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Advancing the Interests of Animals, by Dr Bidda Jones.

14/7/2022

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The recording of her recent talk at Faculty of Vet & Ag Sci can be accessed here 
Presented Tuesday 28 June 2022
Dr Bidda Jones AM BSc(Hons) GradDipPub PhD
In This Talk: Australians care about animal welfare, and their level of concern is growing. But what does this mean for the systems in place that govern how we house, care for, and interact with animals? Do our laws, regulations, and animal welfare standards live up to community expectations, or match what contemporary science tells us about what animals need to experience in terms of good animal welfare? Dr Jones has devoted her career to improving the lives of animals through using science to affect policy change. In this talk, she reflects on her experiences as an animal advocate, and consider what reforms are needed to ensure the interests of animals are heard and respected.

About the Presenter: Dr Bidda Jones is the former Director of RSPCA Australia, whose career with that organisation spanned 25 years, including her recent appointment as a Member of the Order of Australia for her services to animal welfare science and advocacy. Dr Jones is an Honorary Associate with the Sydney School of Veterinary Science. Her research interests focus on improving the welfare of animals in Australian society, from companion animals, animals in sport, native and introduced wild animals, to humane killing and slaughter. Dr Jones is a regular panellist at the Robert Dixon Memorial Symposia and is co-developing an introductory OLE unit on understanding animal welfare. She has published over 35 reports, book chapters, and peer-reviewed articles, and has represented animal welfare interests on numerous national committees and as an invited speaker at multiple conferences, workshops and symposia.
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May 31st, 2021

31/5/2021

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Congratulations to Rebecca Doyle and ILRI

3/12/2020

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​Congratulations to Rebecca Doyle and the International Livestock Research Institute.

Their work has been recognised as part of the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development Good Practices.
www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/

Further information - Community conversations: a tool to improve livestock production and gender equality 
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AWSC November Newsletter

23/11/2020

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Our November Newsletter is out! Click on the photo for a link
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Congratulations!!

14/9/2020

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Congratulations to our PhD Student, Carmen Glanville for her presentation "Animal cruelty and neglect in Victoria, Australia: Prevalence, reporting and community attitudes" which won Best Student Oral Presentation at the recent International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) Conference.
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Jeremy Skuse moving on

27/6/2020

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Jeremy Skuse will be stepping down as Executive Officer of the AWSC from June 30. He will continue to have a relationship with the AWSC at the University of Melbourne, especially in the continued development of the ProHand suite of stockperson training programs. Jeremy will also be continuing in his role as EO of the National Primary Industries Animal Welfare RD&E Strategy and hopes to continue working towards bringing people together in discussion to maintain and improve the welfare of animals through sustainable and ethical systems through his business Animal Welfare Connections
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Cassandra Tucker Seminar on-line

20/2/2020

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You can download the narrated presentation and a pdf of Cassandra's presentation at the University of Melbourne. Animal Welfare Assurance - ​https://www.animalwelfare-science.net/seminars.html
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AW Assessment Seminar

19/12/2019

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Animal Welfare Assessment Seminar
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 19
2.00pm - 3.30pm
Lower Theatre (Bld 142)
Faculty of Vet and Ag Sci
Royal Parade
University of Melbourne - Parkville


Cassandra Tucker (Professor, Department of Animal Science, UC Davis).
Cassandra will talk about Animal welfare assessments and audits (using dairy as an exemplar – but very relevant for all sectors): what does success look like?
She’ll talk about common goals and the importance of 4 components of successful programs: meaningful standards, robust audit processes, transparency & accountability and on-farm support.

RSVP or queries before February 5 by email to awsc-info@unimelb.edu.au

Places are limited

Location - https://maps.unimelb.edu.au/parkville/building/142/lower_theatre​

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Andrew Fisher expanded Conversation Dairy Article

14/11/2019

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Please follow this link to find an expanded version of an article first published on The Conversation website:

Where to now for dairying? link
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Andrew Fisher
Chair of Cattle and Sheep Production Medicine, The University of Melbourne



​The milk, the whole milk and nothing but the milk: the story behind our dairy woes - 
Conversation link


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Videos - Student Presentations

1/10/2019

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Videos of presentations from our AWSC Student Research Showcase are available to view and download on our VIMEO site.
Please visit and feel free to share ​AWSC Student Research Showcase 
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