Representative Jim Moran (Ret), Previous Chair, Congressional Animal Protection Caucus discusses Challenge of advancing humane animal policies in Congress; Current issues, including refunding of USDA inspection of horse slaughterhouses

International Court of Justice ruling on Japan’s defacto commercial whaling

Patrick Ramage, Whale Program Director of the International Fund for Animal Welfare discusses moratorium on commercial whaling; International Whaling Commission; impact of International Court of Justice March 2014 ruling against Japan’s program of scientific whaling; consensus-making process in the IWC.

Che Green, founder and Executive Director of Faunalytics, a nonprofit research organization dedicated to helping animals by providing useful information to advocates to help them increase their impact; role of information in advocacy.

Hannah Padilla, Director of Behavior & Training and Ben Swan, Public Information Officer of the Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society discuss The Roddey Burdine Rehabilitation Center, a new rehabilitation program for needy animals at the Shelter

Matt Rice, Director of Investigations of Mercy for Animals discusses Walmart May 2015 adoption of “Five Freedoms”  as part of its animal welfare policy; impact on factory farming in US; impact on quality of life for animals on factory farms; process of identifying and implementing changes consistent with Five Freedoms.

Dr. Simon Brockington, Executive Secretary of the International Whaling Commission, discusses International Whaling Commission origins and present day consensus-making process

Patrick Ramage, Whale Program Director of the International Fund for Animal Welfare discusses moratorium on commercial whaling; International Whaling Commission; impact of International Court of Justice March 2014 ruling against Japan’s program of scientific whaling; consensus-making process in the IWC.

Anne Baker discusses two decades of experience as a foster to needy animals from the Espanola Valley Humane Society shelter; the healing process for animals; support fosters receive from the ESHS; the joy of fostering

Chris Heyde, Deputy Director of Government and Legal Affairs of the Animal Welfare Institute, discusses the Safeguard American Food Exports Act 2015; horse slaughter process; exports of horses to slaughterhouses in Mexico and Canada; alternatives that provide care for unwanted or abandoned horses.