Learn from a panel of experienced professionals, including a former animal trainer at Marineland, as they discuss the latest issues, case law and proposed legislative amendments affecting animal welfare and the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

• Hear about what is happening with the oversight of the Ontario SPCA
• Explore an ethical perspective of the statute
• Review and comply with the offence provisions
• Consider the implications of the statute on marine animals
• Assess the impact of prosecutions under the Ontario SPCA Act.

Aside from animal law content, this program will also be relevant to practitioners in the areas of administrative, criminal and quasi-criminal, and environmental law, as well as of interest to academics, investigators, and students in related disciplines.

PROGRAM CHAIR

Jennifer Friedman, Litigation Counsel, Ontario Racing Commission (former General Counsel, Ontario SPCA)

SPEAKERS

Philip Demers, Marineland whistleblower
Nicholas dePencier Wright, Lawyer, Executive Director, Animal Justice Canada
Jennifer Friedman, Litigation Counsel, Ontario Racing Commission (former General Counsel, Ontario SPCA)
Mike Zimmerman, Manager, Public Safety Projects Section, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services