Always love the registered veterinary nurse voices at #AWF2024 - thanks @FelineFabVN for your important talk. So much resonates - be behaviour aware - care before task - advocate against behaviour labels - learn new handling techniques.
Harness Advisor Vacancy
If you share our vision of #workingequids in comfortable and effective harness and are ready to contribute your skill-set to this alongside others to make this vision a reality, we are ready to hear from you.
https://t.co/SjRcYtJgiq
To assess ethical acceptability of the #GrandNational & horseracing, as we must as a humane nation, we need to fully understand & account for the #AnimalWelfare costs. This isn't the same as 'how much the horses are loved'.
Beyond deaths & whip use, those costs include: (1/3)
"We knew there was a real need for a programme like this ... but I don’t think we expected it would be accessed by people caring for wildlife in more than 40 of the world’s countries"
Our free to access, online #AnimalWelfare education programme: https://t.co/W6nqUw6yOE
Congratulations to the most #OWSM presentation winner! Syem Naeem @TheBrooke - everyone was impressed with the work you presented, keep it going! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
#DYK about the links between #animalabuse and #elder abuse ? Phil Arkow mentions a number of #onewelfare issues connecting the two such as pet neglect, self-neglect, attachment, financial exploitation, etc. #onewelfare#OWW21
Almost three quarters of delegates at today's @BritishVets Animal Welfare Foundation Discussion Forum just DISAGREED with the motion: 'Intensive farming is good for animal welfare and sustainability' @AWF_VETS#AnimalWelfare
"18% of coal miners had experienced collapse of mines within the last year. Coal miners and animals live in unsuitable and insanitary conditions with limited access to water." @naeemgillani@OneWelfareWorld#OWW21
"There are concerns that donkey populations may soon fall below reproductive numbers." @TheBrookeEA's @samatheuri on #OneWelfare and the donkey skin trade in Kenya. #OWW21
Our first key note speakers of the conference! @rolyowers & @fredredvaldivia introduce equine welfare, the environment and societal wellbeing, explaining how the welfare of people and equines is interdependent! #oww21#onewelfare
#DYK how #onewelfare links to #chocolate ? Fredred Valdivia explains how they have adapted the #onewelfare umbrella to local work in Nicaragua with their local communities including cocoa producers - "if I look after my horse I can bring my cocoa & support my livelihood" #OWW21
Thrilled to be at the @OneWelfareWorld Conference! Brooke's Central America & Caribbean Programme Manager, @FredredV & @rolyowers present the keynote 'The social implications of improved #animalwelfare entitled equine welfare, the #environment & societal wellbeing.' #OWW21Our