FCAW in english
Kes 17th, 2009 Laura Hänninen
The Finnish Centre for Animal Welfare is a network of Finnish animal welfare specialists, established in connection to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Helsinki. The centre is funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and works in close collaboration to the Finnish Food Safety Authority, Evira.
The FCAW connects the Finnish animal welfare research groups, such as the Research Centre for Animal Welfare (University of Helsinki) and the Animal Behaviour and Welfare Research Group (University of Kuopio). The centre has also very close collaboration with the national animal welfare graduate school, ANIWEL, led from the veterinary faculty. In addition the centre will benefit from the scientific knowledge at the Finnish society of applied ethology.
At the moment the FCAW has one hired worker, the director of the centre (temp. post at the moment). The director works in close collaboration to the seven animal welfare specialists of the advisory board. The board is established at the moment. The nominated board will have one veterinary specialists, 2 animal welfare scientists, one animal welfare officer from the ministry for agriculture and forestry, and two from Evira.
The directors´ vacancy will be open in the autumn 2009.
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