2023 Virtual Animal Welfare Assessment Contest
The AVMA's Animal Welfare Division is excited to share with you a new animal welfare-related educational opportunity with you.
On April 22-23, 2023 the AVMA will host a Virtual Animal Welfare Assessment Contest® (AWJAC®). This virtual contest will include scenarios featuring potbellied pigs and broiler breeder chickens. There will be presentations about managing housing systems and a poster gallery. You can learn about the contest, its history, this year's virtual format, and more on our website www.awjac.org.
The Animal Welfare Assessment Contest is an educational tool for enhancing understanding and awareness of welfare issues affecting animals used for human purposes (e.g., research, agriculture, entertainment, companionship). During the contest participants will review computer-based presentations of animals in comparable situations. Participants then utilize physiological and behavioral indicators to analyze the welfare of the animals in the given situations and present their assessment orally to expert judges. This contest promotes objective assessment of animal welfare based on scientific theory and data while providing participants with the opportunity to improve their critical thinking, communication, and ethical reasoning skills.
All contest information and the link to online registration are at www.awjac.org.
We would appreciate if you would please share the contest information with interested members. We hope to see them in April!
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- Today's veterinarians are relied upon to address the ever-evolving field of animal welfare. The AVMA Virtual Animal Welfare Assessment Contest® provides veterinarians the opportunity to participate as a non-competitive participant, practice assessing animal welfare in an objective way, and network with other animal welfare professionals. Register at awjac.org.
- How can veterinarians be best prepared to make critical evaluations of animal welfare conditions under widely differing scenarios? The AVMA Virtual Animal Welfare Assessment Contest® takes place online April 22-23 and promotes ethical reasoning, critical thinking and much more. Register for this year’s contest at awjac.org.
Join us at this year’s AVMA Virtual Animal Welfare Assessment Contest® takes place online April 22-23. #AWJAC2023 is a critically important educational event where veterinarians can join as non-competitive participants and gain the experience to gather and evaluate information for addressing traditional animal sciences and welfare issues. Register at awjac.org. - Registration is now open for the AVMA Virtual Animal Welfare Assessment Contest®. This spring’s event is entirely online and is taking place April 22-23. You will gain the experience to evaluate information addressing animal welfare in an unbiased way and network with other animal welfare professionals. Learn more at awjac.org.
