2013 Stratton Lecture in Animal Welfare
The 2013 Stratton Lecture in Animal Welfare was given October 29 by Chris Draper, Programs Manager, Captive Wildlife/Science, for London- based Born Free Foundation, http://www.bornfree.org.uk/. The subject of the talk was “Captivity, Conservation and the Welfare of Wild Animals”. The Stratton Lecture is an annual public talk hosted by the UBC Animal Welfare Program and […]
World Organisation for Animal Health developing global animal welfare standards
The Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health is developing global animal welfare standards based on 10 “General Principles for the welfare of animals in production systems”. David Fraser and Julie Huzzey of the UBC Animal Welfare Program led the writing of a major review paper giving the scientific background to the General Principles. The paper […]