Animal Abuse and Neglect
March 4th and 6th, 2021
PDFs of the speakers’ presentations are linked below:
- The Violence Link: Breaking the Cycle – Inspector L. Hadfield
- Recent advances in animal cruelty investigations in Canada & Assessing animal suffering – Dr. R. Ledger
- Veterinary response to suspected animal abuse and neglect – Drs. A. Crook and C. Sanford
- Exotic animal abuse and neglect – Dr. L. Cusack
- Animal Welfare in Practice: Companion Animals – APO M. Gilbertson
- Equine Welfare & The Equine Code of Practice – Dr. K. MacMillan
- Additional resource reference: Effective veterinary response to animal abuse – Dr. A. Crook
Dairy Cow Welfare Assessment
September 20 – 21, 2019
PDFs of the speakers’ presentations are linked below:
- K Proudfoot: On-farm welfare assessment – How do we know if dairy cows have good welfare?
- N Douglas: proAction—Current cow welfare assessment on farm
- S McKenna: The role of the NFACC Dairy Code
- K Proudfoot: Reducing the risk of lameness and hock lesions by improving cow comfort
- K Proudfoot: Special needs housing from the cow’s perspective
additional resource: OABP 2019 Down Cattle Management (Quick Guide)
Whale Stranding
September 14 – 15, 2018
- Food for Thought: How we all kill whales (pdf) Dr. M Moore
- Interview with Dr. Michael Moore Sept 14 (CBC PEI Main Street, with host Angela Walker)
- Physical examination and assessment of cetaceans (pdf) Dr. A Ortenburger
- Live cetacean strandings, clinical management and response (pdf) Tonya Wimmer
- Cetacean euthanasia field guide (pdf) Drs. A Ortenburger and P-Y Daoust
Links to all Animal Welfare In Practice Symposia
- 2021 Animal Abuse and Neglect
- 2020 No Symposium due to COVID-19
- 2019 Dairy Cow Welfare Assessment
- 2018 Whale Stranding
- 2017 Feline Behaviour
- 2016 Sheep Welfare
- 2015 Applied Equine Behaviour
- 2014 Mink Farming
- 2013 Companion Animal Behaviour
- 2012 Poultry Welfare
- 2011 Lameness in Dairy Cattle
- 2010 Exotic Pets September
- 2009 Issues and Dilemmas
- 2008 Fish and Lobster Welfare