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“ I VSASt andi ngCommi t t eeonAni mal Wel f ar e( SCAW)i nt endst oaddr essoneof I VSA’ smai nobj ect i ves;t oact i vel ysuppor t measur esofi mpr ovi ngt hest andar dof ani malwel f ar ewor l dwi de.SCAW ai mst o engagevet er i nar yst udent sonan i nt er nat i onalscal et oi ncr easel evel sof awar enessandeducat i onaboutani mal wel f ar eandwor kt owar dscr eat i ngawor l d i nwhi chani malwel f ar ei smai nt ai nedt o t hehi ghestst andar dsandani mal sand humanscanl i vei nhar mony;whi l stal so pr eser vi ngt heenvi r onment . ”

Chai r:Laur eCheval i er Myna mei sLaur eChe val i e ra ndIa m a3r dye a rs t ude nti nVe t Agr o Sup,be t t e rknowna st heLyonve t e r i na r yc ol l e ge( Fr a nc e ) .Iha vebe e na pa r tofSCAW l a s tye a ra nda me xt r e me l ye xc i t e dt obeChai rt hi sye a r , a sIbe l i e vec a r i nga boutani malwe l f ar ei sf unda me nt a lt ove t e r i na r y me di c i ne .Forma nyofus ,c a r i nga bouta ni ma l sa ndt he i rwe l f a r ei se ve n wha tbr oughtust ove t e r i na r yme di c i nei nt hef i r s tpl a c e .I ts e e msl ogi c a l , i nt ha ts e ns e ,t ha twea spa s s i ona t eve t e r i na r ys t ude nt ss houl dbef i r s ti n l i nei npr omot i ngi t ! Thr oughI VSA’ sne t wor ka ndi mpr e s s i ngl ymot i va t e dme mbe r s ,e a c h ye a rSCAW r e a c he smor epe opl e ,r a i s i nga wa r e ne s sorma ki ngt a ngi bl e di f f e r e nc e si nc ommuni t i e s .Weha veal otofpr oj e c t sa ndi de a st hi sye a r , a ndIc a n’ twa i tf ora l lofyout obe ne f i tf r om t he ma ndhe l pusma ket he wor l dj us tal i t t l ebi tbe t t e r !

Who Are We? AmbassadorManager:Mar l eneCol bow Hi !Myna mei sMar l e ne ,I ´ m 21ye a r sol da ndc ur r e nt l yi nmys e c ond ye a rofve ts c hool .Iwa sbor na nd r a i s e di n Ge r ma ny ,buta f t e rs ome t r a ve l l i ngI ´ ves e t t l e ddowni nVi e nna ,Aus t r i a ,whe r eI ´ l l( hope f ul l y)f ul f i l l mydr e a m ofbe c omi ngave t e r i na r i a n.I nmyf r e et i meIe nj oyhor s e r i di ng a ndI ´ ver e c e nt l yt a ke nupa r c he r y( ma ybeI ´ l lc ombi net het woa ts ome poi nt ) .I ´ vebe e ni nt e r e s t e di nI VSAs i nc emyf i r s tda ya tuni ve r s i t ya nda f t e r a t t e ndi ngmyf i r s tCongr e s si nZa gr e bi nJ ul y2019I ´ mt ot a l l yhooke d.I ha tI VSA e na bl e sust oc onne c twi t hl i ke mi nde ds t ude nt sa r oundt he l ovet wor l da ndt oc omet oge t he rt oma kegr e a tt hi ngsha ppe n. Ani malWe l f ar eha sa l wa ysbe e na ni nt e r e s tofmi ne .Ibe l i e vei ti soneof t hemos ti mpor t a nta s pe c t sofbe i ngave ts pe c i f i c a l l y ,buta l s oahuma ni n ge ne r a l .Tha ti swhyIwa ntt owor kwi t hSCAW a ndi t ´ sa mba s s a dor st o s pr e a dt heknowl e dgea boutAni ma lWe l f a r ea ndi t si mpor t a nc et oe ve r y c or ne roft hewor l d.

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My na me i s Anna a nd I ’ m a t hi r dye a rs t ude nt of ve t e r i na r y me di c i ne a tt he Uni ve r s i t y of Mi l a n.I ’ mt hemot he rofapony na me d Pi mpa a nd 2 t or t oi s e s c a l l e d He ma t oxyl i na nd Eos i n. Thi sye a rIha vet a ke npa r ti nt he 68t hI VSA Congr e s si n Cr oa t i a whe r e I ’ ve be c a me be t t e r a c qua i nt e d wi t h SCAW a nd now I ' m r e a dy ,e a ge ra nd t hr i l l e dt o c ont r i but emys e l f !

Asahuma nbe i ngbutmos t l ya sa f ut ur e ve t ,If e e li n c ha r ge of pr e s e r vi nga ni ma lr i ght sa nda voi di ng a ni ma le xpl oi t a t i on.Myma i ni nt e r e s t i si nf a r ma ni ma l sa sf a ra sI ’ dl ovet o wor ki nt hef i e l d ofr e pr oduc t i on of l a r gea ni ma l s .Ibe l i e vet ha twec a n i mpr ove a ni ma l we l f a r et hr oughout ge ne t i c s ,f i r s tt r yi ng t or e duc et he da ma ge st he a r t i f i c i a ls e l e c t i on di d. On t he ot he rha nd,Iknow I ’ l lf e e l r e s pons i bl ef ore ve r ys i ngl el i f eI ’ l l gi vebi r t ht o.

I ha ve a l wa ys ha d ani mal we l f ar ea the a r ts i nc eIwa sve r y young unt i lt he 1s tof J a nua r y 2014whe nIma dei tapr i or i t ya sI be c a me ve ge t a r i a n. St udyi ng ve t e r i na r y me di c i ne ha sa l l owe d met os e et heque s t i onwi t hf r e s h e ye sa ndi nane w,mor es c i e nt i f i c , l i ght .Thi st opi ci ss oi mpor t a ntt o met ha t ,a sEduc a t i onOf f i c e r ,I ’ m wi l l i ng t of i ght i gnor a nc ea nd di s i nf or ma t i ona smuc ha sIc a n.

I ’ ma wa r et ha ta ni ma lwe l f a r ei sa l s o ve r yc l os er e l a t e dt ot he e nvi r onme nt a ls us t a i na bi l i t ya ndpubl i che a l t h.Pur s ui ngoneoft he m me a ns pur s ui ng a l s o t he ot he r s . The mi s s i ng l i nk be t we e n a c knowl e dgi ng a nd f ul f i l l i ng t he s ea i msc ons i s ti ne duc a t i on a nd di vul ga t i on. Be i ngapa r tofSCAW wi l lhe l pmet oc ont i nuepur s ui ngmygoa l s a nd,ma ybe ,a c hi e vi ngs omeoft he m.AsIc oul ddi s c ove rpe r s ona l l y , SCAW i sas a f epl a c ewhe r eIc a ns pe a kf r e e l ya nds ha r emyi de a s wi t houtbe i ngj udge d.Be i ngont hes a mewa ve l e ngt hwi t hs oma ny pe opl ema def e e lapa r tofs ome t hi ngbi g,s ome t hi ngIbe l ongt o.I f ounda dmi r a bl ewha tt hec ommi t t e eha sdonedur i ngt heye a r sa ndI wi s hIc oul ds t r ongl yc ont r i but emys e l f .

Who Are We? Pr oj ectManager:Lur egnvonPl ant a MyNa mei sLur e gnvonPl ant a.Ia ms t udyi ngVe t e r i na r yMe di c i nei nmy 2ndye a ra tt heUni ve r s i t yofZur i c hi nSwi t z e r l a nd.I ’ vebe e na nI VSA me mbe rf oroneye a rnow,pa r t i c i pa t e di nt he68t hI VSACongr e s si nCr oa t i a a ndwi l lpa r t i c i pa t eonmy3r dgr oupe xc ha nget hi ss e me s t e r .I na ddi t i ont o mys t udi e sIwor ki nt hega s t r onomy . I nCr oa t i aIgotmor ef a mi l i a rwi t hI VSAgl oba l ,a ndwa smi ndbl ownhow s omeoft heme mbe r sa r es a c r i f i c i ngt he ms e l ve sf ort heAs s oc i a t i on,but a l s os e e mt o ha ves o muc hf un a tt hes a met i me .So,It houghta bout be gi nni ngs ma l l .Whe nIwi t ne s s e da ni ma la bus ef orc omme r c i a lpur pos e ,I s t a r t e dl ooki ngf orapos s i bi l i t yt oma keac ha ngea ndf oundi ti nSCAW. St andi ng Commi t t e eofAni malWe l f ar ei st he pr ooft ha te ve na l r e a dya sVe t e r i na r ys t ude nt swe c a n ma ke a di f f e r e nc e on ani malwe l f ar e ,bot h gl oba l l ya ndl oc a l l y .I tne e dsc r e a t i vei de a s ,al otof me t i c ul ous r e s e a r c h, a good i nt e r na t i ona l we l l c ommuni c a t i ng ne t wor k, mot i va t e d pa r t i c i pa nt sa ndgr e a tt e a mwor k. I ’ m ve r yha ppyt obeSCAW’ spr oj e c tma na ge rf or t het e r m 20192020& l ookf or wa r dt oc r e a t i ngne w

pr oj e c t sa nd s uppor t i ng MOs t o he l p us r a i s e wor l dwi dea wa r e ne s sa boutani malwe l f ar e . I VSA a nd SCAW i sabi gc ha nc et o ma keour voi c e ,wha t e ve rwewa ntt os a yt ope opl ei nt e r a c t i ng wi t ha ni ma l s ,he a r di nt e r na t i ona l l y .I ’ m gl a dt o ha vet hi soppor t uni t ya ndbea bl et owor kt oge t he r wi t hs uc hac oolt e a m.Mot i va t eyourMO t owor k wi t hSCAW a ndl e t ’ sc ha nget hewor l dt oge t he r ! #we l l ne s s f or t he a ni ma l s

Jour nalCr eat or:Adi ndaRanaFauzi ah Hi !Myna mei sAdi ndaRanaFauz i ah,a3r dye a rve ts t ude nti nI PB Uni ve r s i t y .Il ovea ni ma la ndt r a ve l i ng!I nmype r s pe c t i ve ,SCAW r e a l l y puti t sc onc e r nf ora ni ma lwe l f a r ewhi c hi sagr e a tt hi ngt ha twi l lhe l p pe opl et obemor ea wa r eoft hi si s s uewi t he xpe c t a t i onst oi mpr ovea ni ma l s ’ l i f e qua l i t yt oo.Up t ot hi s mome nt ,c a s e sr e l a t e dt oa ni ma la bus e i nc r e a s i ngt e r r i bl ya l la r oundt hewor l d.I nmyhomec ount r y ,I ndone s i a , ma ny pe opl ea r es t i l lnota wa r eofani malwe l f ar e .Wi t h ma ny pe opl e oha vet he i rownpe t sa ndgr a dua l l yunde r s t a nda bouthow t he y s t a r t i ngt s houl dt r e a tt he m“ huma ne l y” ,It hi nki twoul dbebe s ti ft he r e ’ sva l i d i nf or ma t i ona boutwha ta ni ma lwe l f a r ei swhi c hs houl dbede l i ve r e dt o t he m.Notonl yf ort hepe towne r ,f orf a r me r s ,orz ooke e pe r she r ea swe l l . Iputal otofi nt e r e s t si nt hi soppor t uni t ybe c a us eI woul dl ovet obei nvol ve dwi t ht hi ski ndoft hi ng t ha twi l lgi vet r e me ndousi mpa c ton ma ny t hi ngs r e ga r di ng a ni ma l we l f a r e . Why t r e me ndous ? Be c a us eIhope ,byj oi ni ngt hi ss t a ndi ngc ommi t t e e , t hei mpa c tori nf or ma t i ongi ve nwoul dbea l la r ound t he wor l d,e s pe c i a l l y wi t h ma ny t hi ngsgoi ng on

a bouta ni ma la bus e ,e t c . I ’ dl i ke t o gi ve my c ont r i but i onsr e ga r di ngt hi si s s uea ndwi l lt e a m up wi t he a c h ot he r . I woul d wa nt t ot r y va r i ous oppor t uni t i e st ha ta l l ow met obei nvol ve ddi r e c t l y wi t ha ni ma l s ’l i f e qua l i t y .Thus ,Iwoul dr e a l l y a ppr e c i a t ea ndputal otofe f f or tf orSCAW.

Who Are We? Websi t eManager:Mái r í nRuaNíAodha Mái r í nRuai smyna me .I ’ ma nI r i s hs t ude nti nmy5t hye a ri nWr oc l a w Uni ve r s i t yofLi f ea ndEnvi r onme nt a lSc i e nc e s .Thr oughoutmyt i mei nve t s c hoolI ‘ vebe e ns t r uc kbyt hedi s t i nc tl a c kofe duc a t i ona nda wa r e ne s sof ani malwe l f ar ei s s ue s .Ibe ga nl ooki nge xt e r na l l yf orwa yst oi mpr ovet hi s a ndSCAW s t r uc kmea sagr e a ts ol ut i on.Iha veaba c kgr oundi nj our na l i s m a ndpubl i cr e l a t i onss owi l lbema r r yi ngmys ki l ls e t sf orabe a ut i f ulSCAW ba by!Ia m ahugef i s hl ove ra nda mc ur r e nt l ydoi ngr e s e a r c honwe l f a r e i s s ue si nt hef a r mi ng ofc ommon c a r p.Iwa sl uc ky e nough t oa s s i s ti n s ur ge r y ofa nAf r i c a nl ungf i s hl a s tye a r ,a ve r y ne wa nd ve r ys t r a nge e xpe r i e nc e !I nmyf r e et i meIa m ake e nI r i s hda nc e r .Ia l s opl a yt heha r p s oa m pr e t t ymuc ht heul t i ma t eI r i s hpe r s on!I ’ ma l s oac r e a t i vea nddi vi demyt i mebe t we e nwr i t i ngpoe t r y a nd bodypa i nt i ng.I n my t i me wi t h SCAW Iwi l lbe t a c kl i ng gl oba lwe l f a r ei s s ue s ,e xa mi ni ng EU l e gi s l a t i ona ndi nt e r vi e wi ngs omepr e t t yf a s c i na t i ngpe opl e .Iwi l la l s oe xpl or es omeoft hewa yswea sve t s t ude nt sc a nc ont r i but et obe t t e rani malwe l f ar e .

Soci alMedi aManager:Nat al i aPokr zepa I ' m Nat al i aa nd4t hye a rs t ude ntofve t e r i na r yme di c i nei nCr a c ow.Si nc e Ic a nr e me mbe ra ni ma l sha vebe e nahugepa r tofmyl i f e .Myf a mi l yhome wa sa l wa ysf ul lofpe t sa sIha vea l wa ysbe e nt a l e nt e di nf i ndi nghome l e s s a ndi l la ni ma l s .Wha ti smor e ,Iha ver i dde nhor s e ss i nc eIwa sal i t t l ea nd t obehone s tt hi si smybi gge s tpa s s i ona ndt hel oveofmyl i f e .Soa syou c a ns e ebe i ngave twa sme a ntt obef orme .Buta save ts t ude nt ,Ide e pl y be l i e vemyf ut ur ej obnotonl yi sc onne c t e dwi t ht r e a t i nga ni ma l sbuta l s o wi t hs pe a ki ng f ort he m.Thi si st her e a s on why Ide c i de dt oa ppl yf or St andi ngCommi t t e eonAni malWe l f ar e .I ti sc r uc i a lt os pr e a da wa r e ne s s t owa r dspe opl e ,s how t he ms t e pbys t e pwha ti sha ppe ni ngonourpl a ne t , how t he yc a nhe l ps a vei t .

Soci alMedi aManager:Li am Bul l ock Hi !I ’ m Li am,af i na lye a rve ts t ude nta tt heUni ve r i s t yofBr i s t ol .I t ’ s bot hs c a r ya nde xc i t i ngt ot hi nkt ha tI ’ l lbequa l i f i e di nnot i mea ta l l !I ha vea l wa ysl ove da ni ma l s ,a ndmyi nt e r e s ti npr e s e r vi nga ndpr omot i ng t he i rwe l f a r ei swha tdr e w mei nt oobt a i ni ngapos i t i ona tSCAW.Asa s oc i a lme di ar e p,Ihopet oi nc r e a s ea wa r e ne s sa boutt hemos tpe r t i ne nt we l f a r et opi c s ,a nd s pa r k pe opl e s ’pa s s i on f ort hei s s ue st ha tma t t e r ! Out s i deofve t e r i na r yme di c i ne ,If i nde xe r c i s ei sagr e a twa yt obot h de s t r e s sa nds t a yhe a l t hy .Il ovec a l i s t he ni c s ,pa r koura ndc yc l i ng!

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Her e’ s a shor tpr esent at i on aboutSCAW’ s wor ks and pr oj ect st o pr omot e ani mal wel f ar e!We have f i ni shed some and we ar e pl anni ng t o do i tagai n!

AnimalWel f areWeek Onewe e ks e ti nt heye a r( ge ne r a l l yMa r c h/ Apr i l ) , SCAW e nc our a get heMe mbe rOr ga ni z a t i onsa r ound t hewor l dt o or ga ni z ea ni ma lwe l f a r ee ve nti nt he i r uni ve r s i t i e s / c ommuni t i e s . SCAW he l ps t he MOs or ga ni z et he s ee ve nt sa nd r e l a ys t he m t hr ough t he i rs oc i a l me di a ,t o he l p pr omot ea l lt he di f f e r e nti ni t i a t i ve swor l dwi de .We pr omot ea nd e nc our a geve t e r i na r i a nsa nd ve t e r i na r y s t ude nt sa l i ket opur s uel oc a le f f or t st oi mpr ovea ni ma l we l f a r ei nt he i rc ommuni t i e s .Thea i m oft hi swe e ki s t ohe l pf os t e rde ba t ea ndt hougha bouta ni ma lwe l f a r e i s s ue s , whe t he ri t be i ns i de ve ts c hool s or i n c ol l a bor a t i onwi t hout s i deor ga ni z a t i onsore ve nt he ge ne r a lpubl i c .

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SCAW a mba s s a dor swoul ds e r vea sac onne c t i on be t we e n SCAW and t he i rMO.Thi sme a nst he y ke e pusupda t e dona nyt hi nga ni ma lwe l f a r er e l a t e d ha ppe ni nga tt he i runi ve r s i t y ,e ve nt s ,pr oj e c t se t c . oron a ny c ur r e nta ni ma lwe l f a r ei s s ue st ha ta r e be i ngdi s c us s e d( a tuni ve r s i t yori nge ne r a lme di a ) . I nt ur noura mba s s a dorma na ge rwi l li nf or mt he m a bouta nypr oj e c t soroppor t uni t i e sbySCAW ( a nd I VSA)a swe l la sr e l a ya nd pr omot et he e ve nt s or ga ni z e dbyt he i rMO t hr oughours oc i a lme di a .I f t he ywa ntt o,t heSCAW ambas s ador sc a nor ga ni z e a na ni ma lwe l f a r ee ve ntt he ms e l ve s ,f ore xa mpl e t hea nnua lAni malWe l f ar eWe e k.

Thi s c oul d i nc l ude l e c t ur e s by l oc a l or i nt e r na t i ona ls pe c i a l i s t s ,qui z z e sa nd s c a ve nge r hunt st oe nga gewi t hot he rs t ude nt sa ndge tt he m i nt e r e s t e di n SCAW,I VSA ora ni ma lwe l f a r ei n ge ne r a l ,pos t e r st oi nf or m a boutc ur r e nta ni ma l we l f a r et opi c sa ndmuc hmor e .Ofc our s e ,wewi l l s uppor tt hea mba s s a dor swi t ht he s epr oj e c t sa sbe s t a swe c a n.SCAW ambas s ador sma ya l s o wr i t e a r t i c l e sf orourbl og,bywr i t i nga bouta na ni ma l we l f a r ei s s ue t he yc a r ea bout ,a s c i e nt i f i ct opi c t he y a r ei nt e r e s t e d i n or by i nt e r vi e wi ng a s pe c i a l i s tf r om t he i runi ve r s i t y .The r ea r enol i mi t s t ot he i rc r e a t i vi t y!

AnimalWel f areConf erence A we e ke ndl ongc onf e r e nc ea i me da ts t ude nt s( l e c t ur e s ,wor ks hops ,e t c . )c e nt e r e da r oundunde r s t a ndi ng a nda ppl yi nga ni ma lwe l f a r e .Ha ppe nse ve r yt woye a r s .Thes e c ondc onf e r e nc ewa she l di nMuni c h.The t hi r dc onf e r e nc e( 2020)wi l lha ppe ni nAugus ti nMa l a ys i a .SCAWâ€™ sr ol ehe r ei st ohe l poutt heOC wi t h c ouns e la st ohow t oor ga ni z ea ni nt e r na t i ona le ve nt ,a ndba c kt he m upi nt he i rs e a r c hf orr e c ogni t i on& s pons or s .

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IVSA Journal - Autumn/Winter 2019