This past week, Animal Welfare Program members (current and alumni) presented at Humane Canada’s National Animal Welfare Conference. Despite moving to a virtual platform due to COVID-19, the conference still hosted 886 registrants, 36 sessions with 56 speakers. The virtual conference was held May 20-21, and the sessions will be available to registered participants until June 21: https://pheedloop.com/nawc2020/virtual/
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 Student, Erin A. Ryan MSc Student, Katie Mills PhD Student, Anna Ratuski MSc Student
Panel – Ag-Gag: What’s at Stake
Marina von Keyserlingk, Professor, University of British Columbia
Camille Labchuk, Executive Director, Animal Justice
Kevin Toyne, Lawyer, Hill Sokalski Walsh LLP
Moderated by: Barbara Cartwright, CEO, Humane Canada
Humane Science Education: Training the Next Generation of Compassionate Scientists
Elisabeth Ormandy, Executive Director, Animals in Science Policy Institute