“DILEMMAS” around turnout, euthanasia and restrictive grazing have come under discussion by experts as they navigate what “good welfare” really means.
At the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) Congress (13–16 September), animal welfare specialist Madeleine Campbell chaired a panel discussion comprising vets Imogen Burrows, Becky Smith and Isabella Wild, and animal welfare researcher Jo Hockenhull, to tackle the theme: “Good health or good welfare? Why can’t we agree what good welfare means?”
Professor Campbell opened the discussion by highlighting that in vets’ everyday lives, they come