American Humane's President & CEO to Appear at 'Future Trends in Animal
Agriculture Symposium' on Dec. 2, 2009
DENVER, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Marie Belew Wheatley, president and
CEO of the American Humane Association, will be one of the key participants in
the Future Trends in Animal Agriculture Symposium -- "The Future of Animal
Agriculture: 2030" - to be held at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in
Washington, D.C., on Dec. 2, 2009. The symposium will explore the timely and
sensitive issues of what will - and what should - animal agriculture look like
in the future.
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Among its many programs for animals and children, American Humane created and
launched the nation's first and original monitoring, auditing and labeling
program that attests to the humane care and handling of animals raised for
food, which gives American Humane unique and powerful insights into how to
advance animal welfare in the food-production industry. That program, known
as American Humane(R) Certified, is now the pre-eminent and fastest-growing
such program, covering more than 500 farming operations and more than 60
million farm animals.
Wheatley will participate in the panel discussing what "should" animal
agriculture look like, along with representatives of other humane, organic and
food production organizations.
Other speakers during the day-long conference include U.S. Deputy Secretary of
Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan; Rep. Rosa DeLauro, chair of the U.S. House
Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee; Rep. David Scott, chair of the U.S.
House Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Subcommittee; and Dr. Ron DeHaven, CEO of
the American Veterinary Medical Association.
The event is free and open to the public. It will be held at the USDA's
Jefferson Auditorium, South Agriculture Building (corner of 14th Street SW and
Independence Avenue SW), from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 2. To expedite
registration and to ensure there are enough copies of the proceedings,
interested attendees are asked to register in advance by contacting David
Brubaker at PennsylvaniaB@aol.com with your name, affiliation, postal address
and preferred email address, or by mail to David Brubaker, 145 South Spruce
Street, Lititz, PA 17543. On-site registration is available but discouraged.
Government personnel do not need to register. Attendees should enter at Wing
7 on Independence Avenue.
SOURCE American Humane Association
Randy Blauvelt of the American Humane Association, +1-303-925-9442,
randyb@americanhumane.org
