Presentation and Q&A videos
Presentation and Q&A videos from the RSPCA Animal Welfare Seminar 2025.
Day One
Day One - Intro / Welcome
A short history of animal ethics - Prof David Fraser
Crossing the divide: The psychology of animal ethics - Dr Tim Dean
Camp Dogs: Ethical relationships between western discourses and Aboriginal worldview - Prof Bindi Bennett & Dr Clare Archer-Lean
Is the legal recognition of animal sentience reflective of changing animal ethics? - Assoc Prof Jane Kotzmann
How much do people really care about animal welfare? - Prof Peter Sandøe
Panel discussion: Animal ethics – where to from here?
Day Two
Day Two - Intro
Ethics, efficacy, and decision-making in animal research - Prof Lawrence Hansen
Ethics versus economics: Early life killing of surplus dairy calves and the Wicked Problem it presents - Dr Sarah Bolton
Ethics of aquatic invertebrate management and farming - Dr Sarah Wahltinez
Wild animals, welfare and ethics: Traditional versus compassionate conservation - Dr Simon Coghlan
There will always be too many: “Overbreeding” of animals in racing industries - Prof Phil McManus
Ethics versus aesthetics: Ethical challenges of human interactions with brachycephalic dogs - Dr Rowena Packer
Day Two - Close