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