Wed. 9/28 - Peaceable Kingdom Screening

Email from Linda Bower:

"This is extremely short notice ... but I am having a screening of Peaceable Kingdom at The Wallflower Gallery, 10 NE 3 St., Downtown Miami, Weds. [9]/28/05 at 7:00 pm. It is an art gallery and a venue for local bands. Mostly college age oriented.
... $5 to get in to cover some vegan food giveaway. See you. Linda"

Humane Society Orientation

If you would like to volunteer at the Humane Society with SALDF, and if you have not yet attended the mandatory orientation session, here are the next few orientations:

For more information, check out http://www.humanesocietymiami.org/volunteer2.htm.

Saturday 10/1 * 11am - 12:30pm * 16101 W. Dixie Hwy Adoption Ctr
Saturday 10/1 * 4pm - 5:30pm * 17425 SW 97th Ave Ctr
Saturday 10/15 * 11am - 12:30pm * 16101 W. Dixie Hwy Adoption Ctr

You may attend individually, but feel free to reply here and work out carpool arrangements with other SALDF members.

As with any blog, don't post any personal information that you wouldn't want made public. :)

Meeting Thursday, Symposium Friday

This is an exciting week for UM Law's chapter of SALDF! Our second meeting is this Thursday, and the Animal and Human Abuse symposium is this Friday. We'd like to see everyone there!

Meeting:

Thursday, September 22

12:30 - 1 p.m.

Room 109

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Symposium:

Friday, September 23

12:30-5 p.m.

Room 108

* see symposium lineup below in previous post*

Updated Symposium Lineup

Animal and Human Abuse: A Violent Connection
Friday, September 23, 2005
12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Lecture Room 108
University of Miami School of Law,
113 Miller Drive, 33146, Coral Gables, Florida

Symposium registration is free! 4 CLE credits have been applied for through the Florida Bar. PLEASE REGISTER BY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. E-mail UMSALDF@yahoo.com to register or for more information.

Presented by the University of Miami Student Animal Legal Defense Fund

PROGRAM
12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Welcoming Remarks & Refreshments
12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Compassion: Presenting the Link Between Victims of Violence
Animal cruelty serves as a signal that a family may already be suffering from abuse or that a youth may someday turn violent toward humans.
Speaker: Susan Hargreaves, Humane Education Specialist for the Wildlife Care Center in Ft. Lauderdale. Ms. Hargreaves will speak about raising awareness of the animal cruelty and human violence connection and discuss case histories that inspire empathy and compassion.
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Break
1:45 p.m. – 3 p.m. Investigating Crimes of Interfamilial Violence
Animal cruelty, child abuse, domestic violence, and elder abuse are interconnected crimes – most are perpetrated by people who know their victims.
Speaker: Lieutenant Sherry Schlueter, Founder of the Special Victims and Family Crimes Unit of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. Lt. Schlueter will speak on a multi-disciplinary approach of investigating crimes that occur in the family setting through law enforcement and the community.
3 – 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Prosecuting Animal Abuse Cases
Florida has animal anti-cruelty statutes and offenders can be criminally prosecuted.
Speaker: Kathleen Pautler, Assistant State Attorney, Miami Dade State Attorney Office. Ms. Pautler will focus on Florida’s laws and the procedure for prosecuting animal abuse cases.
4:15 – 5 p.m. Panel Question and Answer

From St. Thomas SALDF:

Dear SALDF Members:

Below you can read about news concerning animals after Hurricane Katrina. Take action by emailing or writing local and federal government officials concerning your thoughts on animal rescue efforts.

Sincerely,
Marcella S. Roukas

Send an email to the Mayor of New Orleans concerning evacuation of animals.
http://www.helpinganimals.com/f-evacanimals.asp

Sign a petition urging President Bush to include animals in future disaster response plans.
http://www.helpinganimals.com/f-dpetition.asp

Article where owners refuse to leave their animals in New Orleans
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9260578/

Excellent books on Animal Law and Animal Rights
http://www.dawnwatch.com/recommended_reading.htm

BBC News: Saving Animals in New Orleans
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4233408.stm

Urgent: Demand That Federal and New Orleans Officials Allow Animals to Be Evacuated

http://www.helpinganimals.com/f-evacanimals.asp

"On August 29, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast. In addition to the human misery that the storm left in its wake, Katrina left many thousands of animals dead and dying. But the greater problem has turned out to be state and federal governments adding to this toll—and causing the slow and agonizing deaths of many thousands of much-loved dogs, cats, and other animals—through its failure to allow animal protection agents to rescue animals."

[click on the top link for more]

First Meeting

Our first meeting of the year is this week! We will be discussing upcoming events for this year.

Date: September 8

Day: Thursday

Time: 12:30

Place: Law School, Room 109

We hope to see you there!