Two JMICAWE Directors
in Hong Kong!
JMICAWE Directors past and present recently attended and
presented at the UFAW ‘Animal Welfare Beyond Borders’ meeting hosted by City
University in Hong Kong.
JMICAWE Director from 2011 to 2016, Prof Natalie
Waran, gave a keynote presentation on the ‘Lessons Learnt’ in animal welfare,
drawing on the experiences of the Centre in developing its work in UK and
overseas, and how animal welfare is changing in different cultures across the
world.
Current Director, Prof Cathy Dwyer, gave a presentation in the same
session on the welfare of farmed animals and how animal welfare issues need to
be considered as part of sustainable development to feed a growing human
population.
Other University of Edinburgh and SRUC colleagues were also
presenting including the Programme Director for our MSc in International Animal
Welfare, Ethics and Law, Dr Fritha Langford, who discussed the impact of
educational interventions in bringing about changes in animal welfare. And two
of our PhD students also presented their work with Steph Easton describing her
work in evaluating the impact of animal welfare training for farmers in China,
and Syamira Zaini discussing approaches to assess cat pain and welfare in
veterinary clinics in Malaysia.
The conference was well attended by delegates from across
the globe, and lively discussions were held on the state of play for animal
welfare worldwide, the mechanisms that we can use to influence animal welfare,
and practical steps to improve animal welfare. JMICAWE was delighted to help
support UFAW and City University in delivering the conference.
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