The Angel Pets Conference and Angel Pets Expo will take place on Saturday, June 8, at the Renaissance Hotel, 31 Woodfin Street, Asheville.

The Conference will run from 8 AM to 5 PM in Salon A at the Renaissance Hotel. This pioneering, unique, and much needed, conference covers many topics on senior pet care needs, end-of-life care, caregiver support and grief healing. The Angel Pets Conference highlights important medical topics for senior animal needs and resources, assessing animal quality-of -life, explaining animal hospice and palliative care, covering the medical, practical, emotional considerations for pets at the end-of-life transition. Special focus will also be on grief healing from pet loss for ourselves and family, which is often complex and under-addressed in our society.

The Conference is a seated, educational, ticketed event, ideal for pet parents and pet professionals. Some presentations offer CE credits. Speakers include expert local area veterinarians, internationally recognized pet loss specialists Beth Marchitelli DMV (4PawsFarwell); Coleen Ellis, CT, CPLP (TwoHeartsPetLossCenter), Dr. Kasandra Garner, DVM (Animal Hospital of North Asheville) and more. Conference schedule, program description, speaker bios, and ticket information can be found at https://angelpetsconference.com/

The Expo will be from 10 AM to 6 PM in Salons B/C at the Renaissance Hotel. The Expo is open to the public for a $5 admission charge. There will be 45+ vendors specializing in services and products for pets, senior pet care needs, end-of-life, caregiver support, grief healing and other pet supportive topics. Select featured vendor presentations will be held throughout the day.