In working with the International Farm Animal Welfare Fellows, I had a strong sense of a group of engaged and motivated people strategizing on how to improve animal welfare in a part of the world that richly deserves their attention.

在与国际农场动物福利人才计划学员合作时，我有一种强烈的感觉，一群积极主动的人，正在世界上一个非常值得他们关注的地方，思考着如何改善动物福利。

I was fortunate to be invited as an expert speaker in IFAWF's inaugural year. I was impressed not just with how supremely well organised and thoughtfully designed the program was, but also, with the calibre of the Fellows. I have remained in contact with several of the Fellows, collaborated on international research with some of them, and have recruited another. This is an important immersive program that provides a development platform for well-rounded future leaders in the animal welfare movement.

我很幸运地被邀请为IFAWF首届计划的专家讲师。给我印象深刻的不仅是这个项目的精心组织和精心设计，而且还有学员们的能力。活动后我与几名学员保持了联系，并与其中一些人合作进行国际研究，和聘用了其中一名学员。这是动物福利领域一个重要的沉浸式培训项目，为全面发展的未来业界精英提供了一个发展平台。

China is of crucial importance to the world's efforts to develop a sustainable food supply with animal welfare at its core. The IFAWF programme is an excellent initiative bringing together Fellows with international experts in farm animal welfare science, policy and advocacy, helping to equip the next generation of thought leaders in this vital cause.

在发展以动物福利为核心的全球可持续粮食供应上，中国是至关重要的。IFAWF是一个优秀的项目，汇集了在农场动物福利科学、政策和倡导方面的国际专家与学员交流，在这个重要的进程中有效培育下一代业界领袖。

中国在许多方面与西方国家都存在重大差异，不只是农业的历史发展的独特轨迹，还包括现在的政治制度与社会结构，也包括大众认知与思维方式，这要求我们在推进动物福利上充分考虑这些不同可能意味着什么。IFAWF的年轻人已经开始意识到严肃对待这些差异的重要性，这让我感到非常欣慰。