December 29, 2011
Events
Annual Conferences
Animal Care Expo
Taking Action for Animals
Book Tour Schedule
"The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them"
In April 2011, Wayne Pacelle began a series of public speaking engagements to talk about his book, "The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them," published by William Morrow. Order your copies now.
Annual Events
Humane Lobby Days
Walk Humane (Montauk, NY)
Classes & Degree Programs
Disaster Animal Response Training
Humane Society University
Award Programs & Special Events
Grassroots Events
Learn more about HSUS grassroots events, including Effective Animal Advocacy, Lobby 101s, and Humane 101s. Then, view the calendar to find an event in your state .
| 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, rescue, and disaster planning and response do the best and most efficient jobs possible. |
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Date: May 21-24, 2012 |
| Humane Lobby Days |
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Humane Lobby Days are events sponsored by The HSUS where citizen animal advocates like you gather to learn and practice lobbying for animal protection laws at the state level. Each is a full-day event including a lobbying workshop and an overview of relevant bills in your state legislature. Appointments are made for you with your state legislators so that you can meet with them (or their staff) face to face and ask for animal-friendly votes. |
| Date: Check out our calendar of 2012 Humane Lobby Days to find one in your state. |
| Location: Nationwide |
| Disaster Animal Response Training |
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The HSUS Disaster Animal Response Training (DART) is the premier basic training for animal disaster responders nationwide. |
| Date: view schedule (view Course Name listings under "D") |
| Location: Nationwide |
| The Genesis Awards |
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Celebrating animals. Celebrating the media. The Genesis Awards is a star-studded ceremony at the beautiful Beverly Hilton 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 hollywood@humanesociety.org. |
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Date: March 24, 2012 |
| Humane Society University |
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| Humane Society University is a private, non-profit institution offering a variety of online, classroom, and hybrid undergraduate degree, graduate certificate and professional development programs in human-animal studies. HSU is comprised of two parts: the School of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Professional Studies. Based in Washington, D.C., HSU's School of Arts and Sciences is the first higher education institution in the country licensed to provide Bachelor of Science degrees and Graduate Certificates in Animal Studies, Animal Policy and Advocacy, and Humane Leadership. Coursework is taught in online, hybrid, and traditional classroom formats. HSU's Department of Professional Studies offers nearly sixty specialized courses available online, or instructed locally throughout the United States. Topics covered include: animals in disasters, animal fighting investigations, mastering animal sheltering basics, humane education, and confronting compassion fatigue. |
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Date: Ongoing |
| Walk Humane |
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| Take to the streets and sands of Montauk (with or without your dog) for Walk Humane! Walk Humane is an event that gives teams and individuals the chance to celebrate animals while supporting local and national programs that care for homeless pets. Sixty percent of Walk Humane’s net proceeds stay in the area to fund such programs as spay/neuter, adoption, and feral cat rescue. Remaining proceeds support The HSUS’s efforts to protect animals nationwide, including programs to end dogfighting, promote spay/neuter and shelter adoptions, and shut down puppy mills. If you can't join us in Montauk, register as a virtual walker. |
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Date: 2012 TBD |
| Grassroots Events—Effective Animal Advocacy, Lobby 101, Humane 101 |
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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. |
| Date: Ongoing Location: Check here to see if a grassroots event is scheduled near you. |
| 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 27-30, 2012 |
| Book Tour for The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them |
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Last spring, Wayne Pacelle, President & CEO of The HSUS, began a series of speaking engagements to talk about his new book, The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them. |
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View complete schedule of The Bond book tour dates and locations |