We are six Penn Veterinary students, exploring Spain, France and Italy to learn more about International Animal Welfare and Public Policy. This trip is supported and sustained through donations, sponsors and student fundraising. We are always looking for partnerships to continue this amazing learning experience for Penn Vet students.We hope you enjoy reading about our European adventures!
After our day at Granja L'huera, we shifted our focus to companion animal welfare with a visit to CAAD Maresme, an animal shelter housing dogs and cats about 30 minutes outside of Barcelona city in Argentona. We were greeted warmly by Aina Sanz, the medical director and currently the sole veterinarian on staff. We were … Continue reading Our Day at a Spanish Shelter
Hola! As a part of our trip's focus to learn about the welfare policies in the EU in comparison to the United States, we were lucky to be able to visit a local commercial swine farm here in Barcelona. Eva from UAB arranged this day trip to Granja L'huera as an opportunity for us to … Continue reading Swine Welfare Assessment
Today we drove about 30mins (not including detours due to numerous confusing roundabouts) outside of the city center of Barcelona to the Universitat Autonoma Veterinary Medical School (UAB) and Animal Hospital. We were met by Xaviar Manteca Vilanova who leads the team of Animal Welfare Faculty (Welfare Education Center) which includes Susana Le Brech (Companion … Continue reading Intro to Animal Welfare at UAB- a tour of the Vet School Hospital and review of animal welfare principles
Bienvenido! This summer marks the third edition of the PennVet student trip to Europe in an effort to expand our knowledge on animal welfare on an international level. The trip has expanded this year to include Barcelona, Spain in addition to Apt, France and Teramo, Italy. Four rising third year veterinary students students (Emily Egolf, … Continue reading 2017 Animal Welfare European Expedition
PennVet Explores Europe 