Humane Canada’s National Animal Welfare Conference (NAWC) is an annual professional development and community-building event for anyone who works with, cares for or advocates for animals. It is Canada’s biggest and best-attended animal welfare conference. The 2020 conference will be featuring some of the many bright minds of UBC’s Animal Welfare Program (current and alumni), including:
Dog’s point of view: How understanding the natural history, perception, and umwelt of dogs can inform welfare decisions
Dr. Alexandra (Sasha) Protopopova, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
Research highlights from the UBC Animal Welfare Program
Bailey Eagan PhD Candidate, Erin A. Ryan MSc Candidate, Katie Mills PhD Candidate, Anna Ratuski MSc Candidate, Nadia Xenakis MSc Candidate
Assessment of Object Preference in Dogs
Megan Arant, PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia
Panel – Ag-Gag: What’s at Stake
Kevin Toyne, Lawyer, Hill Sokalski Walsh LLP
Marina von Keyserlingk, Professor, University of British Columbia
Other panelists TBA
Moderator: Geoff Urton, General Manager, Strategy and Innovation BC SPCA
Humane Science Education: Training the Next Generation of Compassionate Scientists
Elisabeth Ormandy, Executive Director, Animals in Science Policy Institute
Audits, Dog Training and Urban Wildlife Control – Applying Science to Reach Humane AnimalKind Goals
Nicole Fenwick, Manager, Research and Standards, BC SPCA
Managing Early Experiences for Puppies to Optimize Behavioral Development
Lee Niel, Associate Professor, University of Guelph