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