Friday, October 18, 2024

08:00 am - 08:45 am

Light Breakfast
(vegan menu)

08:00 am - 03:00 pm

Registration (All Day)
Free parking on the north side of Oklahoma City Zoo.

08:45 am - 11:45 am

Welcome to #ANIMAL2024

Brent Toellner | State of Animals

Berrien Moore | Impacts of Climate Change

Mayor Holt | Welcome Message

Dan Flores | A Historical and Cultural Look at Animals and North America

Brendan Hoover and Brett Robinson | Legislative Update

Kevin Chambers | Animal Wellness Action

Drew Edmondson, Jim Roth, and Gary Maxey | Animal Law Panel

Molly Gibb | Canine Search and Rescue

Ross Barker | Pets and Housing
*Schedule is subject to change

11:45 am - 12:30 pm

Lunch
(vegan menu)

Artistic Interlude | RACE Dance Collective

Ben Felder | Journalism and Animals

*Schedule is subject to change

12:35 pm - 01:35 am

Zoo Afternoon Activity

01:35 pm - 03:35 pm

Inger Giuffrida | Wildlife Rescue

David Holt, DVM | Imaging and Veterinarians

Clair Linzey | Animal Ethics

Corban Addison | Impact of Corporations and the American Farm

Closing Remarks | Bishop Charleston

Adjourn for the Day

*Schedule is subject to change

Saturday, October 19, 2024

08:00 am - 10:00 am

Registration (Morning)
Free parking on the north side of the Oklahoma City Zoo.

08:00 am - 08:55 am

Light Breakfast
(vegan menu)

09:00 am - 11:45 am

Morning Welcome and Housekeeping Notes

Dwight Lawson | Zoo Welcome

Zoo Presentation | To Come

Katie Hawk | Pollinators

Lance Swearengin | Red Ridge

Brent Toellner and Mark Eby | Shelter Work

John Gary and Todd Edmonds | Maps4 and the New OKC Shelter

Jenni Hays | Farm Animal Rescue

Priscilla Forehand | Okie Cats

Louisa McCune Memorial Video | Mr. Christian Keesee to Introduce

*Schedule is subject to change

11:45 am - 12:30 pm

Lunch
(vegan menu)

Tyler Whitley | Transfarmation

*Schedule is subject to change

12:30 pm - 03:45 pm

Lesa Staubus | CAFOs and Pig Confinement

Adam Feltz | Consumer Choice

Douglas Smith | Wolves and Yellowstone

Adjourn Until 2027

*Schedule is subject to change

12:30 pm - 01:30 am

Zoo Afternoon Activity