No Kill Advocacy Center Announces National No Kill Conference

    The No Kill Advocacy Center is teaming up with the Animal Law program at George Washington University Law School to bring together the nation's most powerful shelter directors and the nation's top animal lawyers. Together, they will help you create a no kill community and teach you how to use the legal system to help save more animals.

    Learn from animal contro/shelter directors who are now saving over 90% of all animals using the building blocks to No Kill success - programs and services that have achieved dramatic results in both urban and rural communities - to increase adoptions, reduce length of stay, increase redemption rates, rehabilitate more animals, and much, much more.

    The conference will take place May 2 - 3, 2009 in Washington D.C.



    Some of the Speakers:
    Nathan J. Winograd has created successful No Kill programs in both urban and rural communities, has worked for and consulted with some of the most successful shelters in the nation and is author of Redemption, the most acclaimed book on animal shelters ever written. A former criminal prosecutor and corporate attorney, he is currently the national director of the No Kill Advocacy Center.

    Richard Avanzino is director of Maddie's Fund, the largest animal rescue foundation in the United States. He is past president of the San Francisco SPCA and led the city to become the first to end the killing of healthy homeless dogs and cats in a U.S. Under his tenure, San Francisco was the then-safest community in the U.S. to be a homeless dog or cat.

    Susanne Kogut is the Executive Director of the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA, an open admission No Kill animal control shelter. She is a former associate general counsel for Capital One Financial Corporation and an associate attorney in the Washington, D.C. offices of Gibson, Dunn.

    Mike Fry is the Executive Director of Animal Ark, a No Kill shelter serving the Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN area. He is also co-host of the nationally syndicated Animal Wise radio show.

    Susan Cosby is the Executive Director of the Animal Welfare Association of New Jersey. She is the former Director of Operations for the Philadelphia Animal Care & Control Association.

    Bonney Brown is the Executive Director of the Nevada Humane Society, one of the most successful shelters in the nation. She is formerly with Best Friends Animal Society and Alley Cat Allies.

    Kat Albrecht is the Director of the Missing Pet Partnership and the author of two books about search and rescue dogs. She is a former police officer and police dog trainer and helps shelters increase lost pet reclaim rates.

    Mitchell Schneider is field supervisor for Washoe County Animal Services. Under his leadership, WCAS has one of the highest dog and cat reclaim rates for strays in the nation. Working with the Nevada Humane Society, Lt. Schneider has helped create one of the safest communities for homeless animals in the United States.

    Claire Davis is President of the Coalition for a No Kill King County. She serves as a member of the King County Animal Control Citizens Advisory Committee and is a member of the King County Animal Services Inter-Branch Work Group which was created to guide the county toward No Kill. She is an associate attorney at the lawfirm of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati.

    Ryan Clinton is the Director of Fix Austin, an organization working to reduce rates of shelter killing at Town Lake Animal Control and surrounding shelters. He is an attorney in the Office of the Texas Attorney General.

    Warren Patitz is Director of Move to Act, an organization working to reduce rates of shelter killing in Indianapolis, IN. He is also chair of the Indianapolis Animal Control Advisory Board and owner of Doggone Connection LLC, a behavior training service designed to reduce dog surrender rates in Indianapolis shelters and those of surrounding communities.

    Joan Miller is President of the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy. She is the Vice President of the Cat Fanciers Association and past President of the Winn Feline Foundation.

    Laura Gonzo is Director of Communications and Public Relations for the National Canine Research Council. Prior to joining NCRC, Laura worked in corporate media, and did public relations work for a variety of animal rescue and advocacy groups.

    Karen Delise is Founder and Director of Research for the National Canine Research Council. She is the author of two books: Fatal Dog Attacks: The Stories Behind the Statistics and The Pit Bull Placebo: The Media, Myths and Politics of Canine Aggression.

    Joan Schaffner is Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Animal Law Program at George Washington University Law School in Washington D.C. She is co-editor of Litigating Animal Law Disputes: A Complete Guide for Lawyers.

    Taimie L. Bryant is Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law and author of the 1998 California Animal Shelter Law, one of the most significant pieces of companion animal legislation. She has worked on animal law and feral cat issues for over a decade.

    Bruce A. Wagman is chief outside litigation counsel for the Animal Legal Defense Fund, an adjunct professor of animal law at Stanford, Hastings, and the University of San Francisco, and has litigated numerous animal law cases. He is a partner at Schiff Hardin LLP.

    Orly Degani is an attorney who has represented a number of animal protection organizations and has also been actively involved in legislative efforts on behalf of animals. She is the former chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Animal Issues Committee, and has taught a course on Animal Law at USC Law School.

    Michelle Welch is an Assistant Attorney General in the Virginia Attorney General’s Office, the Vice President of the Virginia Animal Fighting Taskforce, and a Board Member of the Virginia Federation of Humane Societies. She also teaches Animal Law at the University of Richmond Law School.

    Jan Raven started AzCats, a TNR program in Tucson, Arizona. She is currently Director of TNR for Altered Tails, a judge in both municipal and superior court, and a former criminal prosecutor.
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