2. 2012

Peruvian lecture tour in August

In August I was invited by Peruvian organisation UPA to deliver a lecture tour on humane teaching methods, animal experimentation, the animal welfare standards of veterinarians, and other animal protection topics. They worked me hard – I delivered 20 main presentations primarily at four conferences, participated in eight veterinary and medical school meetings with faculty members, four alternatives exhibitions, and five press conferences and media interviews. However, they also fed me well, and gave me a little time off to explore the Andes (see pics). Don't miss the published story of this adventure! I'm grateful to Swiss organization AG STG for sponsoring the tour, and to InterNICHE for supplying the alternatives.
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    Next, we had an even later meeting (how can these people still work at 9 pm?) at the Universidad Privada de Tacna medical school. The Vice-President of the university is second from left. At all of these meetings I would at least give a brief summary of the case for alternatives, if not a powerpoint presentation.
    Afterwards, they showed us their surgical training laboratories. This university was sourcing stray dogs from the streets, which would be used by up to six students simultaneously at these tables, to practice their surgical skills. We spent a lot of time talking to them about alternatives, and at the end they agreed their students could perhaps gain similar experience assisting with a street dog neutering program - urgently needed in this city of thousands of stray dogs.