IAWF hosted the 2025 Prairie States Animal Welfare Conference on June 1-3, 2025 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Bloomington, IL. More than 225 individuals from the animal welfare industry were in attendance! Click here to view photos from the conference.There was a fantastic lineup of speakers and sessions! Here are just a few of the sessions attendees were able to attend...
- Keynote Address: United for Animals: Bridging Compassion for a Better Future by Dr. Josh Fisher, Charlotte-Mecklenburg AC&C, NACA
- General Session: Learn What the Monster Likes... and Feed It! Bridging the Animal Rights/Welfare Gap by Focusing on The Link between Animal Abuse and Human Violence by Phil Arkow, The National LINK Coalition
- Tall Tails: Are You Barking Up the Wrong Tree? by Paul Hebblethwaite and Alison McCarty, TrueSense Marketing
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Caring for Caregivers: Nurturing Wellness in Animal Welfare by Ellie Feldman, REAL Solutions 4
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Animal Handling and Capture for Professionals by John Peaveler, Humane Innovations
To learn more about this year's conference, dowload the brochure.
Questions? Contact Angie Wood, PSC Conference Coordinator, at prairiestates@iawf.net.
* Please note we do not sell our attendee list to third parties. Be leery of any email offers to sell you a list of attendees because it is a scam.