TESTIMONIALS

Andrea Gavinelli - Responsible for Animal Welfare, European Commission.

"Rather than just the usual podium setting, the Forum provided an exceptional opportunity to get to know the leaders of the animal welfare community and informally discuss issues of common interest and concern."


Jim Harkness - President of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).

"I learned a lot and found it fascinating to sit in on discussions on the animal welfare movement that are so analogous to those we have in the environmental movement. I also learned that the animal welfare movement’s concern for animals is an extension of your love of humanity and not a separate or mutually exclusive concern, as some would claim."


François-Xavier Meslin - Coordinator, Zoonoses and Veterinary Public Health, Sustainable Development and Healthy Environments, World Health Organization.

"Meeting with the World Animal Forum members opened a number of collaborative opportunities between the Forum and the World Health Organization, to improve both public health as well as animal welfare."


Stephen Mills - International Program Director, Sierra Club.

"WAF was a truly remarkable and positive experience. I hope that the Sierra Club might be invited to continue to contribute to this dialogue between the environmental and animal welfare movements."


Rich Avanzino - President, Maddie's Fund.

"It was such an incredible opportunity to spend time with leaders in our field discussing issues of paramount concern to animals in one of the world's most beautiful settings."


Philip Lymbery - CEO of Compassion in World Farming.

"The Forum provides an inspirational opportunity to explore the critical issues facing animals, people and the planet with a view to developing new solutions."