15th and 16th March 2025
With over 500 delegate tickets sold the 2025 Emotional Wellbeing in Animals Conference was a huge success and you can still access the talks by registering now and watching back all 13 including the final Q&A session – be quick as we are closing ticket sales on April 15th 2025
Come and join us as we explore the exciting scientific developments around emotional and physical wellbeing for companion animals. In a first of its kind event, the inaugural Emotional Wellbeing in Animals conference brings together some of the world’s leading experts to help give us an insight into the rich emotional lives of the animals we share our lives with.
Recordings available to watch for 6 months after the event.
A main theme of the conference is to convey that many physical, emotional and social experiences apply across species. Our speakers will help to show the huge connectivity between species, including us humans, with topics such as pain, trauma, neurobiology, nutrition and social safety.
This event will be of interest to anyone who shares their lives with animals, but of special interest to Vets, Vets Nurses, Trainers, Behaviourists, Dog Groomers etc
Speakers Include:
Sarah Fisher
Sindhoor Pangal
Suzanne Clothier
Dr Amber Batson
Dr Laura Donaldson
Dr Amaya Espindola
Daniel Shaw
Danielle Beck
Karin Pienaar
Dr Matthew Muir
Victoria Stilwell
Kate Thornton
Andrew Hale
Dr Robert Falconer-Taylor
Hosted by Andrew Hale from Dog Centred Care
Dr Amber Batson
Danielle Beck
Suzanne Clothier
Dr Laura Donaldson
Dr Amaya Espindola
Dr Robert Falconer-Taylor
Sarah Fisher
Dr Mathew Muir
Sindhoor Pangal
Karin Pienaar
Daniel Shaw
Victoria Stilwell
Kate Thornton
Topics include:
Kate Thornton – Listening to the Unspoken: Recognizing and Understanding Pain in Horses
Dr Matthew Muir – Canine nutrient-based psychiatry –
Dr Laura Donaldson – Difficult Behaviors Need BEFRIENDING Not Suppression:
Daniel Shaw – The Science of Feline Stress
Dr Amaya Espindola – Science of Music Therapy for cats
Dr Robert Falconer-Taylor – Welfare is the enemy of wellbeing : why our pets are limping towards happiness
Suzanne Clothier – Understanding the dog as a whole being helps us care for their well-being
Daniella Beck – Supporting multispecies wellbeing
Karin Pienaar – The importance of cultivating behavioural resilience for emotional wellbeing
Dr Amber Batson – In Sickness and In health: how positive vows can improve physical wellbeing
