2.  Definition of Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary: => "the avoidance of abuse and exploitation of animals by humans by maintaining appropriate standards of accommodation, feeding and general care, the prevention and treatment of disease and the assurance of freedom from harassment, and unnecessary discomfort and pain.” What is animal welfare?

3.  Lots of opportunities to collaborate with international organizations as: 1.The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) http://www.wspa-international.org/ 2.The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) http://www.wsava.org/ 3.Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) http://www.fve.org/ Why join the AWC?

4.  For your future CV (it shows initiative)  To learn working with different nationalities around the world  Great proffesional and life experience  See what’s out there around animal welfare and to grow futher in this sector  giving a bit of myself to benefit animal welfare and to improve it at our student level Why join the AWC?

5.  Promote international organisations worldwide, but also close to your home.  We can organize Animal Welfare workshops to get more people involved  Publish articles about in the IVSA Newsletter and Journal  Motivate our members to improve the standard of animal welfare  Many others… What can we do?

6. A) Encourage veterinary students to use their knowledge and abilities for the benefit of both animals and humans. B) Raise the overall standard of veterinary education worldwide. C) Actively support measures to improve the standard of animal welfare worldwide. D) Provide opportunities for veterinary students to undertake education in important areas outside traditional veterinary training. E) Encourage cooperation between members, veterinary student associations and international organizations. Objective of IVSA and also the AWC

7.  Collect data of different projects of Animal Welfare and make basis to grow further  Communicate with the different organization to get them involved and exchange information  But open to any suggestion of you to improve animal welfare and animal condition, and to improve knowledge on animal welfare -> so your creative thinking is welcome, your input is really important in this committee How will we start?

8.  Fill in the Application form for the Animal Welfare committee  You have time until 20 September 2013 to fill this in and send it to animalwelfare@ivsa.organimalwelfare@ivsa.org How to join?

9.  Don't hesitate and email us. => animalwelfare@ivsa.org  Or visit our facebookpage and IVSA-page  https://www.facebook.com/ivsaanimalwelfare?ref=hl https://www.facebook.com/ivsaanimalwelfare?ref=hl  http://ivsa.org/projects/standing-committee/awc/ http://ivsa.org/projects/standing-committee/awc/ Need more information or you have questions?

10. Thank you for your time and hope you apply for a position is this unique committee