February
Thursday, February 7, 2013
MHS/ASI Speakers Series: Adam M. Roberts
Executive Vice President, Born Free USA
“Poachers and Profiteers: The International Wildlife Trade”

Saturday, February 16, 2013
Animal Law Symposium: Phil Arkow
Consultant, ASPCA and Animals and Society Institute; Chair, Animal Abuse & Family Violence Prevention Project, The Latham Foundation
"Animal Abuse and its Connection to Domestic Violence & Child Abuse"

Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tom Guthrie, Debby MacDonald, Terry MacKillop, Linda Reider, Karen Waite
"Understanding and Investigating Horse Cruelty: A Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare Workshop for Law Enforcement"

April
Saturday, April 20, 2013 and Sunday, April 21, 2013
Beyond Socialization – Using Play Groups for Training and Assessment
A shelter Dog Play Group Seminar with Cindy Bruckart, CPDT-KA

May
Thursday, May 16, 2013
MHS/ASI Speakers Series: Karla Armbruster
Professor of English, Webster University
“The Echoing Call of the Wild: Dogs and Their Wolfish Ancestry in Literature”

August
Thursday, August 1, 2013
MHS/ASI Speakers Series: Pete Porter
Assistant Professor of Film, Eastern Washington University, will be speaking on animals in film.

September
Thursday, September 5, 2013 & Friday, September 6, 2013
2013 Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare Conference
Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort
Mt. Pleasant, MI

November
Thursday, November 21, 2013
MHS/ASI Speakers Series: Timothy Pachirat
Assistant Professor of Politics, New School, and author of "Every Twelve Seconds: Industrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight"