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American Association of
Human-Animal Bond Veterinarians

Human-Animal Bond Track
North American Veterinary Conference

Monday, January 16, 2012

Gaylord Hotel and Conference Center Orlando, Florida

Moderator, John S. Wright, DVM
Theme: Clinical, Emotional, Legal, & Ethical Aspects of Emotional and Physical Abuse of Animals

: :Session	: :Time	: :Speaker	: :Topic / Title
#1	8:00am – 8:50am	Franklin D. McMillan, DVM, DACVIM	The Psychological Aspects of Abuse and Neglect in Animals
Break	8:50am – 9:15am	Break	Break
#2	9:15am – 10:30am	Franklin D. McMillan, DVM, DACVIM	Physical and Mental Health Issues in Animals Rescued From Hoarding Situations
Break	10:30am – 11:10am	Break	Break
#3	11:10am – 12:00pm	Charlotte LaCroix, DVM, JD	Legal Aspects of Emotional Abuse of Animals
Lunch Break	12:00pm – 1:45pm	Lunch Break	Lunch Break
#4	1:45pm – 2:35pm	Bernard Rollin, PhD	Why Physical Pain is Insufficient as a Basis for Animal Ethics and Law
#5	2:45pm – 3:35pm	Bernard Rollin, PhD	Euthanasia, Moral Stress and Chronic Illness in Veterinary Medicine
Break	3:35pm – 3:55pm	Break	Break
#6, 7, 8	3:55pm – 4:50pm	Franklin D. McMillan DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, Charlotte LaCroix, DVM, JD, Bernard Rollin, PhD	Panel Discussion: Clinical, Emotional, Legal, & Ethical Aspects of Emotional and Physical Abuse of Animals

WALTHAM WSAVA Track at NAV

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association and Waltham have teamed up to deliver a lecture stream at the upcoming NAVC in Orlando. The topic is Animal Wellness and Welfare. The Program will be presented at the Gaylord Hotel on the first day of the conference, Saturday, January 14th. The topics will be of interest to all members of the AAH-ABV. This program dovetails very nicely with the AAH-ABV Sessions being presented on Monday, January 16th.