Chronicle of the 1st International Animal Welfare Summit – Vienna, 24th April 2018

Abstract

On April 24th, 2018 the international animal welfare organization FOUR PAWS hosted the 1st International Animal Welfare Summit in Vienna, Austria. The meta-question of the event: “Animal welfare – A Necessity for Human Survival or Only a Concern for the Privileged?”. More than 300 attendees took part in the event, to hear from over 20 high-ranking experts from the fields of science, agriculture, nutrition, economics, politics and arts. The core message, stressed by all speakers and participants, is that animal welfare is not just a niche topic, but a collective and existential issue.

Keywords

• First International Animal Welfare Summit
• animal welfare
• human-animal co-existence
• nutrition and production models
• animal welfare as business opportunity