Are you frustrated with the current state of animal welfare? Are you tired of hearing the same excuses about high euthanasia rates and low adoption numbers? Are you looking for inspiration and a whole new way to approach your vital life-saving work? Would you like to learn how to raise the funds that make that work possible? Then ACES International "The Business of Saving Lives" conference is for you.

This three-day conference, to be held at the Bahia Hotel in San Diego from September 27th-29th , will feature speakers from across the country and around the world that are changing the face of animal welfare in positive and profound ways.

Keynote speaker - Jill Rappaport, television personality and animal advocate from the TODAY Show. Jill recently received the Oscar of the animal world, the Genesis Award, for her reporting on animal issues.

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