Introduction to Animal Welfare

Overview

Introduction and learning outcomes:

This module provides a basic introduction and overview of animal welfare, providing information on general animal welfare principles and rationale. We also briefly discuss animal categories based on their welfare needs and considerations, the concept of the five freedoms and domains of animal welfare, and common animal welfare violations and practices. Lastly, we provide insights into provisional global and country-level legal frameworks on Animal Welfare.

Curriculum

7 Sections
12 Lessons
4 Hours

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1. History and Trends of Animal Welfare
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2. Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare
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3. Five Domains of Animal Welfare
4
4. Animal groups considerations for Welfare
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5. Animal Welfare Violations
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6. Legal Frameworks for Animal Welfare
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7. How can we promote Animal Welfare in Africa?
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Instructor

Animal Welfare Courses Admin

Kikiope Oluwarore

Dr. Kikiope is a veterinarian and the founder of One Health and Development Initiative (OHDI). She has over 12 years of interrelated experience in One Health and Animal Welfare programming, research, and nonprofit management. She acquired her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria; is a Commonwealth Scholar alumnus, completing her M.Sc. degree in Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland; and is currently engaged in a PhD program at the University of Abuja, Nigeria. While she currently consults for the World Health Organization (WHO), she has previously consulted/managed projects at the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), Animal Advocacy Africa (AAA), Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW), Education as a Vaccine (EVA), and Forward Africa. Furthermore, she is an alumnus of the Commonwealth Scholarships (2014), Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative (CYFI) of the United States Consulate (2014), and the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation program (2021).