Dr. Ray Greek

Animals in Research in 2005

In his lecture, Dr. Ray Greek will discuss the use of animals in research designed to find cures for human disease. He will focus on the ethics of animal use as it pertains to the humans it is supposed to help. In other words: Animals-based research from a humanist perspective. The lecture will be for the nonscientist but scientists will appreciate many of the points.

Dr. Ray Greek is president of Americans For Medical Advancement and Europeans For Medical Advancement, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to educating the public about the hazards of extrapolating the results of experiments on animal models to humans. Dr. Greek and his wife have written several books on this topic, the proceeds from which go to AFMA (www.curedisease.com) a 501c3.

Dr. Ken Shapiro

Links between Human Violence and Animal Abuse

A video and discussion of the relations between spousal, child, and animal abuse.

Kenneth Shapiro is founder and executive director of Society and Animals Forum, formerly Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PSYETA); founder and editor of Society and Animals: Journal of Human-Animal Studies; and cofounder and coeditor of Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. Shapiro earned his BA from Harvard University and his PhD in clinical psychology from Duke University. His most recent book is Animal Models of Human Psychology: Critique of Science, Ethics and Policy.
 
www.societyandanimalsforum.org
 

11:00-11:50 AM RM 413

Panel Discussion: Animal Rights Issues

Ms. Breelyn MacDonald

Wildlife Conservation Through Compassionate Living

While exploring the relationship between humans, animals, and the environments that we share, the presentation encourages a personal sense of responsibility and compassion towards animals.

It exposes students to the realities and differences between free-living animals and their natural habitat, to those of captive animals used for entertainment purposes.
 

Ms. Breelyn MacDonald is the Humane Education Coordinator for ARFF (Animal Rights Foundation of Florida). She has an extensive background working with chimpanzees and has a B.S. in Primate Behavior and Ecology, as well as a B.A. in Anthropology. She is listed on the Broward County Classroom Speaker’s Directory and has been giving presentations regularly in schools throughout Florida.

8:25-9:40 AM
RM 6120

Steven Wise, J.D.

Legal Rights for Nonhuman Animals and Eighteenth Century Abolition

Should animals have rights as do human beings? Mr. Wise will discuss this thought-provoking issue from a legal perspective.

Steven Wise , J.D., has taught at the Harvard, Vermont, and John Marshall law schools. He is president of the Center for the Expansion of Fundamental Rights, which he founded in 1995. His books include Rattling the Cage, Drawing the Line and, most recently, Though the Heavens May Fall. He lives in Coral Springs, Florida.

www.cerf.org
 

9:50-11:05 AM
RM 6120

9:00-9:50 AM
RM 6120

Dr. Alan Berkey

The Origins of Human Aggression and Violence

Human aggression is a fact of life that all of us encounter from time to time. Dr. Berkey will identify and discuss the multiple reasons for human aggression against each other as well as toward animals.
 

Alan S. Berkey, Ed.D.

Dr. Alan Berkey is the Associate Dean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences on Kendall Campus. He is also a licensed Mental Health Counselor and has taught Psychology courses since 1968.

Ms. Breelyn MacDonald

Why Vegetarian?

9:50-11:05 AM
RM 6120

Mr. Gene Bauston

A Look Inside the Factory Farm Warehouse

Industrialized farms treat animals in ways that are repugnant to most consumers. Learn about how we treat the animals we eat and what you can do to make a difference.

Gene Bauston is co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, America's leading farm animal protection organization. He holds a masters degree in agricultural economics from Cornell University and has conducted hundreds of visits to farms, stockyards, and slaughterhouses to document conditions. Gene has testified before state and federal legislative bodies, and has initiated groundbreaking legal enforcement and judicial action to prevent farm animal abuse. His efforts have been covered by leading news organizations, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, National Public Radio, ABC, NBC, CBS, and CNN.

www.farmsanctuary.org
 

11:15 AM-4:45 PM
RM 413

5:40-6:55 PM
RM 413

Dr. Alan Berkey

The Origins of Human Aggression and Violence

Human aggression is a fact of life that we all encounter from time to time. Dr. Berkey will identify and discuss the multiple reasons for human aggression against each other as well as toward animals.