Nordic network for Communicating Animal Welfare (NordCAW)

Page reviewed:  15/04/2025

NordCAW aims to enhance communication on animal welfare among scientists, authorities, primary producers, and the broader public across the Nordic region. The initiative focuses on building a strong network and promoting collaboration between Nordic countries around animal welfare issues.

Previous conferences

NordCAW members take turns hosting conferences across the Nordic countries. Below, you will find an overview of where the conferences have been held and the topics that have been discussed.

2024

Topic: Poultry welfare

Location: Uppsala, Sweden

Date: 13th November 2024

 

2023

Topic: Horse welfare in relation to the use of horses in equestrian sport

Location: Uppsala, Sweden

Date: 29th November 2023

 

2022

Topic: Animal Welfare Conflicts, Aims and Challenges with Sustainability and Diversity

Location: Tarttu, Estonia

Date: 30th November - 1st December 2022

 

2021

Topic: Improvements of dairy cattle welfare - development of further sustainable agriculture practices

Location: Digital seminar, orginised from Riga.

Date: 30 September 2021

 

2019

Topic: Animal welfare for wild animals

Location: Helsinki, Finland

Date: 31th October 2018

Recording of seminar

2018

Topic: Challenges and actions taken to improve fish welfare in Nordic aquaculture

Location: Oslo, Norway

Date: 15th November 2018

Recording of seminar

 

2017

Topic: Consumer-driven animal welfare and animal based welfare indicators

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Date: 3-4th October 2017

 

2016

Topic: How European Union Reference Centres for Animal Welfare could be organized

Location: Uppsala, Sweden

Date: 1st December 2016

 

2015

Topic: Communicating animal welfare

Location: Uppsala, Sweden

Date: 24th November 2015