HSA Seminar - Saturday 26 October 2024

Animal welfare during transport and slaughter – hot topics 2024

The HSA is holding a one-day seminar highlighting current issues and latest developments.

Date:                  Saturday 26 October 2024

Venue:               Norton House Hotel, Edinburgh EH28 8LX

Cost:                  £195 (£145 for students and non-wage earners)

Topics covered:

• Update on chicken catching, live exports and farmed fish
  Andrew Voas (Scottish Government (SEERAD))
• Time for action – carbon dioxide can and should be replaced as a method for stunning pigs
  Huw Golledge (Chief Executive HSA and UFAW)
• Nitrogen foam for depopulation of pigs and poultry
  Jess Martin (Newcastle University)
• The Head to Heart (H2H) Euthanizer (poultry killing device) – a regulator’s viewpoint
  Joe Anzuino (Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA))
• Temperature controlled transport of poultry
  Peter Kettlewell (Livetec Systems Ltd)
• Update on HSA international projects
  Birte Nielsen (Research Director HSA and UFAW)
• Livestock transport at sea between Scottish islands and the mainland
  Simon Turner (Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC))
• Abattoir provision in Scotland and opportunities for mobile slaughterhouses
  Ellie Wigham (University of Glasgow)
• Provision of local and private kill facilities in Scotland
  Fergus Younger (Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society (SAOS))
• Animal welfare in commercial fishing
  Nicola Randall (Harper Adams University) & Linda Wood (Marks & Spencer)

 A chaired panel discussion will follow the presentations.

Download the Programme here

Registration

We have a couple of places that have become available at short notice, if you wish to register click the Register now button below.

The cost of the seminar will be £195.00 (£145 for students and non-wage earners).

The registration fee includes attendance at the seminar for the day, lunch and refreshments. HSA will be following best practice and the latest COVID guidance and that of the venue. Places will be limited, so please register early to ensure your place.  Please read the terms and conditions below before registering.

Terms and conditions

1. Full payment of the fee must be received before a delegate can be registered.
2. Registration is for an individual, not an institution, and is not transferable, unless this has been agreed in advance with HSA. Only the person named on the booking can be admitted to the event. Please contact us before the meeting if you need to transfer a booking.
3. Cancellation Policy
   a. If you cancel your booking:
   
   Time of cancellation before the event start date          Refund 
   Before 26 September 2024                                                  Full, minus £50 administration fee
   27 September 2024 or after                                                 No refund
    
   b. Where HSA is unable to hold the HSA Seminar 2024, HSA will offer a refund of the face value of the registration fee less payment processing fee deducted at time of booking, if applicable. If you cannot attend due to COVID-19 restrictions implemented by a country other than the UK please cancel your registration – the cancellation policy detailed in section (3a) above will apply. We recommend that you take out insurance to cover such an eventuality.
4. HSA cannot accept liability for personal accidents, nor for loss of, or damage to private property of delegates, either during or directly arising from attendance at the symposium. HSA cannot accept liability for expenses incurred as a result of cancellation of the meeting such as non-refundable travel or accommodation costs. Delegates should make their own arrangements with respect to health and travel insurance.

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