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The 2025 Animal ForensiCon: The Animal Forensic Investigations Conference will be a three-day event, offered in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida. The conference is hosted by the University of Florida’s Veterinary Forensic Sciences Laboratory.
ForensiCon will offer workshops and educational sessions on a wide variety of topics pertaining to criminal investigations, law, small animal investigations, equine and livestock investigations, and wildlife crimes. This conference is open to anyone interested in animal forensic investigations. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network with faculty, experts, and investigators.
Date
May 7-9, 2025
Location
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The Shores Resort & Spa
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Registration Fees
- Full Conference General Registration:
$350 (early bird)Now $400
- Full Conference Student Registration: $150
- Single Day 2 or Day 3 Only Registration: $150 — Single Day Registration to be applied to Days 2 and 3 only. Full Conference General or Student Registration will be required to attend Day 1 of the conference (for workshops).
Agenda
Our agenda is packed full of educational presentations from experts across the field of animal forensics. See more details in the link below.
Poster Submission
The Veterinary Forensic Sciences Laboratory invites poster submissions for the 2025 Animal ForensiCon. The poster session offers an opportunity to present research findings with particular emphasis on animal cruelty investigations. The poster session is open to all conference attendees, but we particularly invite students and trainees to submit abstracts for consideration.
Submissions were due by Friday, March 28, 2025.
Scholarships
More information to be provided later.
Confirmed Speakers
- Laura Koivula, Humane World for Animals (Humane Society of the United States)
- Jennifer Bonovich, Columbia Animal Services
- Becky Morrow, Frankie’s Friends
Sponsors
