You are cordially invited to attend
United Poultry Concerns’ Eleventh Annual Conference
On the topic of
Saturday, April 6, 2013, Berkeley, California

Conference Hosts: United Poultry Concerns, Animal Place,
Berkeley Organization for Animal Advocacy

Conscious Eating Conference Presentation Summaries

9:00 - 9:50 am
The Ultimate Betrayal: Is There Happy Meat?
Presented by Hope Bohanec

This informative presentation, based on the book of the same name, lifts the veil of secrecy surrounding “alternative” animal farming. It is now popular to express that your eggs are cage-free and that your meat is organic. But is this trend really the answer to the plentiful problems of raising animals for food? Is there really happy meat? This presentation offers answers to these critical questions. (www.the-ultimate-betrayal.com)

Hope Bohanec has been active in animal protection and environmental activism for over 20 years and her first book The Ultimate Betrayal: Is There Happy Meat? will be out in June. Hope offered her organizational talents as the Campaigns Director at In Defense of Animals, got the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to pass a VegDay Resolution, was the Sonoma County Coordinator for Proposition 2, and co-founded the Sonoma County based Compassionate Living Outreach.

10:00 – 10:50 am
The Emotional World of Farmed Animals:
What Sanctuaries are Showing Us
Presented by Kim Sturla

Can you decipher from a pig’s grunt if she is annoyed or friendly? Were you aware that even chickens sometimes are less than honest with their flock mates? Do you know which farmed animal has the reputation of being the most curious? The intimacy sanctuary workers have with cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens parallels what many have with companion dogs and cats. Learn about the rich emotional lives of animals most think of only as food. (www.animalplace.org)

Kim Sturla is the Executive Director of Animal Place–a sanctuary for farmed animals that she co-founded in 1989. Animal Place has its 600-acre sanctuary in Grass Valley and a 60-acre Rescue Ranch shelter in Vacaville. Sturla has been a central figure in the animal rights movement for more than 30 years. Kim is the resident Pig Whisperer, able to communicate beautifully with even the wiliest of pigs! She shares her home and life with dogs Ralph and Marty.

11:00 – 11:50 am
How We Find Our Way to a Humane and Environmentally Sane Future
Presented by Will Anderson

Conscious eating is just one of several essential behaviors required to achieve a humane and environmentally sane future. Social and economic justice, a reduction in human populations, and economic systems that nourish ecosystems also are required to stop the loss of biodiversity while increasing the chance for any semblance of sustainability. We will examine how veganism is interdependent with these issues. (www.greenvegans.org)

Will Anderson After founding Greenpeace Alaska in 1978, Will continued his long career in the environmental and animal protection professions for Earth Island Institute, Maine Animal Coalition, Progressive Animal Welfare Society, Animal Welfare Institute, Earth Justice, and now Green Vegans. He was selected for the Animal Advocates Oral History Project, now catalogued at Columbia University. Starting as a vegetarian in 1968, Will evolved to veganism. His new book, This Is Hope: Green Vegans and the New Human Ecology is available now. (www.ThisIsHopetheBook.com)

2:00 – 2:50 pm
Is Backyard Chicken-Keeping an Ethical Alternative to Factory Farming?
Presented by Karen Davis, PhD

Backyard chicken-keeping has benefited chickens as people who previously knew them only as food discover how delightful chickens are as living creatures. However, it has also attracted people who mistreat their birds, fostered a bustling chick hatchery business fostering factory-farm cruelties, and animal shelters and sanctuaries are inundated with unwanted chickens. Karen will discuss the pros and cons of keeping backyard chickens, what chickens need for happiness and wellbeing, and suggestions if you are considering or already have a backyard flock. (www.upc-online.org)

Karen Davis, PhD is the President and Founder of United Poultry Concerns. She is the author of several books including Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned Eggs: An Inside Look at the Modern Poultry Industry and More Than a Meal: The Turkey in History, Myth, Ritual, and Reality. Award-winningly profiled in The Washington Post for her outstanding work for the birds, Karen maintains a sanctuary for chickens on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

3:00 – 3:50 pm
The Role of Diet in Preventing, Treating, and
Reversing the 15 Leading Causes of Death
Presented by Dr. Michael Greger

Dr. Greger has scoured the world's scholarly literature on clinical nutrition and developed this brand-new presentation on the latest in cutting-edge research. Focusing on studies published just over the last year in peer-reviewed scientific medical journals, Dr. Greger offers practical advice on how best to feed ourselves and our families to prevent, treat, and even reverse our top 15 killer diseases. (NutritionFacts.org)

Michael Greger, MD is a physician, author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. He has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, testified before Congress, and was invited as an expert witness in the defense of Oprah Winfrey in the infamous "meat defamation" trial. He is a graduate of Cornell University School of Agriculture and Tufts University School of Medicine. Currently Dr. Greger serves as the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at The Humane Society of the United States.

4:00 – 4:50 pm
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism
Presented by Dr. Melanie Joy

This captivating presentation, based on the award-winning book of the same name, is presented by internationally acclaimed speaker Dr. Melanie Joy. Joy explains carnism, the invisible belief system that shapes our perceptions of the meat we eat, so that we love some animals and eat others without knowing why. By illuminating the invisible mechanisms of carnism, Joy helps viewers become more informed consumers and empowered citizens. (www.carnism.com)

Melanie Joy, Ph.D., Ed.M. is a Harvard-educated psychologist, professor of psychology and sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, celebrated speaker, and the author of the award-winning primer on carnism “Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows”. She has been featured on programs including the BBC, National Public Radio, PBS, ABC Australia, and Good Morning Croatia. Dr. Joy is the founder and president of Carnism Awareness & Action Network.

5:00 - 6:00 pm
Closing Panel Q & A with All Speakers. Hope Bohanec, Facilitator

Karen Davis, PhD	Will Anderson	Hope Bohanec
Michael Greger, MD	Melanie Joy, PhD, Ed.M.	Kim Sturla