Animal Welfare
Programme of World Society for Protection of Animals in cooperation with FAO SEUR
Programme Coordinator MVDr. Rastislav Kolesar , e-mail: rastokolesar(at)wspa.org.uk
National Coordinator: Dr. Tigran Chitchyan email: t_chitch(at)yahoo.com
Web Editor: Nara Yaralyan, e-mail: n.yaralayan(at)agrowebcac.org
ARMENIA: ANIMAL WELFARE NEWS
11.08.2010 The 1st Conference on Stray Animals in the Caucasus, Yerevan, July 15-16, 2010
>> PHOTOS The 1st Conference on Stray Animals in the Caucasus took place in Yerevan on 15th-16th July 2010. The conference was organized by by Pro Paws... Category: FAW News
EVENTS:
Further Development of the FAW Web Network, 6-9 June 2007, Slovakia 2nd International Conference on Agricultural and Rural Development: Agri-environment and Animal welfare, November 28. – December 1. 2007 Nitra , Slovakia South Caucasian Workshop on Concepts in Animal Welfare, WSPA in cooperation with GNAAP, 5 October 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia 7th The European Symposium on Poultry Welfare XXIX International Ethological Conference 3rd International Workshop on the Assessment of Animal Welfare at Farm and Group Level BioFach 2006 Nuremberg, Germany 16. - 19.2.2006 ISAZ 2006 Barcelona, Spain, 5-6 October 2006 - The importance of attitudes, values, and economics on the welfare and conservation of animals
ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES AT THE FARM, conventional farming:
European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes (click here to read the Convention in Armenian)
Animal welfare legislation on farmed animals in Third Countries and the implications for the EU (PDF)
Alternatives to Intensive Confinement Systems (Animal Welfare Institute)
Get information about organic and free-range farming: Main FAW Portal
Farm Animal Transport & Markets, Power Point Presentation (Educational Resource, WSPA & University of Bristol ), 730 Kb, in Armenian
European Convention for the Protection of Animals during International Transport as amended by Additional Protocol (ETS No. 103) of 7 November 1989
Slaughter of Farm Animals, Power Point Presentation (Educational Resource, WSPA & University of Bristol ), 1 Mb Please, in Armenian
European Convention for the Protection of Animals for Slaughter, Strasbourg, 10.V.1979 ( click here to read the Convention in Armenian)
LINKS:
EU Animal Welfare Resources:
EU Animal Welfare International Index
EUROSTAT: Agriculture and Fisheries
Internationally Operating AW Organizations
World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)
Charities & AW Foundations
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
AW Networks
AgroWeb Aminal Welfare Network
AW Educational Resources & Information Centers
USDA Animal Welfare Information Centre
Good Agricultural Practice (GAP)
AW Projects & Initiatives
Other
National resources
Ministry of Agriculture of The Republic of Armenia
National legislation
The Law of The Republic of Armenia on Veterinary
The Law of The Republic of Armenia on the Animal World
The Law of The Republic of Armenia on Ecological Education
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Animal welfare introduction - Power Point Presentation in MHTML format (Educational Resource, WSPA & University of Bristol ), 980 Kb Please, in Armenian
Welfare assessment and the Five Freedoms - Power Point Presentation in PPT format (Educational Resource, WSPA & University of Bristol ), 3550 Kb Click here to open the Presentation in HTML format, in Armenian
Introduction to Animal Welfare Ethics in PPS (Slide Show) format (Educational Resource, WSPA & University of Bristol), 480 Kb, in Armenian
DATABASES:
WORLD ANIMAL NET: The world's largest database of animal protection societies, with over 15,000 listings and more than 8,000 links to Web Sites
Alternative Farming: an Annotated Database (Animal Welfare Institute): Database provides published and online information for farmers, consumers, students, and educators who are concerned about factory farming and are seeking for humane alternatives.
List of Databases Provided by Animal Welfare Information Center (USDA)
