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AAWS International Animal Welfare Conference

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The International Animal Welfare Conference was held at the Gold Coast, Queensland on 31 August to 3 September 2008.

The conference was a flagship event for the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy, Australia’s national blueprint to improve animal welfare outcomes for all Australian animals and across the entire Australian community.

The conference focussed on Australia's national and international progress in animal welfare and highlighted major animal management issues currently being debated around the country and around the world.

Conference Presentations

Presentation Title Speaker
Theme: Animal Welfare in Australia
Animal Welfare in Australia: a work in progress Ivan Caple
The role of government in supporting animal welfare Tom Aldred
The role of animal welfare agencies in improving animal welfare PDF Icon PDF [140kb] Bidda Jones
Australia's ethical framework for animals used in research and teaching PDF Icon PDF [85kb] Margaret Rose
Theme: The New Social Ethics for Animals
Keynote address: The changing face of animal ethics PDF Icon PDF [45kb] Peter Sandøe

Social and attitudinal research 

The importance of social research for informing animal welfare approaches Nicola Hinder
Public perceptions of animal welfare - an international perspective PDF Icon Grahame Coleman
Societal concerns for animal welfare -cultural and religious perspectives  Clive Phillips

Animals in society 

Different strokes for different folks -various viewpoints on animal welfare and management  Kersti Seksel
The human-animal bond PDF Icon PDF [37kb] Kevin Stafford
Ethical stockmanship and management of animals PDF Icon PDF [54kb] Paul Hemsworth
Abandoned animals: not just dumped doggies and castaway kittens PDF Icon PDF [48kb] Hugh Wirth
Understanding the relationships between animal welfare, animal cruelty and interpersonal violence: a critical review  Samara McPhedran
Regulatory approaches 
A co-regulatory approach to farm animal welfare in Australia PDF Icon PDF [54kb] Robin Vandergraff
Developing an outcome-based regulatory approach to animal welfare in New Zealand PDF Icon PDF [33kb] Cheryl O'Connor
Problems with current animal protection - sentient animals slipping through the net PDF Icon PDF [74kb] Glenys Oogjes
Animals in law 
The role of law in promting and protecting improved animal welfare outcomes under the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy  Geoff Bloom
The law and pets  Michael Hayward
Animal welfare considerations in town planning Virginia Jackson
Drivers for change 
Responding to drivers for change: animal welfare and agriculture  Mike Bond
Labelling and quality assurance schemes  Andrea Gavinelli
Standards and guidelines for livestock
Development process for the Australian animalwelfare standards and guidelines for the land transport of livestock PDF Icon PDF [112kb] Kevin de Witte
Implications of standards and guidelines for sustainable improvements in animal welfare for Australian livestock producers PDF Icon PDF [46kb] Warren Starick
Science and practice 
The roles of science and industry in improving animal welfare  Donald Broom
Legal and animal welfare implications of when consciousness first appears in developing young and the potential for delayed onset of increased pain sensitivity PDF Icon PDF [53kb] Craig Johnson
 Presentation Title  Speaker
Theme: Understanding Animal Welfare
Keynote address: Animal welfare: future knowledge, attitudes and solutions Donald Broom
Animal cognition 
Measuring cognition and emotion of animals to understand their welfare PDF Icon PDF [44kb] Caroline Lee
Phylogeny of cognitive development and the capacity to suffer PDF Icon PDF [80kb] Peter Davie
Biology and technology 
Staying good while playing God PDF Icon PDF [32kb] Peter Sandoe
The biology of euthanasia and humane slaughter PDF Icon PDF [32kb] David Adams
Quality of life 
Does distress matter? PDF Icon PDF [1kb] Judy Macarthur Clark
Quality of life: a valuable concept or an unnecessary embellishment when considering animal welfare PDF Icon PDF [70kb] David Mellor
Animal welfare education 
Animal welfare education and training - more of the same or moving forward?  Heather Yeatman
International benchmarking study of animal welfare education and training 2008  Mal Brown
Animal behaviour
The learnt phenotype:physiological, behavioural and immunological adaptation to environmental stimuli PDF Icon PDF [81kb] Ian Colditz
Can we use behaviour to measure animal welfare  Trish Fleming
Risk analysis to measure animal welfare PDF Icon PDF [129kb] Michael Paton
Animals and community
Culminating compassion without creating chaos - community expectations exceeding current agricultural practice standards PDF Icon PDF [77kb] Di Evans
Working towards the teaching of animal welfare in veterinary faculties internationally  Kate Blaszak
Pets and human health  Bruce Headey
Connections
Abnormal human-animal relationships  Kersti Seksel
Australia asks 'Who's for cats?' PDF Icon PDF [455kb] Carole Webb
Making sustainable improvements in remote indigenous communities PDF Icon PDF [44kb] Julia Hardaker
Animal welfare education
Animal ethics in Australian education - a research study PDF Icon PDF [151kb] Joy Verrinder
Teaching evidence based animal welfare in NSW schools PDF Icon PDF [41kb] Sally Bannerman
One of the family - the case for kindness PDF Icon PDF [133kb] Robyn Kippenberger
Presentation Title Speaker
Theme: Measuring Animal Welfare
Keynote address: Making sense of animal welfare measures  Marian Dawkins
Assessing welfare
Measuring the welfare of livestock in extensive production systems: can we, should we? PDF Icon PDF [64kb] Carol Petherick
Assessing the wellbeing and quality of life in companion animals PDF Icon PDF [33kb] Kevin Stafford
Common metrics for diverse welfare frameworks  Lindsay Matthews
Context matters
Which comes first- the animals, the media or the public expectation? PDF Icon PDF [1.6mb] Deb Kelly
Animal welfare in disasters  Ian Dacre
Ecological inclusion: animal welfare and the total environment PDF Icon PDF [91kb] Rod Bennison
Sensitivities
New techniques for pain recognition: What are the applications, where are the limits PDF Icon PDF [218kb] Craig Johnson
Practical analgesia for livestock husbandry: the role of topical anaesthesia PDF Icon PDF [40kb] Meredith Shiel
Layer hen welfare: a challenging and complex issue PDF Icon PDF [29kb] David Witcombe
A dog's life
Improving canine welfare by characterising the perfect pet dog for Australia PDF Icon PDF [36kb] Pauleen Bennett
Improving the welfare of the racing greyhound - A GRV perspective PDF Icon PDF [32kb] Linda Beer
Optimising welfare in dog training classes PDF Icon PDF [30kb] Gaile Perry
Theme: Making Sustainable Improvements in Animal Welfare
Keynote address: Making sustainable improvements in animal welfare PDF Icon PDF [122kb] Judy Macarthur Clark
Pest Animals
New research into fertility control in pest species  Tony Peacock
Animal welfare and pest control: where are we at PDF Icon PDF [37kb] Cheryl O'Connor
Developments in research
Developing national guidelines to protect the wellbeing of animals used for scientific purposes  Elizabeth Grant
Putting research into practice: the importance of research in context  Marian Dawkins
Aquatic animal welfare
Fish welfare: the crossroads of science, ethics and comparative veterinary medicine PDF Icon PDF [29kb] Matt Landos
Animal welfare and aquaculture  Paul Hardy-Smith
Wildlife
The welfare of translocated vulnerable native animals in Australia PDF Icon PDF [51kb] Ken Richardson
Game Council NSW Code of Practice for hunters - a case study PDF Icon PDF [36kb] Tony English
Livestock transportation
Working with the OIE to improve international animal welfare: the Australian approach PDF Icon PDF [14kb] Gardner Murray
Livestock export standards PDF Icon PDF [104kb] Peter Thornber
Land transport of livestock poster Kevin de Witte 
Research priorities
New Australia research into livestock transportation  Drewe Ferguson
Research in a flash: CSIRO animal welfare research PDF Icon PDF [32kb] Andrew Fisher
Animal welfare research priorities  Paul Hemsworth
Research in a flash: Centre for animal welfare and Ethics priorities  Clive Phillips
Priorities in animal welfare for the Australian dairy industry  Bridget Peachey
Welfare research priorities for the Australian pork industry  Pat Mitchell
Egg industry research priorities  Jacqueline Baptista
Animals and entertainment
Zoos and animal welfare PDF Icon PDF [42kb] Andrew Tribe
Improving animal welfare outcomes for horses and cattle used in rodeo competitions in Australia  John Osborne
Henry the sea lion  Deb Kelly
What factors affect perceptions of animal welfare?  Teresa Collins
Animal welfare in developing countries
Animal welfare issues and perspectives in developing countries PDF Icon PDF [65kb] Abdul Rahman
Animal welfare concept in India: perception and reality? PDF Icon PDF [51kb] Ashok Rathore
Sharing the load: sustainable community action to improve the welfare of working animals in developing countries PDF Icon PDF [79kb] Lisa van Dijk
Theme: The International Scene
Animal welfare and the European Union  Andrea Gavinelli
The USA perspective and issues PDF Icon PDF [46kb] Chester Gipson
The globalisation of animal welfare: A New Zealand and Australian perspective on recent developments of strategic significance PDF Icon PDF [65kb] David Bayvel

If you would like a copy of these presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint, please email the Animal Welfare Branch.