After three weeks in three different countries, our time in Europe is complete. We wanted to thank all of those involved to make this trip possible! To our wonderful hosts in Spain: Xavier Manteca and his welfare team at The Autonomous University of Barcelona and Vet School IRTA (research and technology, food and agriculture) CAAD Marisme Animal … Continue reading Gracias! Merci! Grazie!
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Earthquakes, Floods, Wildfires- Animal Welfare and Emergency Management
Over the past few years you may have heard about several devastating earthquakes that have struck central Italy. Natural disasters are unpredictable events. The emergency management protocols and plans used to help respond to such crises have to be well organized and adaptable. Given that there have been 3 recent and significant natural disasters in … Continue reading Earthquakes, Floods, Wildfires- Animal Welfare and Emergency Management
Stray Dog Population Management And Welfare Assessment in Dog Shelters
Given that a number of us are from the Philadelphia area, our instructors began our second to last morning at IZSAM with a video embracing the importance of Dr. J (the Basketball Hall of Fame forward that played for the 76ers) before getting on to the more serious topic of stray dog management. There is … Continue reading Stray Dog Population Management And Welfare Assessment in Dog Shelters
Slaughterhouse Welfare and a Cat Museum (two things that couldn’t be more different!)
Buongiorno! Today we had a 6am departure time to spend the morning in Pescara at Cappola Brothers, a family-owned business that produces raw and cooked hams, cured meat, and other types of meat cuts. They follow the production process from slaughter through creation of the final product. Our time spent here was to observe and … Continue reading Slaughterhouse Welfare and a Cat Museum (two things that couldn’t be more different!)
Italian Farm Animal Welfare
Another great day in Italy in the books! We began our day with a visit to Teramo's vet school. It was great to not only see their school and hospital but to also be able to chat with some students about the structure of their vet school. I think the biggest shock for all of … Continue reading Italian Farm Animal Welfare
Stem cell studies and a visit to MIRA Europe
This morning we learned about the Cellular Processes and Sustainable Interactions Department. Pietro Asproni heads the department and it was interesting to hear his background of being a veterinarian and having a PhD in Veterinary Pathoglogy. His background provides a unique angle to the research being performed in an area such as behavior. His department … Continue reading Stem cell studies and a visit to MIRA Europe
Our Day at a Spanish Shelter
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
Swine Welfare Assessment
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
Intro to Animal Welfare at UAB- a tour of the Vet School Hospital and review of animal welfare principles
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