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Simon Wheeler, CEO of Agria Pet Insurance is one of three speakers in our big debate session at the 2018 Discussion Forum.  He’ll be providing the insurance industry perspective as we ask “Is insurance compromising quality of life?”  We asked him to elaborate on the topic in our Q&A session.   Why have you agreed to speak at […]

The 2018 Discussion Forum is rapidly approaching so we caught up with Sarah Wolfensohn, Professor of Animal Welfare at Surrey University and a speaker for our Big Debate session; “Is insurance compromising quality of life?”   Sarah spent several years in both small animal and mixed practice as well being Named Veterinary Surgeon for several small pharmaceutical and biotech […]

In our ‘Practice Practicals’ session, our two speakers will present their experiences of how new practice management strategies can benefit animal welfare. In an ideal world, prospective animal owners would visit a veterinary practice for advice before making the decision to take on a new animal. But with many practices not marketing themselves to potential […]

Find out more about the Q&A session at this year’s Discussion Forum, which focusses on influencing human behaviour for better welfare. An animal’s welfare and well-being is in the hands of all those who own and care for them, so the ability to persuade animal owners to ‘do the right’ thing for their pets has […]

Join our morning debate session at the Discussion Forum as we ask “Is insurance compromising quality of life?” Many clients now expect their pets to be treated to human healthcare standards and this puts pressure on veterinary practices and increasingly, where animals are insured, pet insurance providers. In this session, we examine the effect that […]

Companion animal and exotics vet Daniella dos Santos will be going the extra mile at the Virgin London Marathon (22 April) by running in an ostrich costume to raise money for the vet-led charity Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF).   The ostrich – the fastest bird on land – trumped other animals last week in Daniella’s online costume […]

Wednesday 7th March at 6pm Surrey Animal Welfare and Behaviour Society (AWBS) Presented by Daniella Dos Santos, AWF trustee

Research is underway to find the top welfare issues in managed animals in the UK. The research will be hugely important in shaping the future of AWF’s grant giving and will be freely available to other organisations. The project is funded by AWF and is being led by Professor Cathy Dwyer, Director of the Jeanne […]

Following the runaway success of our 2011 horse welfare series, AWF has launched a new series of films to educate owners on key health and welfare issues in horses. The films cover body condition scoring, teeth care, euthanasia and stereotypical behaviour.  Similar to AWF’s printed leaflets, these films provide vets with an extra resource to […]

Thursday February 22nd 2018, 7pm Churchill Lecture Theatre, Churchill Building, Bristol University, Stock Lane, Langford, BS40 5EZ Bristol University vet students can join AWF trustee Graham Duncanson for this animal welfare talk.