
RSPCA Qld World Farm Animal Day Symposium
Thursday 2 October
This year on World Farm Animal Day, 2 October, RSPCA Qld will be holding its first-ever Symposium, “Gain without pain: the future of animal husbandry”.
The Symposium will review painful farm animal husbandry procedures currently used on many farms throughout Australia, and will discuss the possibility of viable, humane alternatives.
RSPCA Qld is privileged to have engaged several world-renowned speakers who will discuss the topic from an academic perspective, including keynote speaker Professor Kevin Stafford, Co-Director of the Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre at Massey University. In addition, government representatives will review legislation, while representatives from farm animal production industries will speak from the perspective of producers who live with the issues on a daily basis.
Time: 8.45am - 4.15pm
Venue: The Bardon Centre, 390 Simpsons Road, Bardon, Brisbane
Chairperson: Dr Cam Day, veterinarian and media personality
Registration : $145 full registration, $100 NGO employees,
$50 full-time students
Download a registration form or phone (07) 3426 9937 or e-mail achalloner@rspcaqld.org.au to have a registration form sent to you.
Further Information: Phone (07) 3848 1178 or e-mail msymons@rspcaqld.org.au for more information about the Symposium program.
Program – click here
Abstracts – click here
Speakers’ biographies – click here
Useful links
Conference venue
The Bardon Centre – http://www.centralvenues.com.au/central-venues-conference/bardon/index.htm
Public transport
www.translink.com.au
Accommodation
www.queenslandholidays.com.au/destinations/brisbane/accommodation/accommodation_home.cfm
www.wotif.com