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From: Nadia Adawi <nsad...@aol.com>
Date: March 15, 2010 6:35:33 AM EDT
To: PFSNI <pf...@ccat.sas.upenn.edu>
Subject: [PFSNI] Last chance to register for MINE documentary at
Drexel TOMORROW
MINE! When disaster strikes: The long road home for pets
Drexel University's Earle Mack School of Law Student Animal Legal
Defense Fund will sponsor an event on March 16 that explores legal
and ethical complications that emerge when natural disasters
separate pets from their owners. The event will start with
Philadelphia's premiere screening of MINE, an award-winning 2009
documentary that follows Hurricane Katrina survivors who tried to
reclaim pets that had been rescued, taken to animal shelters around
the U.S. and adopted by new owners. The 81-minute film chronicles
the custody battles that arise when two families love the same pet.
Following the film, a panel of speakers will address issues raised
in the film and this fascinating emerging area of the law.
Speakers include:
Joe Bednarik, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, will speak on
Evacuation Planning for Animals.
Barbara J. Gislason, founder of the ABA/TIPS Animal Law Committee,
and champion of the “Model Act Governing Standards for the Care and
Disposition of Disaster Animals,” which was endorsed by the ABA
House of Delegates in February. The Model Act is intended to provide
certainty of ownership for disaster animals by providing an owner
with a specific time frame by which the owner must reclaim companion
animals following a declared federal major disaster, and to provide
an animal shelter with specific guidelines as to how long disaster
animals must be held prior to their disposition.
Phil Kircher, Cozen O'Connor, will discuss his experience defending
a local owner of a Katrina dog sued by the original New Orleans owner.
PLUS, special guest “Katrina,” who found her way from New Orleans to
a new home in Pennsylvania.
Space is limited - registration at http://drexelmine.eventbrite.com.
Sandwiches and refreshments will be served.
Admission is free, but a $5 donation will be requested at the door
to benefit the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti.
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Time: 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Earle Mack School of Law, 3320 Market Street,
Philadelphia, Room 140
Nadia
Nadia Adawi
nsad...@aol.com
(215) 292-3080 cell
