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Animal Welfare Conversations

Animal Welfare Conversations

Join us as we talk to people working towards a common goal - to improve animal welfare. We'll chat to veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses, animal owners, conservationists and others who have an important part to play in care and decision making about the lives of pets, domestic, farm or zoo animals and wildlife. We're not afraid to challenge assumptions and question current beliefs.

Recent Episodes

Aug. 12, 2024

Announcing a new award for animal welfare

Sneak preview! We are still finalising things, but I wanted to let you know that Animal Welfare Conversations is launching a new award for Animal Welfare. The Alex Fraser Medal for Animal Welfare will be awarded on an annual…
June 28, 2024

Episode 15 - Dr Bronwyn Orr - Animal Welfare Science

Welcome to the next episode of the Animal Welfare conversation. This week we’re joined by Dr Bronwyn Orr, who is a veterinary surgeon in Australia. Dr Bronwyn Orr has a particular interest in animal welfare, completing a Mas…
June 14, 2024

Episode 14 - Dr Marc Abraham OBE, Campaigning for lasting change

In this episode we catch up with Dr Marc Abraham OBE, BVM&S MRCVS, or ‘Marc the Vet’ as he’s usually known, a multi-award-winning veterinary surgeon, author, broadcaster, and animal welfare campaigner.  Marc qualified f…
June 7, 2024

Episode 12 - Beverley Cuddy, Editor, Dogs Today Magazine

In this episode we catch up with Beverley Cuddy, editor of Dogs Today Magazine.    Beverley Cuddy has been the editor of Dogs Today magazine since in launch in 1990 when it was part of the Daily Mail group. From childhood …
May 31, 2024

Episode 11 Sam Fontaine RVN - Giving Vet Nurses a Seat at the Table

In this episode we meet Sam Fontaine MSc PGCAP BSc DipAVN(Med) RVN FHEA SFRET Sam qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2002 and after a short time in general practice, joined the University of Glasgow’s Small Animal Hospital …
May 24, 2024

Episode 10 - Emma Ruggles RVN - Hydrotherapy and Animal Welfare

In this episode we meet Emma Ruggles RVN CertVNECC APVN (Wildlife and Zoo Animals) L3CertSAHydro.  Emma has worked in the veterinary industry for 10 years and qualified as a registered veterinary nurse in 2016, and has alwa…

Recent Blog Posts

Animal welfare and veterinary nursing #VNAM

Animal welfare and veterinary nursing We'll soon be publishing series 2, and as May is Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month, we're going to being the series with a focus on veterinary nursing. So, to set the scene I wanted to look back at our previ…

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