JMICAWE Director Prof Nat Waran has recently returned from Kuala Lumpur where she was invited to attend and present on companion animal welfare at the 6th Pan Commonwealth Veterinary conference, co-hosted by the Malaysian Veterinary Association.
Five hundred and
fifteen (515) registered participants attended the conference and of these, 125
were international participants from 44 countries. The conference was opened by
the Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, of the Government of
Malaysia, Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
The theme of the conference was, “Providing Holistic Solutions to Changing Global
Challenges – Threats and Opportunities for Veterinarians” and the JMICAWE was
fortunate to be invited to be the joint organiser of the one day ‘Animal
Welfare’ session within this.
Speakers from various countries, including
Malaysia, gave interesting presentations about advances in animal welfare
education, practise and research. At the end of the session, a panel discussion
took place to identify the key points for ensuring high standards of welfare
throughout the Commonwealth member countries, through veterinary organisations
and Universities as well as Government ministries. These included the need for
relevant, credible and accessible animal welfare education to inform best
practice, something that the JMICAWE is extremely well placed to help facilitate.
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