Animal Welfare Professionals

This webcast was recorded on Thursday, May 11 at 12n PDT.

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Animal well-being represents how an animal experiences their life. It characterizes the overall mental experiences of an animal and is a subjective concept that cannot be directly measured. Instead, well-being indicators are used to cautiously infer mental experiences from resource provisions, management factors and a range of animal-based measures. The Five Domains Model is a holistic and structured framework for gathering together these indicators and assessing animal well-being. It is used to systematically assess the well-being of animals in a range of contexts and explicitly focuses on an animal's mental experiences. 

The Five Domains Model is used internationally to assess animal well-being in a range of contexts. The Model also represents a framework that could be used to advance animal care – by drawing attention to a wide range of areas where we can make improvements. While animal well-being is an animal-centered concept (i.e., the focus is on assessing an animal's mental experiences), animal care is human-centered (i.e., the focus is on what we can provide for animals). Animal care encourages those responsible for animals to consider providing them with a range of opportunities so that they can have a good life. The aim of this presentation is to demonstrate how the Five Domains can be used to scientifically assess animal well-being and how they also provide a means of considering how best to care for animals.

This webcast has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval and 1 hour of CAWA and NACA CE credit.

About the presenter

Kat Littlewood, BVSc(Dist), PGDipVCS(Dist), PhD, AFHEA, FANZCVS(AWSEL)

Dr. Littlewood is a veterinarian and Lecturer in Animal Welfare within Tāwharau Ora (School of Veterinary Science) at Massey University. She is a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics, & Law.

Kat's research employs social science approaches to better understand complex human-animal interactions and ethically challenging situations. She aims to develop a nuanced understanding of why and how people make the decisions they do about how animals are managed. Kat also works to operationalize the Five Domains Model for animal well-being assessment and training. 

Major research themes include: Understanding how animal well-being is conceptualized by different people; Exploring how human values, attitudes, and behaviors influence animal well-being; Developing systematic scientific strategies to evaluate animal well-being; and Implementation of animal well-being policy and standards.

#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment
#Conferences,WorkshopsandWebcasts
#EducationandTraining

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alison gibson
Senior Media Specialist
Maddie's Fund
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Great presentation!  Very thought provoking, especially from the Community Cat environment.  

This webcast was recorded on Thursday, May 11 at 12n PDT.

WATCH THE RECORDING

Animal well-being represents how an animal experiences their life. It characterizes the overall mental experiences of an animal and is a subjective concept that cannot be directly measured. Instead, well-being indicators are used to cautiously infer mental experiences from resource provisions, management factors and a range of animal-based measures. The Five Domains Model is a holistic and structured framework for gathering together these indicators and assessing animal well-being. It is used to systematically assess the well-being of animals in a range of contexts and explicitly focuses on an animal's mental experiences. 

The Five Domains Model is used internationally to assess animal well-being in a range of contexts. The Model also represents a framework that could be used to advance animal care – by drawing attention to a wide range of areas where we can make improvements. While animal well-being is an animal-centered concept (i.e., the focus is on assessing an animal's mental experiences), animal care is human-centered (i.e., the focus is on what we can provide for animals). Animal care encourages those responsible for animals to consider providing them with a range of opportunities so that they can have a good life. The aim of this presentation is to demonstrate how the Five Domains can be used to scientifically assess animal well-being and how they also provide a means of considering how best to care for animals.

This webcast has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval and 1 hour of CAWA and NACA CE credit.

About the presenter

Kat Littlewood, BVSc(Dist), PGDipVCS(Dist), PhD, AFHEA, FANZCVS(AWSEL)

Dr. Littlewood is a veterinarian and Lecturer in Animal Welfare within Tāwharau Ora (School of Veterinary Science) at Massey University. She is a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics, & Law.

Kat's research employs social science approaches to better understand complex human-animal interactions and ethically challenging situations. She aims to develop a nuanced understanding of why and how people make the decisions they do about how animals are managed. Kat also works to operationalize the Five Domains Model for animal well-being assessment and training. 

Major research themes include: Understanding how animal well-being is conceptualized by different people; Exploring how human values, attitudes, and behaviors influence animal well-being; Developing systematic scientific strategies to evaluate animal well-being; and Implementation of animal well-being policy and standards.

#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment
#Conferences,WorkshopsandWebcasts
#EducationandTraining

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alison gibson
Senior Media Specialist
Maddie's Fund
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This webcast was recorded on Thursday, May 11 at 12n PDT.

WATCH THE RECORDING

Animal well-being represents how an animal experiences their life. It characterizes the overall mental experiences of an animal and is a subjective concept that cannot be directly measured. Instead, well-being indicators are used to cautiously infer mental experiences from resource provisions, management factors and a range of animal-based measures. The Five Domains Model is a holistic and structured framework for gathering together these indicators and assessing animal well-being. It is used to systematically assess the well-being of animals in a range of contexts and explicitly focuses on an animal's mental experiences. 

The Five Domains Model is used internationally to assess animal well-being in a range of contexts. The Model also represents a framework that could be used to advance animal care – by drawing attention to a wide range of areas where we can make improvements. While animal well-being is an animal-centered concept (i.e., the focus is on assessing an animal's mental experiences), animal care is human-centered (i.e., the focus is on what we can provide for animals). Animal care encourages those responsible for animals to consider providing them with a range of opportunities so that they can have a good life. The aim of this presentation is to demonstrate how the Five Domains can be used to scientifically assess animal well-being and how they also provide a means of considering how best to care for animals.

This webcast has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval and 1 hour of CAWA and NACA CE credit.

About the presenter

Kat Littlewood, BVSc(Dist), PGDipVCS(Dist), PhD, AFHEA, FANZCVS(AWSEL)

Dr. Littlewood is a veterinarian and Lecturer in Animal Welfare within Tāwharau Ora (School of Veterinary Science) at Massey University. She is a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics, & Law.

Kat's research employs social science approaches to better understand complex human-animal interactions and ethically challenging situations. She aims to develop a nuanced understanding of why and how people make the decisions they do about how animals are managed. Kat also works to operationalize the Five Domains Model for animal well-being assessment and training. 

Major research themes include: Understanding how animal well-being is conceptualized by different people; Exploring how human values, attitudes, and behaviors influence animal well-being; Developing systematic scientific strategies to evaluate animal well-being; and Implementation of animal well-being policy and standards.

#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment
#Conferences,WorkshopsandWebcasts
#EducationandTraining

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alison gibson
Senior Media Specialist
Maddie's Fund
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Wonderful session! Incredibly informative and clear. Speaks particularly well to the case management approach and critical importance of pet behavioral health and wellness. Thank you for all of your work in this area, Dr. Littlewood! 

This webcast was recorded on Thursday, May 11 at 12n PDT.

WATCH THE RECORDING

Animal well-being represents how an animal experiences their life. It characterizes the overall mental experiences of an animal and is a subjective concept that cannot be directly measured. Instead, well-being indicators are used to cautiously infer mental experiences from resource provisions, management factors and a range of animal-based measures. The Five Domains Model is a holistic and structured framework for gathering together these indicators and assessing animal well-being. It is used to systematically assess the well-being of animals in a range of contexts and explicitly focuses on an animal's mental experiences. 

The Five Domains Model is used internationally to assess animal well-being in a range of contexts. The Model also represents a framework that could be used to advance animal care – by drawing attention to a wide range of areas where we can make improvements. While animal well-being is an animal-centered concept (i.e., the focus is on assessing an animal's mental experiences), animal care is human-centered (i.e., the focus is on what we can provide for animals). Animal care encourages those responsible for animals to consider providing them with a range of opportunities so that they can have a good life. The aim of this presentation is to demonstrate how the Five Domains can be used to scientifically assess animal well-being and how they also provide a means of considering how best to care for animals.

This webcast has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval and 1 hour of CAWA and NACA CE credit.

About the presenter

Kat Littlewood, BVSc(Dist), PGDipVCS(Dist), PhD, AFHEA, FANZCVS(AWSEL)

Dr. Littlewood is a veterinarian and Lecturer in Animal Welfare within Tāwharau Ora (School of Veterinary Science) at Massey University. She is a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics, & Law.

Kat's research employs social science approaches to better understand complex human-animal interactions and ethically challenging situations. She aims to develop a nuanced understanding of why and how people make the decisions they do about how animals are managed. Kat also works to operationalize the Five Domains Model for animal well-being assessment and training. 

Major research themes include: Understanding how animal well-being is conceptualized by different people; Exploring how human values, attitudes, and behaviors influence animal well-being; Developing systematic scientific strategies to evaluate animal well-being; and Implementation of animal well-being policy and standards.

#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment
#Conferences,WorkshopsandWebcasts
#EducationandTraining

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alison gibson
Senior Media Specialist
Maddie's Fund
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This webcast was recorded on Thursday, May 11 at 12n PDT.

WATCH THE RECORDING

Animal well-being represents how an animal experiences their life. It characterizes the overall mental experiences of an animal and is a subjective concept that cannot be directly measured. Instead, well-being indicators are used to cautiously infer mental experiences from resource provisions, management factors and a range of animal-based measures. The Five Domains Model is a holistic and structured framework for gathering together these indicators and assessing animal well-being. It is used to systematically assess the well-being of animals in a range of contexts and explicitly focuses on an animal's mental experiences. 

The Five Domains Model is used internationally to assess animal well-being in a range of contexts. The Model also represents a framework that could be used to advance animal care – by drawing attention to a wide range of areas where we can make improvements. While animal well-being is an animal-centered concept (i.e., the focus is on assessing an animal's mental experiences), animal care is human-centered (i.e., the focus is on what we can provide for animals). Animal care encourages those responsible for animals to consider providing them with a range of opportunities so that they can have a good life. The aim of this presentation is to demonstrate how the Five Domains can be used to scientifically assess animal well-being and how they also provide a means of considering how best to care for animals.

This webcast has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval and 1 hour of CAWA and NACA CE credit.

About the presenter

Kat Littlewood, BVSc(Dist), PGDipVCS(Dist), PhD, AFHEA, FANZCVS(AWSEL)

Dr. Littlewood is a veterinarian and Lecturer in Animal Welfare within Tāwharau Ora (School of Veterinary Science) at Massey University. She is a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics, & Law.

Kat's research employs social science approaches to better understand complex human-animal interactions and ethically challenging situations. She aims to develop a nuanced understanding of why and how people make the decisions they do about how animals are managed. Kat also works to operationalize the Five Domains Model for animal well-being assessment and training. 

Major research themes include: Understanding how animal well-being is conceptualized by different people; Exploring how human values, attitudes, and behaviors influence animal well-being; Developing systematic scientific strategies to evaluate animal well-being; and Implementation of animal well-being policy and standards.

#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment
#Conferences,WorkshopsandWebcasts
#EducationandTraining

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alison gibson
Senior Media Specialist
Maddie's Fund
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This webcast was recorded on Thursday, May 11 at 12n PDT.

WATCH THE RECORDING

Animal well-being represents how an animal experiences their life. It characterizes the overall mental experiences of an animal and is a subjective concept that cannot be directly measured. Instead, well-being indicators are used to cautiously infer mental experiences from resource provisions, management factors and a range of animal-based measures. The Five Domains Model is a holistic and structured framework for gathering together these indicators and assessing animal well-being. It is used to systematically assess the well-being of animals in a range of contexts and explicitly focuses on an animal's mental experiences. 

The Five Domains Model is used internationally to assess animal well-being in a range of contexts. The Model also represents a framework that could be used to advance animal care – by drawing attention to a wide range of areas where we can make improvements. While animal well-being is an animal-centered concept (i.e., the focus is on assessing an animal's mental experiences), animal care is human-centered (i.e., the focus is on what we can provide for animals). Animal care encourages those responsible for animals to consider providing them with a range of opportunities so that they can have a good life. The aim of this presentation is to demonstrate how the Five Domains can be used to scientifically assess animal well-being and how they also provide a means of considering how best to care for animals.

This webcast has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval and 1 hour of CAWA and NACA CE credit.

About the presenter

Kat Littlewood, BVSc(Dist), PGDipVCS(Dist), PhD, AFHEA, FANZCVS(AWSEL)

Dr. Littlewood is a veterinarian and Lecturer in Animal Welfare within Tāwharau Ora (School of Veterinary Science) at Massey University. She is a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics, & Law.

Kat's research employs social science approaches to better understand complex human-animal interactions and ethically challenging situations. She aims to develop a nuanced understanding of why and how people make the decisions they do about how animals are managed. Kat also works to operationalize the Five Domains Model for animal well-being assessment and training. 

Major research themes include: Understanding how animal well-being is conceptualized by different people; Exploring how human values, attitudes, and behaviors influence animal well-being; Developing systematic scientific strategies to evaluate animal well-being; and Implementation of animal well-being policy and standards.

#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment
#Conferences,WorkshopsandWebcasts
#EducationandTraining

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alison gibson
Senior Media Specialist
Maddie's Fund
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I was just re-watching this webinar, and I have to admit that I'm a bit confused about where enrichment falls. For example, what if you provide all of a rabbit's daily pellet ration in a treat ball they have to roll around? Would that fall under Domains 1 and 4, or is enrichment always just Domain 4?

Thanks so much!

Meghann Cant

Manager, Companion Animal Welfare Science & Policy

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Meghann Cant
British Columbia SPCA

Original Message:
Sent: 02-22-2023 11:55 AM
From: alison gibson
Subject: Maddie's Insights webcast May 11, 2023: The Five Domains of Animal Care Model

This webcast was recorded on Thursday, May 11 at 12n PDT.

WATCH THE RECORDING

Animal well-being represents how an animal experiences their life. It characterizes the overall mental experiences of an animal and is a subjective concept that cannot be directly measured. Instead, well-being indicators are used to cautiously infer mental experiences from resource provisions, management factors and a range of animal-based measures. The Five Domains Model is a holistic and structured framework for gathering together these indicators and assessing animal well-being. It is used to systematically assess the well-being of animals in a range of contexts and explicitly focuses on an animal's mental experiences. 

The Five Domains Model is used internationally to assess animal well-being in a range of contexts. The Model also represents a framework that could be used to advance animal care – by drawing attention to a wide range of areas where we can make improvements. While animal well-being is an animal-centered concept (i.e., the focus is on assessing an animal's mental experiences), animal care is human-centered (i.e., the focus is on what we can provide for animals). Animal care encourages those responsible for animals to consider providing them with a range of opportunities so that they can have a good life. The aim of this presentation is to demonstrate how the Five Domains can be used to scientifically assess animal well-being and how they also provide a means of considering how best to care for animals.

This webcast has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval and 1 hour of CAWA and NACA CE credit.

About the presenter

Kat Littlewood, BVSc(Dist), PGDipVCS(Dist), PhD, AFHEA, FANZCVS(AWSEL)

Dr. Littlewood is a veterinarian and Lecturer in Animal Welfare within Tāwharau Ora (School of Veterinary Science) at Massey University. She is a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics, & Law.

Kat's research employs social science approaches to better understand complex human-animal interactions and ethically challenging situations. She aims to develop a nuanced understanding of why and how people make the decisions they do about how animals are managed. Kat also works to operationalize the Five Domains Model for animal well-being assessment and training. 

Major research themes include: Understanding how animal well-being is conceptualized by different people; Exploring how human values, attitudes, and behaviors influence animal well-being; Developing systematic scientific strategies to evaluate animal well-being; and Implementation of animal well-being policy and standards.

#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment
#Conferences,WorkshopsandWebcasts
#EducationandTraining

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alison gibson
Senior Media Specialist
Maddie's Fund
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Hello @Meghann Cant,

Thank you for your question and for watching the webcast.  I sent your inquiry to  Dr. Littlewood and will let you know as soon as I hear back from her. 

Very sincerely,

Alison

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alison gibson
Senior Media Specialist
Maddie's Fund

Original Message:
Sent: 08-08-2023 12:53 PM
From: Meghann Cant
Subject: Maddie's Insights webcast May 11, 2023: The Five Domains of Animal Care Model

I was just re-watching this webinar, and I have to admit that I'm a bit confused about where enrichment falls. For example, what if you provide all of a rabbit's daily pellet ration in a treat ball they have to roll around? Would that fall under Domains 1 and 4, or is enrichment always just Domain 4?

Thanks so much!

Meghann Cant

Manager, Companion Animal Welfare Science & Policy

------------------------------
Meghann Cant
British Columbia SPCA

Original Message:
Sent: 02-22-2023 11:55 AM
From: alison gibson
Subject: Maddie's Insights webcast May 11, 2023: The Five Domains of Animal Care Model

This webcast was recorded on Thursday, May 11 at 12n PDT.

WATCH THE RECORDING

Animal well-being represents how an animal experiences their life. It characterizes the overall mental experiences of an animal and is a subjective concept that cannot be directly measured. Instead, well-being indicators are used to cautiously infer mental experiences from resource provisions, management factors and a range of animal-based measures. The Five Domains Model is a holistic and structured framework for gathering together these indicators and assessing animal well-being. It is used to systematically assess the well-being of animals in a range of contexts and explicitly focuses on an animal's mental experiences. 

The Five Domains Model is used internationally to assess animal well-being in a range of contexts. The Model also represents a framework that could be used to advance animal care – by drawing attention to a wide range of areas where we can make improvements. While animal well-being is an animal-centered concept (i.e., the focus is on assessing an animal's mental experiences), animal care is human-centered (i.e., the focus is on what we can provide for animals). Animal care encourages those responsible for animals to consider providing them with a range of opportunities so that they can have a good life. The aim of this presentation is to demonstrate how the Five Domains can be used to scientifically assess animal well-being and how they also provide a means of considering how best to care for animals.

This webcast has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval and 1 hour of CAWA and NACA CE credit.

About the presenter

Kat Littlewood, BVSc(Dist), PGDipVCS(Dist), PhD, AFHEA, FANZCVS(AWSEL)

Dr. Littlewood is a veterinarian and Lecturer in Animal Welfare within Tāwharau Ora (School of Veterinary Science) at Massey University. She is a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics, & Law.

Kat's research employs social science approaches to better understand complex human-animal interactions and ethically challenging situations. She aims to develop a nuanced understanding of why and how people make the decisions they do about how animals are managed. Kat also works to operationalize the Five Domains Model for animal well-being assessment and training. 

Major research themes include: Understanding how animal well-being is conceptualized by different people; Exploring how human values, attitudes, and behaviors influence animal well-being; Developing systematic scientific strategies to evaluate animal well-being; and Implementation of animal well-being policy and standards.

#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment
#Conferences,WorkshopsandWebcasts
#EducationandTraining

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alison gibson
Senior Media Specialist
Maddie's Fund
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Thank you, Alison!

Meghann

Manager, Companion Animal Welfare Science & Policy

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Meghann Cant
British Columbia SPCA

Original Message:
Sent: 08-08-2023 04:44 PM
From: alison gibson
Subject: Maddie's Insights webcast May 11, 2023: The Five Domains of Animal Care Model

Hello @Meghann Cant,

Thank you for your question and for watching the webcast.  I sent your inquiry to  Dr. Littlewood and will let you know as soon as I hear back from her. 

Very sincerely,

Alison

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alison gibson
Senior Media Specialist
Maddie's Fund

Original Message:
Sent: 08-08-2023 12:53 PM
From: Meghann Cant
Subject: Maddie's Insights webcast May 11, 2023: The Five Domains of Animal Care Model

I was just re-watching this webinar, and I have to admit that I'm a bit confused about where enrichment falls. For example, what if you provide all of a rabbit's daily pellet ration in a treat ball they have to roll around? Would that fall under Domains 1 and 4, or is enrichment always just Domain 4?

Thanks so much!

Meghann Cant

Manager, Companion Animal Welfare Science & Policy

------------------------------
Meghann Cant
British Columbia SPCA

Original Message:
Sent: 02-22-2023 11:55 AM
From: alison gibson
Subject: Maddie's Insights webcast May 11, 2023: The Five Domains of Animal Care Model

This webcast was recorded on Thursday, May 11 at 12n PDT.

WATCH THE RECORDING

Animal well-being represents how an animal experiences their life. It characterizes the overall mental experiences of an animal and is a subjective concept that cannot be directly measured. Instead, well-being indicators are used to cautiously infer mental experiences from resource provisions, management factors and a range of animal-based measures. The Five Domains Model is a holistic and structured framework for gathering together these indicators and assessing animal well-being. It is used to systematically assess the well-being of animals in a range of contexts and explicitly focuses on an animal's mental experiences. 

The Five Domains Model is used internationally to assess animal well-being in a range of contexts. The Model also represents a framework that could be used to advance animal care – by drawing attention to a wide range of areas where we can make improvements. While animal well-being is an animal-centered concept (i.e., the focus is on assessing an animal's mental experiences), animal care is human-centered (i.e., the focus is on what we can provide for animals). Animal care encourages those responsible for animals to consider providing them with a range of opportunities so that they can have a good life. The aim of this presentation is to demonstrate how the Five Domains can be used to scientifically assess animal well-being and how they also provide a means of considering how best to care for animals.

This webcast has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval and 1 hour of CAWA and NACA CE credit.

About the presenter

Kat Littlewood, BVSc(Dist), PGDipVCS(Dist), PhD, AFHEA, FANZCVS(AWSEL)

Dr. Littlewood is a veterinarian and Lecturer in Animal Welfare within Tāwharau Ora (School of Veterinary Science) at Massey University. She is a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics, & Law.

Kat's research employs social science approaches to better understand complex human-animal interactions and ethically challenging situations. She aims to develop a nuanced understanding of why and how people make the decisions they do about how animals are managed. Kat also works to operationalize the Five Domains Model for animal well-being assessment and training. 

Major research themes include: Understanding how animal well-being is conceptualized by different people; Exploring how human values, attitudes, and behaviors influence animal well-being; Developing systematic scientific strategies to evaluate animal well-being; and Implementation of animal well-being policy and standards.

#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment
#Conferences,WorkshopsandWebcasts
#EducationandTraining

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alison gibson
Senior Media Specialist
Maddie's Fund
------------------------------

I was just re-watching this webinar, and I have to admit that I'm a bit confused about where enrichment falls. For example, what if you provide all of a rabbit's daily pellet ration in a treat ball they have to roll around? Would that fall under Domains 1 and 4, or is enrichment always just Domain 4?

Thanks so much!

Meghann Cant

Manager, Companion Animal Welfare Science & Policy

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Meghann Cant
British Columbia SPCA

Original Message:
Sent: 02-22-2023 11:55 AM
From: alison gibson
Subject: Maddie's Insights webcast May 11, 2023: The Five Domains of Animal Care Model

This webcast was recorded on Thursday, May 11 at 12n PDT.

WATCH THE RECORDING

Animal well-being represents how an animal experiences their life. It characterizes the overall mental experiences of an animal and is a subjective concept that cannot be directly measured. Instead, well-being indicators are used to cautiously infer mental experiences from resource provisions, management factors and a range of animal-based measures. The Five Domains Model is a holistic and structured framework for gathering together these indicators and assessing animal well-being. It is used to systematically assess the well-being of animals in a range of contexts and explicitly focuses on an animal's mental experiences. 

The Five Domains Model is used internationally to assess animal well-being in a range of contexts. The Model also represents a framework that could be used to advance animal care – by drawing attention to a wide range of areas where we can make improvements. While animal well-being is an animal-centered concept (i.e., the focus is on assessing an animal's mental experiences), animal care is human-centered (i.e., the focus is on what we can provide for animals). Animal care encourages those responsible for animals to consider providing them with a range of opportunities so that they can have a good life. The aim of this presentation is to demonstrate how the Five Domains can be used to scientifically assess animal well-being and how they also provide a means of considering how best to care for animals.

This webcast has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval and 1 hour of CAWA and NACA CE credit.

About the presenter

Kat Littlewood, BVSc(Dist), PGDipVCS(Dist), PhD, AFHEA, FANZCVS(AWSEL)

Dr. Littlewood is a veterinarian and Lecturer in Animal Welfare within Tāwharau Ora (School of Veterinary Science) at Massey University. She is a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics, & Law.

Kat's research employs social science approaches to better understand complex human-animal interactions and ethically challenging situations. She aims to develop a nuanced understanding of why and how people make the decisions they do about how animals are managed. Kat also works to operationalize the Five Domains Model for animal well-being assessment and training. 

Major research themes include: Understanding how animal well-being is conceptualized by different people; Exploring how human values, attitudes, and behaviors influence animal well-being; Developing systematic scientific strategies to evaluate animal well-being; and Implementation of animal well-being policy and standards.

#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment
#Conferences,WorkshopsandWebcasts
#EducationandTraining

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alison gibson
Senior Media Specialist
Maddie's Fund
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