CAWC Animal Welfare Conference Saturday 21 April 2012

This was a highly successful meeting. We hope to have the pdfs of presentations on here soon, and perhaps links to videos of some the papers.

VENUE: The College of Animal Welfare, Chord Business Park, London Road, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire PE29 2BQ

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
9.50-10.00 Welcome and introduction
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior MA PhD DSc.h.c. AM.h.c. DVSM DVM&S.h.c.CBiol FIBiol HonFRCVS
10.00-11.00 Are there ethical issues in dogs and cats?
Professor Sheila Crispin MA VetMB BSc PhD DipECVO DVA DVOphthal FRCVS
11.00-11.30 What are the ethical issues in exotics?
Mr Peter Scott BVSc MSc FRCVS

11.30-12.00 Coffee Break

12.00-12.30 Farm animals are not pets!
Mr Peter C Jinman, OBE, BVetMed DipArb FCIArb MRCVS
12.30-13.00 Open forum – Pet insurance – Have we got it right?
Mr Peter C Jinman, OBE, BVetMed DipArb FCIArb MRCVS
Mr Peter Scott BVSc MSc FRCVS
Mr.Paul Robinson Chairman ABI Panel for Pet Insurance

13.00-13.45 Lunch

13.45-14.30 Problems associated with keeping the wrong species
Neil Forbes BVetMed Dip ECZM(avian) FRCVS
14.30-15.15 Is the law fit for purpose?
Ms Fiona Cooke BSc Hons MA

15.15-15.45 Coffee Break

15.45-16.30 Open forum “Educating the public”
Professor Sir Colin Spedding, CBE, MSc, PhD, DSc, CBiol, Hon FSB, FRASE, FIHort, FRAgS, Hon Assoc RCVS, Hon DSc (Reading)
Professor Sheila Crispin MA VetMB BSc PhD DipECVO DVA DVOphthal FRCVS
Mr.Lou Leather Chaiman (Ret) of Pet Advisory Committee

16.30 Close
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior MA PhD DSc.h.c. AM.h.c. DVSM DVM&S.h.c. CBiol FIBiol HonFRCVS
Chairman Companion Animal Welfare Council