Join Adopt a Pet at these animal welfare conferences! We’ll be exhibiting in the conference halls and presenting our workshop, Love at First Click, where you can learn effective strategies to engage adopters online. Also stop by our booth to connect with the Adopt a Pet team and pick up helpful resources to support your shelter or rescue's mission.
February 2025
The Best Friends National Conference will be held in Palm Springs, CA, from February 20-22, 2025. This event offers the latest tools and data-driven techniques to help you make an immediate impact in saving more dogs and cats in your community.
https://bestfriends.org/best-friends-national-conference
CarolinasUnite takes place in Myrtle Beach, SC, from February 25-27, 2025. Organized by the NC Animal Federation and the SC Animal Care & Control Association, this conference brings animal welfare professionals together for impactful education and networking.
March 2025
New England Federation of Humane Societies (NEFHS)
Burlington, MA
March 24–26
Stop by the Adopt a Pet booth, and look for our workshop, Love at First Click. The 2025 New England Federation of Humane Societies (NEFHS) Annual Training Conference offers essential training, advanced insights, and forward-thinking discussions to shape the future of animal welfare. Connect, learn, and collaborate with fellow professionals of all experience levels.
https://sites.grenadine.co/sites/newenglandfed/en/nefhs2025
Arkansas Animal Welfare Conference
North Little Rock, AR
March 31–April 2
Kick things off at the Sunday Welcome Mixer! Then enjoy national and regional speakers, networking, and connecting with vendors supporting animal welfare. Be sure to stop by the Adopt a Pet booth, and look for our workshop, Love at First Click.
https://www.aranimalcontrolassociation.com/arkansas-animal-welfare-conference
April 2025
Virginia Federation of Humane Societies (VFHS)
Harrisonburg, VA
April 2-4
https://www.vfhs.org/annual-conference-1
HSUS Animal Care Expo
April 15-18
Las Vegas, NV
https://humanepro.org/expo
Humane Canada
April 27-29
Montreal, QC
https://humanecanada.ca/en/summit-for-animals
May 2025
Texas Unites
May 7-10
Allen, TX (Dallas)
https://www.texasunites.com
June 2025
Prairie States Animal Welfare Conference (IAWF)
June 1-3
Bloomington, IL
https://iawf.wildapricot.org/prairiestatesconference
July 2025
ASPCA Maddie's Fund
July 11-13
Ithaca, NY
https://www.aspcapro.org/aspca-cornell-maddies-shelter-medicine-conference
August 2025
Animal Welfare Association of Colorado Conference (AWAC)
August 19-21
Denver, CO
https://awac.net/conference/
September 2025
New Mexico Humane Conference
Sept 15-16
Albuquerque, NM
https://www.nmhumaneconference.org/
Missouri Animal Control Association (MACA) Conference
September 24-26
Chateau on the Lake in Branson, MO
https://maca1.net/conference/
October 2025
TN Animal Care & Control Conference
October 6-7
Chattanooga, TN
https://accat.wildapricot.org/event-6072705
Midwest Animal Sheltering Conference
Oct 10-11
St. Louis, MO
https://www.missourianimals.org/aboutmasc2024
Florida Leaders in Lifesaving Summit
October 23
Atlantic Beach, FL
https://floridaleadersinlifesaving.org/summit/
November 2025
AAWA Annual Conference
Nov 4-6
Atlanta, GA
https://theaawaconference.org