The Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) is looking to recruit four to five new trustees to help drive the charity’s mission to improve the welfare of animals through research, education and debate.
The British Veterinary Association’s (BVA) charity is inviting applications from the veterinary community and animal welfare professionals from across the UK, who work in any area from primary care through to academia and the commercial sector.
The trustees are required to attend three meetings a year and will have a hands-on role in the charity’s work.
In addition, trustees will be expected to attend the charity’s annual event, the AWF discussion forum, the latest of which was held in May and saw discussion and debate sessions on topics ranging from welfare in pest control to extreme breeds and gene editing.
Trustees are also expected to sit on one or more of the charity’s sub-committees, which focus on particular areas of AWF’s work such as professional education or research grants.
Applications are welcome from anyone with a serious interest in AWF’s work and the skills, passion and time needed to help tackle animal welfare issues.
Julian Kupfer, who has a background in mixed practice and is AWF’s chair of Trustees, said:
“As a trustee of AWF you play a really active role in the charity’s work.
“This is tremendously rewarding as you know you are making a demonstrable impact on improving animal welfare in the UK as well as the most fantastic opportunity to keep learning.
“If you think you can contribute the time, share your knowledge and want to make a meaningful contribution to the charity’s work then we would encourage you to find out more and apply.”
