Animal Emergencies and the Power of Police

The Center for Animals and Public Policy is pleased to announce the upcoming seminar in its Fall 2013 Animal Matters Seminar Series:
Animal Emergencies and the Power of Police
Paul C. Wagoner, Essex County Assistant District Attorney
 
Wednesday, October 23rd at noon in Agnes Varis Lecture Hall (letter K on the Campus Map: http://www.tufts.edu/vet/tcsvm_campus_map.pdf )
Members of the public are invited to this free seminar.
 
Paul C. Wagoner is an assistant district attorney in the Essex District Attorney’s Office. He has handled cases in the District, Superior, Appeals, and Supreme Judicial courts, the Parole Board, and the Grand Jury. He has prosecuted animal cruelty cases involving both the direct infliction of pain and neglect. In December, he will argue a case at the Supreme Judicial Court to determine whether the emergency exception to the warrant requirement applies to a live animal in mortal danger. Previously, he worked at two large law firms and clerked for various state court judges. Paul is a graduate of Boston College Law School.
 
The Center for Animals and Public Policy (CAPP) advances research, policy analysis, education and service pertaining to the important roles animals play in society, and explores the ethical implications of the human-animal relationship.
 
For more information, call 508 839-7991 or see: http://www.tufts.edu/vet/capp/