Heather Bacon

University of Edinburgh Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education, Royal (Dick) school of Veterinary studies
Dr Heather Bacon BSc (Hons), BVSc, CertZooMed MRCVS Heather.Bacon@ed.ac.uk Heather is the Veterinary Welfare Education and Outreach manager at the Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education at the University of Edinburgh. She is responsible for developing and coordinating the overseas veterinary training initiatives of the Centre. She organises postgraduate MSc courses and also teaches veterinary students at the University of Edinburgh in animal welfare behaviour and veterinary ethics. Additionally, she works with NGOs, veterinary, and political organisations to develop veterinary educational initiatives around the world. Previously, she has lived in China working as the Veterinary Director at the Animals Asia Foundation, an NGO working to end the trade in bear bile across Asia. Heather graduated from the University of Bristol with a degree in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, and the University of Liverpool with a degree in Conservation medicine. She co-authored the WSAVA Global guidelines for animal welfare, and her research interests include the influence of culture and geography on attitudes to animal welfare.

Author Of 2 Presentations

The gold standard of animal welfare - positive and negative impact on animals and veterinarians

Lecture Time
10:20 AM - 11:05 AM
Authors
Room
Hall 715
Date
07/16/19, Tuesday
Session Time
08:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Lecture Time
02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Room
Hall 717
Date
07/16/19, Tuesday
Session Time
02:15 PM - 05:05 PM