May 2017
1-5 4th Annual Symposium on Social Housing of Laboratory Animals
The Centers for Disease Control
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2 The 2017 Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series
Voiceless: the animal protection institute
Perth
3 The 2017 Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series
Voiceless: the animal protection institute
Sydney
4 The 2017 Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series
Voiceless: the animal protection institute
Hobart
8 The 2017 Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series
Voiceless: the animal protection institute
Melbourne
9 The 2017 Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series
Voiceless: the animal protection institute
Brisbane
10 The 2017 Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series
Voiceless: the animal protection institute
Canberra
11 The 2017 Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series
Voiceless: the animal protection institute
Adelaide
3-5 ESCWA Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
The United Nations
Rabat, Morocco
4-6 Zoos and Aquariums as Welfare Centres: Ethical Dimensions and Global Commitment
Center for Zoo Animal Welfare
Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
5 Scientists Center for Animal Welfare IACUC Training Workshops
Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
College Park, Maryland, USA
5-7 The Rethinking Animals Summit
Thinking Animals United
New York, New York, USA
6 Rover Rescue Pet Show
Rover Rescue
Aurora, Illinois, USA
7 PuppyUp Madison
PuppyUp
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
7-8 31st Arab Veterinary Conference
Egyptian Veterinary Medical Association
Giza, Egypt
7-10 8th International Conference on Emerging Zoonoses: Focusing on Emerging and Transboundary Infectiou Diseases"
American Humane Association
Manhattan, Kansas
7-13 Be Kind to Animals Week
American Humane Association
Worldwide/USA
7-13 National Pet Week
USA
9 Webinar: Assistance Animals: What You Need to Know
The American Bar Association
Online webinar
9 CFS Intersessional events on Nutrition: Investments for Healthy Food Systems
Food and Agriculture of the United Nations Committee on World Food Security
Rome, Italy and webcast
9-12 Animal Care Expo 2017
Humane Society of the United States
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
10-11 AWIC Workshop: Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act
USDA AWIC
Beltsville, Maryland, USA
11-12 Workshop on Animal Agriculture from the Middle East to Asia
Harvard South Asia Institute
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
11-13 Human and Nonhuman Animals: Minds and Morals
ECOM Research Group
Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
13 National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day
FEMA
USA
13 International Migratory Bird Day
Worldwide
13-21 Texas Week for the Animals
Animal World USA
Texas, USA
16-19 JRC Summer School on Alternative Approaches for Risk assessment - The Path from Science to Protection of Human Health and the Environment
The European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing
Ispra, Italy
16-19 ECA Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSD)
The United Nations
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
17 Exploring Key Human Behavior Change Concepts and Frameworks
Human Behavior Change for Animal Welfare, the Brooke
London, UK
19 Deadline for submission of documents for the 29th meeting of the Animals Committee (AC29)
CITES
Online
20 Animal Law Symposium 2017
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Los Angeles, California
20 The Vegan Society AGM
The Vegan Society
Bristol, UK
20-21 The Reducetarian Summit
The Reducetarian Foundation
New York, New York, USA
21 Dash for the Dogs
Animal House Shelter
Barrington, Illinois, USA
21-27 Animal Rhetorics
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indianan, USA
23 International Turtle Day
Worldwide
26 CFS Intersessional events on Nutrition: Impact Assessment of Policies to support Healthy Food Environment and Healthy Diets
Food and Agriculture of the United Nations Committee on World Food Security
Rome, Italy and webcast
May 27- June 4 Washington, DC Week for the Animals
Animal World USA
Washington, DC, USA
29 Endangered Species Day
US Fish and Wildlife Service
USA