Month-long Manatee Awareness Month and National Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Month
1 World Vegan Day
Worldwide
1-7 19th meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice
CITES
Montreal, Canada
1-7 National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
USA
1-7 USDA's Bird Health Awareness Week
USA
2 Release the Hounds: Using Pre-conviction Forfeiture to Save Seized Animals from Re-victimization
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Online Webinar
3 “Breaking the Taboo” by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Center for Biological Diversity
Animal Legal Defense Fund and Center for Biological Diversity
Berkeley, California, USA
3 Third Annual SARIS Lecture: Do Animals Have Rights? And What Does That Mean, Exactly?
Memorial University
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
4 “Breaking the Taboo” by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Center for Biological Diversity
Animal Legal Defense Fund and Center for Biological Diversity
Los Angeles, California, USA
4 Wildlife Crimes: How Poaching Funds Armed Groups and Terrorists
New York City Bar
New York, NY, USA
4-6 5th National Animal Cruetly Prosecution Conference
The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and the Animal Legal Defense Fund
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4 “Breaking the Taboo” by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Center for Biological Diversity
Animal Legal Defense Fund and Center for Biological Diversity
Los Angeles, California, USA
6 6th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
CITES
Bonn, Germany
6 Animals and History Workshop
New York University Animal Studies Initiative
New York City, New York, USA
6 Second European Workshop on Environmental Crime and Wildlife Poisoning
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
7 Atlanta Veg Fest 2015
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
7 Fundraiser for People For Animals
People for Animals
Pune, Maharashtra, India
7 The 6th Annual Tampa Bay Veg Fest
Florida Voices for Animals
Tampa Bay, Florida
8 Pet CPR and First Aid Training
Dogmanities
South Pasadena, California, USA
9 Challenging ‘Ag-Gag’: Protecting Freedom of Speech & the Freedom of the Press
The American Constitution Society and the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund of the University of Texas School of Law
Austin, Texas, USA
9-15 Orangutan Caring Week
World Orangutan Events
Worldwide
10 The Challenges of Creating Zoos That Are Ethical Edens
Center for Animals and Public Policy Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA
12 Deadline for submission of documents for the 66th meeting of the Standing Committee.
CITES
12 The Golden Rule for Today's World
Madonna University
Livonia, Michigan, USA
13-14 International Law and Wildlife Well-Being - Moving from Theory to Action
George Washington University Law School
Washington, DC, USA
13-15 Green Festival Expo
Messe Stuttgart Inc.
San Francisco, California, USA
16 Animal Law and Environmental Law: Exploring the Connections and Synergies
Environmental Law Institute
Washington, DC, USA and available via webinar
16-18 2nd INTERPOL Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Events
INTERPOL
Singapore
17-18 Joint Monitoring of Migratory Birds + Joint Monitoring of Breeding Birds (JMMB/JMBB)
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
18 “Ag-Gag Laws” and the Fight to Save the First Amendment with Matthew Liebman
Standford Law School
Standford, California, USA
18-24 Informal Consultations on "Oceans and the Law of the Sea" - Second Round
United Nations
New York, New York, USA
21 Ethical Fashion Show and Animal Rights Conference
New York City, New York, USA
23-27 26th Meeting of the Wildlife Crime Working Group
INTERPOL
Singapore
24-26 Regional CITES NDF Workshop on Risk Assessment and Sharks
CITES
Santiago, Chile
25 (Cancelled) World Day Against Foie Gras
L214
Worldwide
25-27 Second Meeting of African-Eurasian Migratory Landbirds Working Group
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
26 318th Session: Fur Farming
The European Parliament's Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals
Strasbourg, France
30 Compassionate Actions Project Food Pantry
Compassionate Actions Project
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
28 November - 6 December 5th Annual Georgia Week for the Animals
Animal World USA
Georgia, USA
28 November - 6 December 7th Annual Mississippi Week for the Animals
Animal World USA
Jackson, Mississippi, USA
28 November - 6 December 5th Annual South Carolina Week for the Animals
Animal World USA
South Carolina, USA
30 November - 1 December Dr. Temple Grandin: Livestock Behavior & Welfare: Experience, Research, and the Impact on My Life and Teaching
Center for Animals and Public Policy Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA