"The Politics of Transparency in Contemporary Industrialized Animal Agriculture" with Timothy Patchirat ’08
Timothy Patchirat (PhD ’08), Assistant Professor of Political Science at U. Mass Amherst, presented on his forthcoming book on the politics of transparency in contemporary industrialized animal agriculture. Pachirat is the author of Every Twelve Seconds (Yale University Press, 2013), which draws on nearly six months of undercover research on the kill floor of an industrialized slaughterhouse to examine how massive processes of violence are normalized in society, and Among Wolves: Ethnography and the Immersive Study of Power (Routledge, 2018), a playful and provocative seven-act play featuring ten contemporary ethnographers and a one-eyed dog who can predict the future.
A Discussion on Animal Law with David Wolfson
David Wolfson, Executive Director at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, presented on farm animal law, the history and strategy of using ballot initiatives to improve industry standards, and his example of advocating for animals pro-bono as a corporate lawyer.
A Discussion on Animal Law with Nancy Perry
Nancy Perry, Senior VP for Government Relations at ASPCA, presented on legislative and policy work at the state and federal levels and her work to pass laws on animal crush videos, fur trade practices, and animal fighting.
"The Evolution of the Clean Food Industry" with Aylon Steinhart
Aylon Steinhart, Senior Advisor at The Good Food Institute, presented on the evolution of the clean food industry.