AUGUST 3-6 ANIMAL RIGHTS NATIONAL CONFERENCE
This year the US. animal rights movement’s annual conference is being held just outside Washington, DC. It is the biggest animal rights conference in the world, as well as the oldest — the first conference was held in 1981! Expect to meet a wide range of animal advocacy campaigners alongside more than 100 speakers, countless exhibits, film premieres and sessions. Tickets $60-200. arconference.org