28th November 2012
University of Bristol,
Langford
Bristol
BS40 5DU
AWSELVA's Winter Conference featured an exciting range of speakers on topics including pre-natal welfare, welfare at slaughter, legal and ethical considerations around length of life, and euthanasia for humans and animals.
Schedule:
09:30
Registration and coffee
09:50
Introduction and welcome. Ed Varley, AWSELVA President
09:55
Animal feelings and capacity for consciousness. Dr Liz Paul and Prof Mike Mendl, University of Bristol
10:35
Welfare of the neonatal animal. Prof Cathy Dwyer, Scottish Agricultural College
11:10
Tea/coffee
11:30
Welfare at slaughter: current issues and update on the new EU regulations. Steve Wotton, Farm Animal Welfare Committee
12:10
Ethical and legal issues with end-of-life decisions from a medical perspective. Richard Huxtable, Centre for Ethics in Medicine
12:50
Lunch
14:10
Interactive participant workshop: Length of life and end-of-life decisions from a veterinary perspective
16:00
Feedback and Workshop Summary, Tea/coffee