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| What does One Welfare have to do with donkeys? Quite a bit actually. (You can read more here) |
Happy New Year! If 2018 taught us one thing, its that
there is much to do to address some of the world’s greatest challenges: improving animal
welfare, human well-being and environmental sustainability. It can all seem a
bit too hard, but the good news is there are plenty of capable people swimming against the tide and working to facilitate environmental, human and animal flourishing.
“One Welfare” is the term used to describe the interdependent
relationships between all of the above. It is based on the premise that we need
to address all stakeholders – human, animal and environment – rather than focusing
on one or two at the cost of another.
In 2019 the University of Sydney is hosting the Second
International One Welfare conference. Keynote speakers include Professor David
Fraser, from the University of British Colombia (hear him talk about One Welfare here), Rebeca Garcia Pinillos, founder of One Welfare World (read her book about One Welfare here),
and Dr Mark Schipp, Australia’s Chief Veterinary Officer and President of the
World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) (read the OIE's Global Animal Welfare Strategy here).
If you are working in this space, you can submit an
abstract for consideration by January 31. For details, check under the “submit
an abstract heading” here.
Or if you’re just keen to come along and meet others, including
veterinarians, in this space, you can register here.
Declaration: I am one of the volunteer co-organisers of the One
Welfare Conference. I also volunteer with the CVE and present veterinary CPD for
them from time to time.
