11th Annual Donkey Welfare Symposium
"Busting Myths about Donkeys"
Sat-Sun, November 11-12, 2023
Davis, Ca
Saturday Announcement and Introductions
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| Saturday, Nov 11 | |
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| 8:30am – 8:50am Welcome & Opening | Announcements and Introductions Opening |
| 8:50 am – 10:45 am Myths on Donkey Behavior | Myth Buster: Donkeys are “Stubborn” Myth Buster: Dominance as part of training donkeys |
| 10:45 am – 11:00 am | Break |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Myths on Donkey Heath Issues | Myth Buster: Hyperlipemia is always Hyperlipemia “Donkey Liver Disease is Always Fat” is a Fluke |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:30 pm – 3:10 pm Myths on Donkey Behavior | Los burros de la siera: The importance of donkeys in the mountains of central Mexico Panel: Veterinarians Can and Will Work on Donkeys |
| 3:10 pm – 3:30 pm | Break |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm More Myth Busters | Myths Busters on Foot Problems, Especially Abscesses Burrocracy Film Trailer |
| 5:00 pm | Viewing of Posters and Burrocracy Film Trailer |
| 5:30 pm | Dinner and Music |
Sunday Closing Remarks - Eric Davis
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Sunday, Nov 12 | |
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| 8:30 am – 10:40 am | Donkeys in Global Landscape Beyond nativeness: articulating new paradigms of ecosystem functioning Panel: Multispecies Justice “Perspectives: Donkeys, Invasive Species?" |
| 10:40 am – 11:00 am | Break |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Myths and Reality of finding good long-term homes for donkeys Ron King, Amy Dumas, Cindy Davis, Kayla Jensen, Jamie-lynne Hertzog Moderator: Noel Dybdal |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm News Hour | News Hour Eric Davis, Erin Goodrich Moderator Ben Hart |
| 2:45 pm – 5:00 pm Interactive Live Sessions | Donkeys Bandaging lab Vet Check of donkeys Ask the Vet about donkey welfare and health |
| 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Closing Remarks and Reception |