Veterinary training

“When I set up the Train the Trainer program more than eight years ago, I did believe that one day the vets in China who were trained by ACTAsia and Vets for Compassion would be able to take action to resolve problems in their own country – once they learned the skills, once they understood […]

Last month we were pleased to announce that the municipal authorities said licensed restaurants, street vendors and market traders near TongKou Markets would be prohibited from selling dog meat for a week in the run up to the YuLin Dog Meat Festival (15th-21st June).  This was a very encouraging step in the right direction from […]

ACTAsia is very proud of the commitment shown from veterinarian trainers in China. Fifteen certified Vets for Compassion (VFC) trainers undertook their own continuing professional development (CPD) training in Hangzhou; and on the back of this, initiated their own ‘train the trainer’ workshop. The three day training working, in Nanning, was attended by 59 veterinarians […]

Back in 2008, ACTAsia (together with our partners Vets for Compassion) began working in China to help improve companion animal welfare. It was a difficult time for us as animals were still thought to be objects and incapable of feeling pain.  At the time, surgical standards for spaying and neutering companion animals were well behind […]

During the past few years of their joint veterinary training initiative, ACTAsia and Vets for Compassion (VFC) have been busy training and repeatedly assessing vets in China who have been selected and certified as Trainers themselves. The figures show encouraging progress. In October 2015, our China Vet Trainers travelled to Xi’an to pass their new skills […]

Can you imagine our society without vets? No, neither can we. We realise how crucial vets are for our animals, not only directly tending to them but also informing us on how best to care for them and advocating in their defence at official conventions. Vets in China are trained mostly to work with large […]

ACTAsia has just successfully concluded its third annual veterinary training programme in China, with partners Vets for Compassion (VFC), from October 17th – 27th, 2011. The trip covered three cities: Beijing and Shenzhen where we have previously run programmes, and Dalian, where the government and animal protection groups have shown great interest in developing humane companion […]

From 26th July – 7th August 2010, 25 veterinarians participated in surgical workshops in Shenzhen and Beijing to promote humane stray animal population management and rabies control programmes. The focus was on learning modern spay/neuter techniques, the application of good animal welfare principles in vet clinics, and the essential role that vets play in preventing […]