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RAWC annual meeting 2022

RAWC annual meeting of 2022 was held in Terme Tuhelj, Croatia on 27-28 November. The meeting was organized as a series of lectures and in the final part active discussions regarding several hot regional animal welfare topics such as – fish welfare, the welfare of working animals, welfare in disaster situations, and the development of […]

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Training of DPM trainers

Dog population management in the region is still a targeted priority by RAWC. Most countries in the Balkans have national legislation regulating the control of dogs and set rules for owned animals, including commercial breeding and keeping of animals, as well as identification of animals. The management of dog populations remains to be a challenge […]

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1st RAWC CONFERENCE going online free of charge on 24-25 of June 2021

We would like to inform you that the Organising Committee of the 1st RAWC Scientific Conference reached a decision to hold an online event on 24-25 of June 2021. Although our preference would have been to organize a live event,  due to the current COVID-19 situation and so many uncertainties still surrounding it, the Committee believes […]

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Better Science for Better Animal Welfare – conference program

Dear friends and partners, We are very happy to publish draft PROGRAM for the upcoming 1st RAWC Scientific conference. As you all know Conference will take place on 10-11. of March 2020, in Thessaloniki, Greece. We would like to use this opportunity to thank all of you for submitting your very interesting abstracts and please share the news […]

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Call for Papers – RAWC Conference 2020

  We call on our members, as well as scientists and particularly young scholars, to participate in this conference by presenting a paper, oral or poster, and taking an active role in our network. The main theme of our first scientific conference is “Better science for better animal welfare”.       Main conference topics: Animals in communities (companion […]

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3rd RSPCA international meeting – Focus on severe suffering – Avoiding mortality

3rd RSPCA international meeting focusing on severe suffering – Avoiding mortality will be organised in association with the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens on 10-11 October 2019, in Athens, Greece. To register for this meeting, please complete this short form. There will be NO delegate fee charged for attending. Lunch and refreshments will […]

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Better Science For Better Animal Welfare

The most important role of RAWC is to provide scientific and technical advice to national bodies and to disseminate research findings and technical innovations. The 1st Scientific Animal Welfare Conference of RAWC would like to gather the regional specialists and experts to exchange and share their views in order to promote animal welfare science in […]

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RAWC trainers held a workshop at the OIE 3rd Stray dog Workshop for Balkan countries

During April 2018, RAWC has received the invitation from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OiE) for DPM Trainers speak at the 3rd Stray dog Workshop for Balkan countries, in Belgrade, Serbia which we gladly accepted. All our five trainers held a combined two hour workshop for participants at the OiE Regional Workshop on the topic […]

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Training DPM Trainers in Skopje

Dog population management in the region is one of the targeted priorities set by RAWC. Most countries in the Balkans have national legislation regulating control of stray dogs and set rules for owned animals, including commercial breeding and keeping of animals, as well as identification of animals. The management of stray dog populations remains to […]

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3rd annual Animal Welfare Experts workshop – Bled, Slovenia

Regional Animal Welfare Centre organised a two day workshop “Regional approach to the implementation and enforcement of animal Regulation 1099/2009”. Workshop was held on on 22nd – 23rd of March 2017, in Bled, Slovenia. The workshop was organised as a series of lectures, discussions and panels, and for more details the agenda is available HERE. The aim of the […]

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Workshop announcement: Regional approach to the implementation and enforcement of Reg. (EC) 1099/2009

As an outcome of Steering Committee meeting from Skopje, RAWC is proud to announce the organisation of our annual workshop – Regional approach to the implementation and enforcement of Regulation (EC) 1099/2009. Workshop will take place in Hotel Park, Bled, Slovenia from 22nd – 23th of March 2017, and working agenda can be found HERE. Invited speakers to […]

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Guidelines on ethics regarding animal research – published

RAWC is proud to present guidelines regarding ethics in animal experiments writen by prof Marijana Vučinić, PhD, and prof Vlatko Ilieski, PhD, both members of RAWC Steering Committee. Full title of the guidelines is: About ethical evaluation and methods of conducting retrospective analysis and cost-benefit analysis of experiments that are carried out on animals.  We […]