A new initiative has been launched within the SoA 25 project, part of the European Partnership for Animal Health and Welfare (EUPAHW), with the objective of developing systems for real-time animal welfare monitoring. The project aims to provide scientific and technical insights that will support future policymaking related to animal welfare on farms, during transport, […]
Category: Farm animals
The two-day professional workshop “Animal Welfare, Environment and Zoonoses: Where One Health Pathways Intersect” was held on 26–27 January 2026 at Hotel Terme Tuhelj, Croatia. The workshop was jointly organised by the Regional Animal Welfare Centre (RAWC) and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, with the great support of RSPCA Europe. This workshop […]
The Regional Animal Welfare Centre (RAWC) actively participated in the Regional Workshop on Animal Welfare During Slaughter and on Developing National Action Plans for Animal Welfare, organised by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) – Regional Representation for Europe, in collaboration with the European Union and hosted by Albania. The workshop took place in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Regional Animal Welfare Centre in cooperation with Animal Welfare Unit of the Croatian Veterinary Institute (CVI) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) organised a two day meeting “Vision for the future of Animal welfare in the Balkans”. Meeting was held on on 6th to 7th of May 2015, in Terme […]
Raising farmer awareness and engaging with small scale farmers to establish an effective and targeted regional approach and to explore new business models Current status: Compared with the size of agricultural holdings of EU Member States from 2010 (Eurostat FSS 2007/2010), the average size of a Croatian farm is below the EU average. In 2010, […]