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27 Mar 2018Tackling Dangerous Dog Legislation
Dr Amy Miele of JMICAWE was invited to chair a Policy Exchange focussing on Dangerous Dog Legislation in the UK which was held in central London Read article -
15 Mar 2018Animal Welfare Science for Veterinarians Workshop in Philippines
Last month, JMICAWE staff Cathy Dwyer, Heather Bacon and Jess Davies led a two-day workshop in Manila, Philippines, on Animal Welfare Science for Veterinarians. Read article -
15 Jan 2018JMICAWE Vet Nurse Hayley Walters receives MBE in New Year's Honours List
Hayley Walters, The Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education's Welfare & Anaesthesia Nurse, was made an MBE in the New Year’s Honours. Read article -
21 Dec 2017Human behaviour change for animal welfare
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. Read article -
7 Dec 2017Cows, welfare and farming in India
Cathy Dwyer recently joined fellow Vet School colleagues, Gurpreet Grewal-Kang, Gurå Berkvist and Harish Lochun, on a trip to Delhi and the Punjab in India. The trip focused on developing new partnerships in animal welfare and veterinary medicine as well as visiting current collaborators and promoting the new Global Academy in Agriculture and Food Security. Read article -
10 Nov 2017World Conference on Farm Animal Welfare, HangZhao, China
JMICAWE Director Cathy Dwyer and SRUC colleagues Emma Baxter and Irene Camerlink were guests at a Conference on farm animal welfare organised as the 5th China Animal Welfare Forum on Quality and Safety of Meat and Poultry Products by the International Cooperation Committee on Animal Welfare (ICCAW) in Hangzhou. Read article -
29 Oct 2017JMICAWE contributes to WSAVA Animal Welfare guidelines
JMICAWE vet Heather Bacon recently travelled to Bangkok to input into the development of the first World Small Animal Veterinary Association Animal Welfare Guidelines. The WSAVA is the global organisation for small animal vets and these guidelines will offer veterinary practitioners around the world guidance on dealing with common animal welfare issues and highlight the role and responsibilities of vets as advocates for good animal welfare. Read article -
26 Oct 2017First UK Bear husbandry workshop a success
The Zoological Society of London recently held the first UK Bear Husbandry workshop focused on improving understanding of zoo animal welfare and promoting good practice in modern bear husbandry and veterinary care. Read article -
25 Oct 2017Celebrating Success in Animal Welfare on World Animal Day
SRUC and JMICAWE co-sponsored a day of talks, discussion and demonstrations of animal welfare research to mark World Animal Day on 4th October. The theme for the event was ‘Celebrating Success in Animal Welfare Science’, focusing on the achievements in improving animal welfare that have been realised over the last 50 years or so of active research in the area. Read article -
24 Oct 2017DMZAA incorporates module on animal welfare and ethics developed by JMICAWE
The Diploma in the Management of Zoo and Aquarium Animals was established by the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquaria and Sparsholt College in 2012 and has become the national UK qualification for zookeepers. Read article -
18 Aug 2017Major ISAE awards won by SRUC scientists
We are delighted to announce that SRUC has had an exceptional year for prizes by winning all the major awards offer by the International Society for Applied Ethology in 2017. Read article -
14 Aug 2017Researchers receive award from Humane Slaughter Association
Staff at the Edinburgh Campus of SRUC have been announced as joint winners of the Humane Slaughter Award by The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA). Read article
