Animal welfare

REMOTE monitoring over the internet of the activities in an abattoir can help ensure that livestock are humanely treated before slaughter, welfare scientists were told at a meeting in Portsmouth in Ju…

JOHN BONNER reports on a conference called to discuss ways of improving animal welfare and how to overcome the ‘cognitive dissonance’ which has harmful effects

Dr SHAMS MIR summarises the Vets4BVU response to the Royal College’s draft health protocol

DICK LANE reports on some of the papers presented at this year’s AIHAIO conference in Stockholm

LIBBY SHERIDAN reviews the contrasting presentations in dogs and cats

ANDREW KNIGHT reviews the Home Office figures for last year and the likely effects of the updated European Directive

MARION McCULLAGH reports on apaper presented on BSAVA congress satellite day on the use of needles and gold in various species

Veterinary Practice reports on a recent European symposium on pain management.

DEBBIE GRANT reviews a highly unpleasant cause of suffering

“ANIMAL health has ceased to be a priority for Animal Health,” said Iain Richards in his final remarks as the president of the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons. Earlier, in the Dunlops Questi…

DAVID WHITE summarises some of the take-home messages from an evening on small animal pain relief.

Vetinary Practice reports on last month’s conference run by the Society for Companion Animal Studies

AS I mentioned last month, one of my goals for this year is to reestablish vets as the leading voice on animal welfare. So when I received an invitation to speak at the AWSELVA (Animal Welfare Science…

JOHN BONNER reports on the UFAW seminar in June which discussed selective breeding

John Bower reports on the recent International Companion Animal Welfare Conference in Italy.

LIBBY SHERIDAN reviews the motivation and support that owners need to ensure their pets lose excess weight

JOHN BONNER reports on a meeting held to discuss ways of tackling this serious welfare problem