Heifer's Animal Welfare Seminar Held in Yunnan

     From 22 nd to 25 th November, 2006, Yunnan and Guizhou Office of Heifer China held an Animal Welfare Seminar in Songming , Yunnan , the attendees including the partners and project family representatives of Heifer Yunnan projects, Heifer China staff, Ms. Pu Luping from Partnership in Commmunity Development's project in Yunnan and some other farmer families. Mr. Hil, expert from Kadoorie Farm gave a lecture and illustration on, within the limit of existing natural resources, how to promoting animals' welfare without causing any damage to farmers' benefits. Other topics discussed during the seminar covered: setting standards for animal welfare, producing local microorganisms, simplifying feeding formula, building animal welfare pig pen, planting grass etc.

    Afterwards, the project partners and families showed great satisfaction to the content and form of this seminar, and said they would adopt and practice what they had learned in local areas.