Fulfilling and enjoyable relationships with companion animals rely on those animals being healthy and happy. There is an additional moral requirement to ensure that the animals that we involve for human benefit enjoy a good quality of life. In many cases, these mutual benefits to pets and people are realised, but companion animals also experience some common, preventable challenges to their wellbeing. Veterinary professionals observe some of these problems in their daily clinical work and the veterinary charity, PDSA, has been assessing and quantifying them for over a decade, through their annual PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report, as well as contributing to solutions. In this webinar, Sean Wensley will describe some of this work, covering areas including pet acquisition and the welfare of brachycephalic (flat-faced) animals.

About Dr Sean Wensley

Dr Sean Wensley is Senior Veterinary Surgeon for Communication and Education at the UK veterinary charity, the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA). He chairs the Animal Welfare Working Group of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE), was President of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) from 2015 – 2016 and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He has contributed to animal welfare and conservation projects around the world and is a Director of Vet Sustain. In 2017 Sean received the inaugural World Veterinary Association (WVA) Global Animal Welfare Award for Europe. His first book Through a Vet’s Eyes: How we can all choose a better life for animals will be published in Spring 2022.