The Animal Welfare Act at 50

This is a past event

Overview

The Animal Law & Policy Program at Harvard Law School hosted The Animal Welfare Act at Fifty, a conference that brought experts together to assess the first fifty years of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and consider recommendations for the future. The event included conference presentations as well as a separate academic workshop.

This event was open to the public.

Agenda

Day 1: Friday, December 2nd

9:00am, Welcome Remarks, Prof. Kristen Stilt

9:15 – 10:45am, Panel 1: Welfare Standards under the AWA

10:45 – 11:00am, Break

11:00am – 12:00pm, Panel 2: AWA Interaction with Other Laws

12:00 – 1:15pm, Lunch

1:15 – 2:45pm, Panel 3: Regulating Animals Used in Research

2:45 – 3:00pm, Break

3:00 – 4:15pm, Panel 4: Emerging Issues Related to the Regulation of Animals in Research

4:15 – 4:30pm, Break

4:30 – 5:15pm, Panel 5: Excluded Animals

5:15 – 6:30pm, Cocktail Reception

6:30 – 8:00pm, Dinner Banquet: Ethical, Moral & Philosophical Perspectives Discussion

Day 2: Saturday, December 3rd

8:15 – 9:30am, Panel 6: Relocating Animals Under the AWA

9:30 – 9:45am, Break

9:45 – 11:00am, Panel 7: AWA-Related Litigation and Other Efforts

11:00 – 11:15am, Break

11:15am – 12:30pm, Panel 8: AWA Enforcement

12:30 – 1:30pm, Lunch

1:30 – 1:45pm, Closing Remarks, Prof. Kristen Stilt

More Information

For additional information, please contact alpp@law.harvard.edu.

Sponsored by the Animal Law & Policy Program at Harvard Law School, cosponsored by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School with support from the Oswald DeN. Cammann Fund at Harvard University.