Human behaviour change for animal welfare
As the year
draws to a close, JMICAWE vet Heather Bacon made one final overseas trip,
this time to Nepal to speak at the Asia for Animals Conference, themed on Human
behaviour change for animal welfare.
Presenting on the value of academic-NGO
relationships in developing strategies to change human behaviour and influence
animal welfare, Heather used examples from our ongoing research and
outreach work to illustrate the impact that JMICAWE is having on animal welfare
around the world. You can read more about the Human behaviour change for animal
welfare here: http://afakathmandu.com/theme/
The conference is the flagship programme of the Asia
for Animals Coalition — 16 of the world’s leading animal
protection organisations which have a shared focus on improving the welfare of
animals in Asia. Speakers and workshops discussed a wide range of topics
including veterinary training in China presented by Dr Sun, from the Chinese
Veterinary Medical Association, an organisation with whom the JMICAWE have
partnered for several years.
“The
conference is an inspiring collaboration between NGOs to highlight and champion
the excellent work being done to improve animal welfare across Asia” Said
Heather, “This year there was increasing
academic representation from the UK as well as other countries, demonstrating
the importance that academic-NGO collaboration has in supporting effective work
in changing human behaviour and improving animal welfare.”
JMICAWE
sponsored Naomi Clark-Shen (Singapore) & Judith Velarde (Philippines) [pictured here with Heather] to
attend the AfA Conference