Dr. Abdul Rahman’s topic for the day is one that will be of interest and relevant to any animal welfare organization working in a developing country with a street dog issue: dog population control.
75% of the world’s dogs are strays and they are the ones that cause people problems; they can either love them or [...]
Dogs Trust Head of Communications Charlotte Speedy took to the stage this morning to talk about the value of PR pester power!
She gave a few examples:
Deborah Meaden of Dragon’s Den (whom we worked with on the YooDoo Dog after she supported YooDoo Doll maker Sarah Lu) had a feature in the Sunday Telegraph which mentioned [...]
As you can see, ICAWC is about more than just dogs; it takes in issues relating to all companion animals (and brings together quite a few people!)
It’s still only 11:20am in Hungary, but it’s been all go over here already!
This morning, Clarissa introduced the conference and explained the very first conference was held in Hungary and the worry was no one ould turn up but over 100 people did. Thirteen years later we are back still helping as many organisations as [...]
Let’s start with a recap of yesterday! The first day at ICAWC was busy with registrations and the workshops.
I hosted the ‘Building a better website’ workshop and had the ambitious aim of creating a website by the end of the two hour session.
Well that was the plan!
There were twelve people in the workshop who had [...]
ICAWC is about to kick off, and as well as delivering a workshop on building websites and digital marketing, Dogs Trust Digital Marketing Manager Jacqui is acting as roving reporter and documenting as much of the goings on in Budapest as possible.
Every ICAWC includes the chance to visit a local animal shelter and learn from [...]
The dates for the 11th International Companion Animal Welfare Conference have been announced!
7th-9th October 2009
BUDAPEST, Hungary
HOTEL HÉLIAH-1133 BudapestKàrpàt u. 62-64
www.danubiushotels.com/helia
A full programme and details of how to register will be available very soon; in the meantime, please let us know if there’s anything you’d particularly like us to feature at hq-icawc@dogstrust.org.uk.
You can also read the [...]
It’s been a couple of weeks since ICAWC 2008 ended and we’ve been busy doing helpful things like uploading all the presentations and handouts to the website, preparing for International training that will be happening later this week, replying to feedback and comments and so forth.
We’ve also been discussing next year’s ICAWC; well, you don’t [...]
Still with us? Just joined us? Either way, welcome! Today I’ll be furiously liveblogging presentations on rewarding companions, practical tips for avoiding stress in companion animal handling, vision, feral cats, TNR and Pets In Europe. Then I’ll suddenly go very silent (and possibly a little green) because I’ll be the one on stage! I have [...]
Previous presentation: Tellington Touch – Sarah Fisher
David Newall, the former Deputy Director General of Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, now consults for Dogs Trust on international development. He is offering the chance for ICAWC delegates to gain training and experience through Dogs Trust.
4:35: “Welfare evolves, and we learn as well.” The training can be a [...]