A Gathering for Animals
The third triennial ANIMAL Conference brings advocates, academics, and community leaders to Oklahoma City for two days on animal issues of all kinds.
THE THIRD TRIENNIAL ANIMAL Conference will be held in Oklahoma City on August 27 and 28, 2021, at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center. The two-day event brings together advocates, academics, experts, journalists, philanthropists, and community leaders from across the United States and Oklahoma to discuss animal issues of all kinds. Hosted by Kirkpatrick Foundation, confirmed speakers include Michael J. Blackwell, assistant surgeon general and director, Program for Pet Health Equity; Rachel Dreskin, chief executive officer, Plant Based Foods Association; Drew Edmondson, former Oklahoma Attorney General; Judge Amanda Maxfield Green, lead prosecutor in the Joe Exotic case; Brian Hare, author of The Genius of Dogs and co-founder of Dognition; John Herrington, retired United States Naval Aviator, engineer and former NASA astronaut; Casey McLean, executive director and veterinary nurse, Sealife Response + Rehab + Research; Wayne Pacelle, president of The Center for a Humane Economy; Carlos Risco, dean of the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine; Nancy Snow, philosopher and professor at the University of Oklahoma; Philip Tedeschi, executive director, the Institute for Human-Animal Connection at the University of Denver; and a repeat visit from the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dogs.
To register, visit theanimalconference.com