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 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!
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
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
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
PennVet Explores Europe 