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What is animal welfare?. Definition of Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary :
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What is animal welfare? Definition of SaundersComprehensive VeterinaryDictionary: => "the avoidance of abuse and exploitation of animals by humans by maintaining appropriate standards of accommodation, feeding and general care, the prevention and treatment of disease and the assurance of freedom from harassment, and unnecessary discomfort and pain.”
Whyjoin the AWC? Lots of opportunitiestocollaboratewithinternationalorganizations as: The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) http://www.wspa-international.org/ The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) http://www.wsava.org/ Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) http://www.fve.org/
Whyjoin the AWC? For yourfuture CV (it shows initiative) Tolearnworkingwith different nationalitiesaround the world Great proffesionaland life experience See what’s out therearoundanimal welfare andtogrowfuther in this sector giving a bit of myself to benefit animal welfare and to improve it at our student level
Whatcan we do? Promoteinternationalorganisationsworldwide, but also close toyour home. We canorganizeAnimal Welfare workshops to get more peopleinvolved Publish articles about in the IVSA Newsletter and Journal Motivate our members to improve the standard of animal welfare Manyothers…
Objective of IVSA andalso the AWC A) Encourage veterinary students to use their knowledge and abilities for the benefit of both animals and humans. B) Raise the overall standard of veterinary education worldwide. C) Actively support measures to improve the standard of animal welfare worldwide. D) Provide opportunities for veterinary students to undertake education in important areas outside traditional veterinary training. E) Encourage cooperation between members, veterinary student associations and international organizations.
How will we start? Collect data of different projects of Animal Welfare and make basis togrowfurther Communicatewith the different organizationto get theminvolvedand exchange information But open to any suggestion of you to improve animal welfare and animal condition, and to improve knowledge on animal welfare -> so your creative thinking is welcome, your input is really important in this committee
How tojoin? • Fill in the Application form for the Animal Welfare committee • You have time until 20 September 2013to fill this in and send it to animalwelfare@ivsa.org
Need more information or you have questions? • Don't hesitate and email us. => animalwelfare@ivsa.org • Or visit our facebookpage and IVSA-page • https://www.facebook.com/ivsaanimalwelfare?ref=hl • http://ivsa.org/projects/standing-committee/awc/
Thankyouforyour time and hope youapplyfor a position is thisuniquecommittee