Animal welfare education can also be targeted to audiences other than school children, and some of these are very important for the future development of animal welfare in industry, government, and higher education. For example:

• Tertiary education, especially veterinary and agricultural training
• Agricultural and veterinary extension and advisory services
• Enforcement officers
• Industry training

We believe that it is important that animal welfare training becomes an essential part of the professional development of any person planning to work with animals or in animal policy including: policy and enforcement officials, animal wardens, veterinarians, stockmen/women, slaughter-men/women, and all other animal industries and researchers.

The inclusion of animal welfare in tertiary education is of vital importance. This can be a useful focus of animal protection advocacy (if not already included).

Animal welfare training for veterinarians is especially important because of their future potential for spreading the welfare message and promoting good practice. In some countries, veterinarians and other animal professionals are still completing their professional training without any real understanding of animal ethics and welfare. This is clearly an area for animal protection lobbying and influence, and for well-resourced animal groups to play an active educational role.