09/16/2026
Join us at this year’s Donkey Welfare Symposium at UC Davis, October 3-4.
Planning is underway for the 14th Annual DWS. We hope you are planning to be there, too! Registration is open through Thursday Oct 1. Here is the schedule...
This year's theme:
YOUR ASS IS IN TROUBLE!
Serious emergencies that donkey owners and veterinarians may face
Saturday Oct 3 8 am - 5 pm
Orthopedic emergencies
Eric Davis DVM Fractures and tendon lacerations
Ted Vlajos DVM and Al Bueno DVM Limb Amputation,
The last chance Orthopedic Panel: Vlajos, Bueno, and Davis
Neurologic Conditions
Monica Aleman DVM PhD: Overview of the neurologic donkey
Alex Thieman MRCVS: Viral neurologic diseases of donkeys
Erin Goodrich DVM PhD : Laboratory Diagnosis of neurologic disease
Alex Thieman MRCVS: Issues of recumbent donkeys
Neuro Panel: Thieman, Aleman, and Goodrich
Saturday PM Labs
Monica Aleman DVM PhD: Neurologic Evaluation in Donkeys
Lais Costa DVM PhD & Alex Thieman MRCVS: Get your ass up! Moving and lifting recumbent donkeys
Saturday evening Dinner and Drinks
Courtesy of Two Ass Brewing Company and Atwood Ranch Live Music!!!!! (to be announced)
Sunday Oct 4 8 am -4 pm
Colic Challenges
Isabelle Kilcoyne DVM Surgical colic
Kate Schoenhals DVM Non- surgical colic: The Decision Tree
Cindy Xue DVM PhD First Aid for Hyperlipemia
Emily Berryhill DVM Your ass is draggin’! Diagnosing lethargy and weight loss
Cindy Xue DVM PhD The link between insulin and laminitis
Cindy Davis RVT Sophie's Choice: a curious case of colic
Global Asspects – Donkeys in the world
Stacy Tinkler DVM MPH Donkeys in Peru
Victor Urbiola MZV Donkeys in Mexico
Victor Urbiola MZV Donkey Castration in Large Numbers
Erin Goodrich DVM PhD Your Ass in Class! Teaching students about donkeys
Special thanks to some of our supporters including PVDR, the HALTER Project, California Trace Minerals, and Sierra Farrier Supply.