16 August 2024
The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) and the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) are proud to announce that Dr Birte Nielsen, our Research Director, has been appointed as a Visiting Professor at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh.
26 June 2024
HSA held a one-day seminar Animal welfare during transport and slaughter – hot topics 2024, highlighting current issues and latest developments. Saturday 26 October 2024, Edinburgh. The talks can be viewed on the Seminar webpage here.
13 June 2024
The recipient of the 2024 Special Travel Award is Dr Han Quang Hanh, a senior lecturer at Vietnam National University of Agriculture. Dr Hanh will travel to Aarhus University in Denmark to collaborate with Professor Mette S Herskin’s research group: ANIVET Behaviour, Stress, and Welfare.
15 May 2024
The Humane Slaughter Association’s position regarding the slaughter of all animals is that they should be killed as humanely as possible with every reasonable effort made to reduce pain, suffering and distress to an absolute minimum.
23 April 2024
We have created a new page on our website that provides details of recently published scientific articles covering the welfare of animals in markets, during transport, and at slaughter.
19 April 2024
HSA will be attending:
National Beef Expo, 27 April
Pig and Poultry,15-16 May
Welsh Smallholding and Country Festival,18-19 May
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