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