Julie Falconer

Animal Care Expo 2026’s exhibit hall showcases the most innovative products and services in animal welfare The Expo exhibit hall features aisles and aisles of exciting new products. The animal welfare field is always evolving, and so are the products to fill its needs. Whether it’s spay/neuter equipment, eco-friendly turf for doggie play yards or tools for reuniting lost pets with their families, businesses are continually finding new ways to make the hard work of caring for animals easier.

By combining technology and creativity, Bryan Kortis (shown here) and Susan Richmond with Neighborhood Cats led a trapping effort that successfully removed more than 600 cats from the Lahaina, Hawaii, burn zone. After wildfires scorched the town of Lahaina, Hawaii, in August 2023, Bryan Kortis and Susan Richmond faced one of the biggest challenges of their cat-trapping careers.

Animal Care Expo’s tradeshow is a shopper’s paradise for anyone involved in animal welfare work I’ll admit it: The highlight of Animal Care Expo for me is the shopping. As much as I learn from the workshops and the networking, it’s the exhibit hall where my adrenaline goes into overdrive. There’s a world of businesses that serve the animal welfare field, and every year, about 150 of them unveil their latest and greatest innovations at Expo.