Animal welfare scientist. Currently studying for a PhD in international animal welfare @RoyalVetCollege
West Sussex
Joined May 2014
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Kate Fletcher retweeted
@AffectiveEquine highlights the urgent need for research assessing equid welfare at slaughter at #HSA2022
Great to have my paper finally published in this issue: 'Contemplating the Five Domains model of animal welfare assessment: UK horse owner perceptions of equine well-being' with my awesome co-authors @ljcequine and @freefauna 🙌 #AnimalWelfare
In this stifling heat why not fan yourself with a copy of the August issue of Animal Welfare? ufaw.org.uk/the-ufaw-journal…
Copies get posted out next week and the issue is now available online at ingentaconnect.com/content/u…
#AW30_3
Kate Fletcher retweeted
Our new AWERB guidelines provide aim to help #researchers (and their teams), both within Brooke and externally, to consider #ethical concerns at the stage of #research proposal development...
Kate Fletcher retweeted
Members of our AWAN @TheBrooke have a new report on the role of working animals in food security. It shows how important they are for #SDG2 & why they need better recognition in policy and action #ZeroHunger #livestockdialogue #AnimalWelfare thebrooke.org/sites/default/…
The importance of including donkeys in slaughter legislation and regulations.
oxpeckers.org/2021/02/how-to…
Kate Fletcher retweeted
Are you an #animalwelfare professional? Then take a look at our new free repository of indicators to help you measure and improve animal #welfare in your area of work: bit.ly/3tGp0iL
Kate Fletcher retweeted
Working #horse and #donkey charity @TheBrooke has launched a free access, online repository of animal welfare indicators to be used by professionals worldwide to assess and improve #animalwelfare in their work.
vettimes.co.uk/news/free-rep…
Kate Fletcher retweeted
We go live in under an hour! Join us ➡️ thebrooke.zoom.us/j/91424195… for speakers from @UN, @IFAD, @ILRI, @FAO, @TheBrooke, #AUIBAR & #OCTUPAN discussing #WorkingLivestock and #SDG2. Interpretation in French and Spanish.
#FoodSecurity #FoodSecurity @FoodSystems @UN_CFS
Kate Fletcher retweeted
First blog for @SDG2AdvocacyHub on the role of Indian farmers in global food security and why the world should be watching 🌽🍚🌾. #India #FoodSecurity #FarmersProtests #GoodFoodForAll
"If solidarity doesn't draw the global eye to scenes in New Delhi, the prospect of disruption in🍇🍚varied diet many enjoy at the hands of these farmers might."
👩🌾Good food begins with farmers
'Why🌍 should care about 🇮🇳farmer's protests': bit.ly/3cVZWOL #GoodFood4All
Kate Fletcher retweeted
“We must recognise working animals 🐴 as essential in realising global #foodsecurity.” @TheBrooke adding to the #FoodSystems discussion – read more 👇
+ join their event tmrw “#SDG2 & Building Back Better – Working #Livestock” - bit.ly/3q4RnF3
un.org/en/food-systems-summi…
Kate Fletcher retweeted
Three-year-old rider takes on 100-mile challenge ‘to help sad donkeys and horses far away’ ift.tt/3orvvT0
Join @TheBrooke and AUIBAR to tackle the #SDGs #BuildBackBetter for a fantastic event examining the role of working #Livestock in #FoodSecurity and making recommendations to improve #AnimalWelfare and #Livelihoods #OneHealth #OneWelfare
takeaction.thebrooke.org/pag…
Kate Fletcher retweeted
"Good welfare in animals increases their immunocompetence & resistance to zoonotic diseases, that can be transferred to humans." Linda Keeling @awan_gasl's event on #AnimalWelfare & the #SDGs. This is why #OneWelfare isn't just desirable in policy & programming, just necessary.
Kate Fletcher retweeted
We're talking about #AntimicrobialResistance today and how animal welfare can contribute to reduce it. Such an important global challenge! Join us here fao.zoom.us/webinar/register…
How can we prevent the likelihood of #AntiMicrobialResistance from becoming a global threat?
By working together under a #OneHealth approach: everyone doing their part in the responsible & prudent use of #antimicrobials. Handle antimicrobials with care!
bit.ly/3sV2fHz
Excited to facilitate this webinar next week: fao.zoom.us/webinar/register… on behalf of @awan_gasl @TheBrooke @FAO Join us for a fantastic lineup of expert speakers including Professor Linda Keeling, Professor Ulf Magnusson, Danilo Rodrigue @HorseCharity @andreagavinelli @RobynAlders
We are only as strong as our weakest health system, highlighting the importance of investing in #AnimalHealth and #AnimalWelfare to prevent another #pandemic, something @TheBrooke prioritizes through our call for #ActionForAnimalHealth @KlaraSaville
independent.co.uk/voices/wil…
Amazing news for #AnimalWelfare and a long time coming!
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-5…
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Kate Fletcher retweeted
Please RT this letter to @MarcusRashford we’d love to talk to him. The creeping normalisation of ear cropping is not to do with people on street corners, it is a celebrity fuelled fashion & we must demand it stops! Ban imports of cropped dogs: petition.parliament.uk/petit… #FlopNotCrop
My favourite topic - animal affective state - being discussed at today's #PLFworkshop specifically in relation to recognising stress and negative emotions in pigs to allow earlier interventions by farmers @AnimalWelfareRN
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