2nd November 2010
Wellcome Collection Conference Centre 183 Euston Road London NW1 2BE United Kingdom
Focussing on the welfare of dairy cows, working animals overseas, animals used in experiments and the affordability of animal welfare-friendly food, experts examined the effects that the difficult economic climate might be having on kept animals.
Schedule
| 9:30 - 9:50 | Coffee and registration |
| 9:50 - 10:00 | Introduction from AWSELVA Chair |
| 10:00 - 10:45 | The current economic situation and what this means for animal welfare - a policy perspective. Richard Bennett |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee/tea |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | The impact on UK farm animals. Jon Huxley |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Companion animal abandonment and the impact on animal shelters. Chris Laurence |
| 12:45 - 13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45 - 14:30 | The impact of economic change on animals in the developing world. Karen Reed |
| 14:30 - 15:15 | Animals in research: the pressures of a changing world economy. Peter Thornton |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Tea/coffee |
| 15:45 - 16:30 | Workshop session |
| 16:30 | Summary and depart |