An Invitation to:

The First Pan-Asian Animal Welfare Symposium

April 27-30, 2020

Venue: Singapore Zoo

Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS), in collaboration with Wild Welfare (WW), is pleased to invite you or your representative to the first Pan-Asian Animal Welfare Symposium, hosted by Singapore Zoo.

Focusing on key themes around wildlife under human care, the Symposium will bring together up to 100 representatives from zoos and aquariums, rescue centers, animal welfare NGOs, and zoological organisations for three and a half days of exciting presentations, discussions, and break-out focus group sessions.

This innovative animal welfare forum is designed to focus exclusively on the Pan-Asian region and serve as a networking platform to share expert knowledge and collective experiences in a positive environment to achieve the following objectives:

• Facilitate Pan-Asian zoological community awareness of animal welfare issues
• Identify common challenges and obstacles to enhance welfare efforts and their underlying causes
• Advance knowledge and application of animal welfare best practices relevant to the community
• Initiate the formation of a Pan-Asian zoological community that collectively focuses on a united approach to developing animal welfare solutions

The discussions and focus group work conducted during the Symposium will be summarised on the final day and incorporated into a Statement of Commitment to be presented to all participants. This will mark the beginning of an ongoing collaborative effort to address the challenges of meeting best practice animal welfare standards throughout the region.

Please save the date and look for more information coming soon.

Best regards,