“animal welfare outside of EA - numbers and thoughts on UFAW 2024” by A Matthes

Last week I attended the UFAW International Animal Welfare Conference 2024 in Porto. Here are some facts about the conference and its content as well as some personal impressions. I hope this gives some insights into animal welfare work outside of EA. Of course, this is just one conference, though. I am not affiliated with UFAW and did not present any work at the conference. TLDR  The UFAW International Animal Welfare Conference 2024 was an academic two-day event with talks and posters most content was on farmed animals and lab animals  there was some representation of wild animals, especially among the talks, including the keynote companion animals, working animals and animals in zoos/sanctuaries/rehabilitation centres together also made up a large part of the programme, mostly in the form of posters my personal impressions include  most people attending were not vegetarian or vegan general enthusiasm about helping [...] ---Outline:(00:34) TLDR(01:25) about UFAW and the conference(02:02) representation of different animal groups in the conference content(02:08) overview(02:51) wild animals(04:23) farmed animals(04:53) lab animals(05:15) companion/working animals and animals in zoos(05:45) visible EA-related presence(06:10) personal experience of the vibe(06:15) food(07:15) general enthusiasm(07:55) attitudes towards wild animal welfare(08:58) potentially interesting future workThe original text contained 1 image which was described by AI. --- First published: July 21st, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/zXg5xj2b2GLmdAa5m/animal-welfare-outside-of-ea-numbers-and-thoughts-on-ufaw --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.