Animal Welfare Professionals

Maddie's® Insights is our ongoing webcast series with practical tips based on current research to help pets and people. Our guest speakers for the November 13th webcast introduces you to an innovative, cloud-based tool scores physical, behavioral/psychological, environmental, and procedural factors-revealing trends, pinpointing key events, and helping you take targeted action to improve quality of life.

Our host @Sheila Segurson (she/her) is joined by Drs. @Rachel Malkani, PhD, Group Clinical Research Lead for IVC Evidensia and @Sarah Wolfensohn, OBE, BSc, MA, VetMB, FRSB, DipECAWBM, FRCVS and Director of  Welfare Assessment Technologies, Ltd. 

WHEN: Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 12n Pacific, 2p Central and 3p Eastern for one hour

Watch the recording here to earn a certificate of attendance for continuing education credit.

The Animal Welfare Assessment Grid (AWAG www.awag.org.uk) is a powerful, cloud-based tool designed to track and visualize the welfare and lifetime experiences of animals. By turning husbandry and veterinary records into clear, easy-to-read graphics, AWAG transforms complex welfare data into compelling visual evidence-making it easier to communicate with decision-makers, support strategies for change, or substantiate welfare-related marketing claims. Its unique time-based approach looks beyond single moments in time, providing a whole-life perspective that helps animal care professionals plan timely, targeted interventions to improve or safeguard quality of life.

Built around the five domains model, AWAG evaluates four key parameters-physical, behavioral/psychological, environmental, and procedural-each of which can be tailored to suit different species and animal-use contexts. The tool identifies significant events that impact welfare and calculates a Cumulative Welfare Assessment Score (CWAS) over time, allowing users to see trends in an animal's quality of life at a glance. By highlighting specific areas for refinement, AWAG empowers carers, researchers, and organizations to make data-driven decisions that directly enhance animal welfare. This webcast explores how AWAG works, its flexibility across settings, and how its lifetime approach to animal well-being sets it apart from other assessment methods.

Attendees will learn about:
• The structure and utility of the AWAG in assessing canine welfare
• The scoring and interpret what scores mean
• The factors scored in dogs
• Predictors of behaviour disorders and their implications for clinical practice
• Future applications of the AWAG and utilise its potential to improve well-being

Earn continuing education credit from The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement towards 1.0 CAWA CEs. This webinar has also been pre-approved for 1.0 continuing education credits by the National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA). It has also been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval. 

About the speakers

Sarah Wolfensohn, OBE, BSc (Hons), MA, VetMB, FRSB, DipECAWBM, FRCVS, Director, Welfare Assessment Technologies, Ltd.

Sarah's first degree in was in Physiology from University College London, she then read Veterinary Medicine at Churchill College, Cambridge.  She spent a number of years in general practice, both small animal and mixed. She was Head of Veterinary Services at the University of Oxford for nearly 20 years, leaving there in 2010.  She was then Professor of Animal Welfare at the veterinary school at the University of Surrey for 10 years.  She is now an Emerita Professor, a Director of Welfare Assessment Technologies Ltd, and is an independent consultant on animal health and welfare advising various sectors, including government, on animal welfare. She is a European specialist in Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law. Her particular areas of expertise are assessment of animal welfare and lifetime experience and ethical evaluation of projects.  She has published books, research papers and review articles; presented papers at international conferences and has extensive experience of working on committees. She was awarded an OBE for services to animal welfare in the Queen's birthday honors in 2012 and Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2019.

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Alison Gibson
Media Projects Manager
Maddie's Fund
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Drs. Wolfensohn and Malkani shared these resources:

Presentation slides (attached)

Original research article (Frontiers in Veterinary Science (September 2022) https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.940017/full

The Five Domains Model https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Domains_model

Animal Welfare Assessment Grid - AWAG http://www.awag.org.uk

Welfare Assessment Technologies, Ltd. https://www.welfareassessmenttechnologies.com/

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Alison Gibson
Media Projects Manager
Maddie's Fund

Original Message:
Sent: 10-10-2025 12:28 PM
From: Alison Gibson
Subject: Maddie's Insights webcast November 13, 2025: The Animal Welfare Assessment Grid

Maddie's® Insights is our ongoing webcast series with practical tips based on current research to help pets and people. Our guest speakers for the November 13th webcast introduces you to an innovative, cloud-based tool scores physical, behavioral/psychological, environmental, and procedural factors-revealing trends, pinpointing key events, and helping you take targeted action to improve quality of life.

Our host @Sheila Segurson (she/her) is joined by Drs. @Rachel Malkani, PhD, Group Clinical Research Lead for IVC Evidensia and @Sarah Wolfensohn, OBE, BSc, MA, VetMB, FRSB, DipECAWBM, FRCVS and Director of  Welfare Assessment Technologies, Ltd. 

WHEN: Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 12n Pacific, 2p Central and 3p Eastern for one hour

Watch the recording here to earn a certificate of attendance for continuing education credit.

The Animal Welfare Assessment Grid (AWAG www.awag.org.uk) is a powerful, cloud-based tool designed to track and visualize the welfare and lifetime experiences of animals. By turning husbandry and veterinary records into clear, easy-to-read graphics, AWAG transforms complex welfare data into compelling visual evidence-making it easier to communicate with decision-makers, support strategies for change, or substantiate welfare-related marketing claims. Its unique time-based approach looks beyond single moments in time, providing a whole-life perspective that helps animal care professionals plan timely, targeted interventions to improve or safeguard quality of life.

Built around the five domains model, AWAG evaluates four key parameters-physical, behavioral/psychological, environmental, and procedural-each of which can be tailored to suit different species and animal-use contexts. The tool identifies significant events that impact welfare and calculates a Cumulative Welfare Assessment Score (CWAS) over time, allowing users to see trends in an animal's quality of life at a glance. By highlighting specific areas for refinement, AWAG empowers carers, researchers, and organizations to make data-driven decisions that directly enhance animal welfare. This webcast explores how AWAG works, its flexibility across settings, and how its lifetime approach to animal well-being sets it apart from other assessment methods.

Attendees will learn about:
• The structure and utility of the AWAG in assessing canine welfare
• The scoring and interpret what scores mean
• The factors scored in dogs
• Predictors of behaviour disorders and their implications for clinical practice
• Future applications of the AWAG and utilise its potential to improve well-being

Earn continuing education credit from The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement towards 1.0 CAWA CEs. This webinar has also been pre-approved for 1.0 continuing education credits by the National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA). It has also been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval. 

About the speakers

Sarah Wolfensohn, OBE, BSc (Hons), MA, VetMB, FRSB, DipECAWBM, FRCVS, Director, Welfare Assessment Technologies, Ltd.

Sarah's first degree in was in Physiology from University College London, she then read Veterinary Medicine at Churchill College, Cambridge.  She spent a number of years in general practice, both small animal and mixed. She was Head of Veterinary Services at the University of Oxford for nearly 20 years, leaving there in 2010.  She was then Professor of Animal Welfare at the veterinary school at the University of Surrey for 10 years.  She is now an Emerita Professor, a Director of Welfare Assessment Technologies Ltd, and is an independent consultant on animal health and welfare advising various sectors, including government, on animal welfare. She is a European specialist in Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law. Her particular areas of expertise are assessment of animal welfare and lifetime experience and ethical evaluation of projects.  She has published books, research papers and review articles; presented papers at international conferences and has extensive experience of working on committees. She was awarded an OBE for services to animal welfare in the Queen's birthday honors in 2012 and Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2019.

#Conferences,WorkshopsandWebcasts
#EducationandTraining

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Alison Gibson
Media Projects Manager
Maddie's Fund
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Drs. Wolfensohn and Malkani shared these resources:

Presentation slides (attached)

Original research article (Frontiers in Veterinary Science (September 2022) https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.940017/full

The Five Domains Model https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Domains_model

Animal Welfare Assessment Grid - AWAG http://www.awag.org.uk

Welfare Assessment Technologies, Ltd. https://www.welfareassessmenttechnologies.com/

------------------------------
Alison Gibson
Media Projects Manager
Maddie's Fund

Original Message:
Sent: 10-10-2025 12:28 PM
From: Alison Gibson
Subject: Maddie's Insights webcast November 13, 2025: The Animal Welfare Assessment Grid

Maddie's® Insights is our ongoing webcast series with practical tips based on current research to help pets and people. Our guest speakers for the November 13th webcast introduces you to an innovative, cloud-based tool scores physical, behavioral/psychological, environmental, and procedural factors-revealing trends, pinpointing key events, and helping you take targeted action to improve quality of life.

Our host @Sheila Segurson (she/her) is joined by Drs. @Rachel Malkani, PhD, Group Clinical Research Lead for IVC Evidensia and @Sarah Wolfensohn, OBE, BSc, MA, VetMB, FRSB, DipECAWBM, FRCVS and Director of  Welfare Assessment Technologies, Ltd. 

WHEN: Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 12n Pacific, 2p Central and 3p Eastern for one hour

Watch the recording here to earn a certificate of attendance for continuing education credit.

The Animal Welfare Assessment Grid (AWAG www.awag.org.uk) is a powerful, cloud-based tool designed to track and visualize the welfare and lifetime experiences of animals. By turning husbandry and veterinary records into clear, easy-to-read graphics, AWAG transforms complex welfare data into compelling visual evidence-making it easier to communicate with decision-makers, support strategies for change, or substantiate welfare-related marketing claims. Its unique time-based approach looks beyond single moments in time, providing a whole-life perspective that helps animal care professionals plan timely, targeted interventions to improve or safeguard quality of life.

Built around the five domains model, AWAG evaluates four key parameters-physical, behavioral/psychological, environmental, and procedural-each of which can be tailored to suit different species and animal-use contexts. The tool identifies significant events that impact welfare and calculates a Cumulative Welfare Assessment Score (CWAS) over time, allowing users to see trends in an animal's quality of life at a glance. By highlighting specific areas for refinement, AWAG empowers carers, researchers, and organizations to make data-driven decisions that directly enhance animal welfare. This webcast explores how AWAG works, its flexibility across settings, and how its lifetime approach to animal well-being sets it apart from other assessment methods.

Attendees will learn about:
• The structure and utility of the AWAG in assessing canine welfare
• The scoring and interpret what scores mean
• The factors scored in dogs
• Predictors of behaviour disorders and their implications for clinical practice
• Future applications of the AWAG and utilise its potential to improve well-being

Earn continuing education credit from The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement towards 1.0 CAWA CEs. This webinar has also been pre-approved for 1.0 continuing education credits by the National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA). It has also been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval. 

About the speakers

Sarah Wolfensohn, OBE, BSc (Hons), MA, VetMB, FRSB, DipECAWBM, FRCVS, Director, Welfare Assessment Technologies, Ltd.

Sarah's first degree in was in Physiology from University College London, she then read Veterinary Medicine at Churchill College, Cambridge.  She spent a number of years in general practice, both small animal and mixed. She was Head of Veterinary Services at the University of Oxford for nearly 20 years, leaving there in 2010.  She was then Professor of Animal Welfare at the veterinary school at the University of Surrey for 10 years.  She is now an Emerita Professor, a Director of Welfare Assessment Technologies Ltd, and is an independent consultant on animal health and welfare advising various sectors, including government, on animal welfare. She is a European specialist in Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law. Her particular areas of expertise are assessment of animal welfare and lifetime experience and ethical evaluation of projects.  She has published books, research papers and review articles; presented papers at international conferences and has extensive experience of working on committees. She was awarded an OBE for services to animal welfare in the Queen's birthday honors in 2012 and Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2019.

#Conferences,WorkshopsandWebcasts
#EducationandTraining

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Alison Gibson
Media Projects Manager
Maddie's Fund
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That was the most interesting and thought provoking presentation! Thank you to the speakers for such a great webinar, and for their important work. I am curious about the cat assessment grid, and how one could possibly assess the welfare of owned vs 'community' vs feral cats, and indoor only vs free-roaming cats. So different from dogs!

Also, I was glad to hear there has been some work on insect welfare. As a beekeeper I think there are multiple potential welfare issues with beekeeping (transportation, chronic disease, euthanasia practices...) that people don't consider, and I hope to see more of a conversation about this, hopefully resulting in some guidelines/standards, positions at some point. And of course a validated honey bee AWAG!

Also, I was glad to hear the positive response to my query about creating an AWAG app. Yes, cost is a barrier, but heck, that's what fundraiser people are for! 

Drs. Wolfensohn and Malkani shared these resources:

Presentation slides (attached)

Original research article (Frontiers in Veterinary Science (September 2022) https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.940017/full

The Five Domains Model https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Domains_model

Animal Welfare Assessment Grid - AWAG http://www.awag.org.uk

Welfare Assessment Technologies, Ltd. https://www.welfareassessmenttechnologies.com/

------------------------------
Alison Gibson
Media Projects Manager
Maddie's Fund

Original Message:
Sent: 10-10-2025 12:28 PM
From: Alison Gibson
Subject: Maddie's Insights webcast November 13, 2025: The Animal Welfare Assessment Grid

Maddie's® Insights is our ongoing webcast series with practical tips based on current research to help pets and people. Our guest speakers for the November 13th webcast introduces you to an innovative, cloud-based tool scores physical, behavioral/psychological, environmental, and procedural factors-revealing trends, pinpointing key events, and helping you take targeted action to improve quality of life.

Our host @Sheila Segurson (she/her) is joined by Drs. @Rachel Malkani, PhD, Group Clinical Research Lead for IVC Evidensia and @Sarah Wolfensohn, OBE, BSc, MA, VetMB, FRSB, DipECAWBM, FRCVS and Director of  Welfare Assessment Technologies, Ltd. 

WHEN: Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 12n Pacific, 2p Central and 3p Eastern for one hour

Watch the recording here to earn a certificate of attendance for continuing education credit.

The Animal Welfare Assessment Grid (AWAG www.awag.org.uk) is a powerful, cloud-based tool designed to track and visualize the welfare and lifetime experiences of animals. By turning husbandry and veterinary records into clear, easy-to-read graphics, AWAG transforms complex welfare data into compelling visual evidence-making it easier to communicate with decision-makers, support strategies for change, or substantiate welfare-related marketing claims. Its unique time-based approach looks beyond single moments in time, providing a whole-life perspective that helps animal care professionals plan timely, targeted interventions to improve or safeguard quality of life.

Built around the five domains model, AWAG evaluates four key parameters-physical, behavioral/psychological, environmental, and procedural-each of which can be tailored to suit different species and animal-use contexts. The tool identifies significant events that impact welfare and calculates a Cumulative Welfare Assessment Score (CWAS) over time, allowing users to see trends in an animal's quality of life at a glance. By highlighting specific areas for refinement, AWAG empowers carers, researchers, and organizations to make data-driven decisions that directly enhance animal welfare. This webcast explores how AWAG works, its flexibility across settings, and how its lifetime approach to animal well-being sets it apart from other assessment methods.

Attendees will learn about:
• The structure and utility of the AWAG in assessing canine welfare
• The scoring and interpret what scores mean
• The factors scored in dogs
• Predictors of behaviour disorders and their implications for clinical practice
• Future applications of the AWAG and utilise its potential to improve well-being

Earn continuing education credit from The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement towards 1.0 CAWA CEs. This webinar has also been pre-approved for 1.0 continuing education credits by the National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA). It has also been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval. 

About the speakers

Sarah Wolfensohn, OBE, BSc (Hons), MA, VetMB, FRSB, DipECAWBM, FRCVS, Director, Welfare Assessment Technologies, Ltd.

Sarah's first degree in was in Physiology from University College London, she then read Veterinary Medicine at Churchill College, Cambridge.  She spent a number of years in general practice, both small animal and mixed. She was Head of Veterinary Services at the University of Oxford for nearly 20 years, leaving there in 2010.  She was then Professor of Animal Welfare at the veterinary school at the University of Surrey for 10 years.  She is now an Emerita Professor, a Director of Welfare Assessment Technologies Ltd, and is an independent consultant on animal health and welfare advising various sectors, including government, on animal welfare. She is a European specialist in Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law. Her particular areas of expertise are assessment of animal welfare and lifetime experience and ethical evaluation of projects.  She has published books, research papers and review articles; presented papers at international conferences and has extensive experience of working on committees. She was awarded an OBE for services to animal welfare in the Queen's birthday honors in 2012 and Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2019.

#Conferences,WorkshopsandWebcasts
#EducationandTraining

------------------------------
Alison Gibson
Media Projects Manager
Maddie's Fund
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