Animal Welfare: In Practice - Issues and Dilemmas

October 2 & 3, 2009

Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI

The fifth annual “Animal Welfare: In Practice” conference was held at the Atlantic Veterinary College this fall with the theme of Issues and Dilemmas in veterinary practice. Speakers included experts from AVC, UBC and the USA.

The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre and the AVC Animal Welfare Club held the fifth annual Animal Welfare in Practice conference on October 2 and 3, 2009. The conference featured keynote speaker Dr. Frank McMillan of Best Friends Animal Society, Utah, who discussed quality of life issues in ill animals and special challenges of end-of-life-care, and Dr. Carol Morgan from The W Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics at the University of British Columbia, who talked about the welfare of hospitalized patients. AVC speakers Drs. Hans Gelens, Pierre-Yves Daoust, Alice Crook, and Leigh Lamont addressed issues associated with caring for wildlife patients, reporting of animal abuse, and animal pain. The day finished with “Welfare rounds,” comprised of case-based discussions.   

The conference was co-hosted by the SJDAWC and the AVC Animal Welfare Club, with generous support from the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada.

Presentations from the conference

Maximizing quality of life in ill animals 

Special challenges of end-of-life care 

Dr. Frank McMillan, Best Friends Animal Society, Utah

Animal Abuse: When to report

Dr Alice Crook, SJDAWC, Atlantic Veterinary College

Chronic Pain: Implications for Quality of Life and Strategies for Management

Dr Leigh Lamont, Department of Companion Animals, Atlantic Veterinary College