Members of the public are invited to attend a free lecture entitled “Mink farming: Myths and realities” on Friday, October 3, at 7:00 pm at the Atlantic Veterinary College, Lecture Theatre A. The talk will be given by Dr. Georgia Mason, Canada Research Chair in Animal Welfare, University of Guelph. The public lecture is part of the tenth annual Animal Welfare in Practice conference at AVC, which this year is focusing on mink farming, with reference to the new NFACC Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farmed Mink 2013. For complete information, please go to www.upei.ca/awc The conference is co-hosted by the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre and the AVC Animal Welfare Club, with generous additional support from the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada.