NYC Bar Association To Celebrate 180th Anniversary of State’s Anti-Cruelty Law

On the 180th Anniversary of the Passage of New York State’s First Anti-Cruelty Law in 1829
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Registration:
There is no charge for this program.  Register

A discussion of a number of bills that were left hanging when the New York State legislature went out of session, such as felony cruelty to wildlife, dog fighting, puppy mills, canned shoots, and farm animal confinement. New York State was once a humane leader, but have we fallen behind on some issues?

Moderator:
JANE HOFFMAN, President, Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals

Speakers:
DEBORA M. BRESCH, Government Relations, ASPCA; PATRICK KWAN, NYS Director, The Humane Society of the United States; MICHELLE VILLAGOMEZ, Senior Manager, Advocacy and Campaigns, Government Relations, ASPCA; SAMANTHA MULLEN, board member & Legislation Committee chair, NYS Humane Association