| Animal Care Expo |
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| Expo, a world-class educational conference and full-scale international trade show, is designed for anyone who works or volunteers at the local level with dogs, cats, or other animals. The goal of this annual event is to help people working in the fields of animal sheltering, care, control, and rescue do the best and most efficient jobs possible. |
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Date: April 6 - 9, 2009
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
www.animalsheltering.org/expo |
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| The Genesis Awards |
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Celebrating animals. Celebrating the media. The Genesis Awards is a star-studded ceremony attracting representatives from the news and entertainment media, social business and humane communities. The annual event honors those in the media who spotlight animal issues, and is taped to be aired at a later date as a national TV special. You can help by alerting us to animal-friendly story lines, no matter how small, in a television show or film. Email us at contact@hsushollywood.org |
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Date: 2009 Event TBD
Location: Beverly Hills, Calif.
humanesociety.org/genesisawards |
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| Humane Law Enforcement Awards |
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| The Humane Law Enforcement Awards is a special ceremony to honor members of the law enforcement community whose work has resulted in the arrest or prosecution of people abusing animals. Through their work, these law enforcement personnel have raised the bar on dealing with people who engage in cruelty. |
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Date: November 22, 2008
Location: Alexandria, Virgina
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| Humane Society University |
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| Humane Society University, the training division of The Humane Society of the United States, offers on-site workshops, online courses, certificates, and academic programs. For training opportunities to help further your career goals, visit Humane Society University and discover educational resources for the animal care, animal control, humane education, leadership, advocacy, and disaster communities. |
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Date: Ongoing
Location: Click here to see if an on-site workshop is scheduled near you (Online courses also available) |
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| Humane Society Walk for the Animals |
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| Join fellow animal lovers in the DC Metro Area—including visitors from across the nation and around the globe—and enjoy a scenic walk around the beautiful lake at Constitution Gardens adjacent to the National Mall just north of the World War II Memorial. All proceeds benefit lifesaving adoption, humane education, and spay/neuter programs. |
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Date: October 5, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
humanesocietywalk.org |
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| Grassroots Events |
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| Our free grassroots events provide you with ways to help protect animals in your state, as well as tools to become an effective citizen lobbyist. |
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Date: Ongoing
Location: Check here to see if a grassroots event is one scheduled near you. |
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| National Conference on Animals in Disaster |
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| NCAD is designed to secure the improvements made in the disaster planning and response process—and to recreate and reinvigorate current approaches to improve future preparedness and response. In 2009 NCAD is joining forces with Animal Care Expo to present the best conference experience in the animal protection field |
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| Party Animals |
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Party Animals is a grassroots house party advocacy program and benefit for the Humane Society Legislative Fund, a separate lobbying affiliate of The Humane Society of the United States. Party-goers from around the country enjoy their own festivities but all parties take part in a simultaneous nationwide conference call to be educated and activated on topical animal protection legislation by leaders in the animal welfare movement. |
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Date: October 19, 2009
Location: Nationwide
http://partyanimals.fund.org |
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| Taking Action for Animals |
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| This exciting annual educational conference is designed to motivate, inform and inspire anyone who'd like to make a difference for animals. During TAFA you'll learn about issues ranging from factory farming to animal fighting and leave with the tools to take action. |
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Date: July 24-27, 2009
Location: Arlington, Virginia
takingactionforanimals.org |
