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Wild Animal Ownership, shared risks

Building Better Pet Trade Regulation

Ljubljana, Slovenia

November 19,20
The Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection of the Republic of Slovenia, in collaboration with the National Centre for Animal Welfare, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana and AAP – Animal Advocacy and Protection invite governments, policymakers, academics, veterinarians and other experts from across Central Europe for a peer-to-peer workshop about the trade and keeping of wild (‘exotic’) animals as pets.
Logos of the Ministry of Agriculture of Slovenia and the Univeristy of Ljubljana

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This workshop offers participants a deep dive into the shared challenges and risks of the private keeping of wild animals as pets and will explore legislative approaches and practical tools that can support responsibly pet trade and keeping. We will prioritise interactive discussions, problem-solving, and cross-border cooperation, with the aim to support governments’ for Member State and EU-level discussions on this issue.

If you have any questions, or for further information on the event please e-mail publicpolicy@aap.eu

Agenda

Core Programme: Using the interactive agenda below you can find out more about our Core Programme, which will take place on 19-20 November, we ask participants to attend the full programme on these days.

Accomodation and Welcome to Llubljana Event (Wednesday 18:00)

We’ve secured a special delegates rate for participants of ‘Wild Animal Ownership, Shared Risks’ at the Ibis Styles Ljubljana Centre.

The Hotel is located just 500m north of Prešernov trg (Preseren Square), the heart of Ljubljana, and entrance to the pedestrianised zone. It is also a 10-minute drive or simple bus ride to our conference venue.
That makes it perfect for our Wednesday evening ‘Welcome to Ljubljana’ event. We invite all participants to join us and other participants for a pre-dinner social event. We’ll meet you at the hotel’s Rooftop Bar, with arguably one of the best views of Llubljana Castle in one direction, and mountain views in the other.

Address: Miklošičeva cesta 9, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Rooftop bar of a hotel, with mountains in the background.
Rooftop bar hotel Ljubljana.
Venue (Core Programme)

Thursday 19 November and Friday 20 November

National Centre for Animal Welfare, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana

Address: Cesta v Mestni log, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Our Venue for our workshop will be the newly built facilities of the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Ljubljana

Facade of a university building.
National Centre for Animal Welfare, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana.