28th November 2012
University of Bristol, Langford Bristol BS40 5DU United Kingdom
AWSELVA's Winter Conference featured an exciting range of speakers on topics including pre-natal welfare, welfare at slaughter, legal and ethical considerations around length of life, and euthanasia for humans and animals.
Schedule
| 09:30 | Registration and coffee |
| 09:50 | Introduction and welcome. Ed Varley, AWSELVA President |
| 09:55 | Animal feelings and capacity for consciousness. Dr Liz Paul and Prof Mike Mendl, University of Bristol |
| 10:35 | Welfare of the neonatal animal. Prof Cathy Dwyer, Scottish Agricultural College |
| 11:10 | Tea/coffee |
| 11:30 | Welfare at slaughter: current issues and update on the new EU regulations. Steve Wotton, Farm Animal Welfare Committee |
| 12:10 | Ethical and legal issues with end-of-life decisions from a medical perspective. Richard Huxtable, Centre for Ethics in Medicine |
| 12:50 | Lunch |
| 14:10 | Interactive participant workshop: Length of life and end-of-life decisions from a veterinary perspective |
| 16:00 | Feedback and Workshop Summary, Tea/coffee |