A history of social science research from UBC’s Animal Welfare Program
Since its inception, the Animal Welfare Program has used a range of tools from the social sciences to bring together experts (farmers, veterinarians, scientists, animal advocates) to identify new solutions to problems in animal industries. The graphic below highlights theses from our program from this area of research. Download as a PDF * https://awp.landfood.ubc.ca/publications/ (1) https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/831/items/1.0090498 (2) https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/831/items/1.0091066 […]
Animal Welfare Program at virtual National Animal Welfare Conference
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 […]
Animal Welfare Program at Humane Canada’s National Animal Welfare Conference
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), […]
Women In Science of the UBC Animal Welfare Program
International Day of Women and Girls in Science The United Nations General Assembly declares February 11th as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Women and girls continue to lead innovation and produce ground-breaking research around the world, despite being underrepresented in science and research. We are very fortunate to have so many […]
Congratulations to November 2019 Animal Welfare Program graduates
The Animal Welfare Program would like to congratulate the five graduates who had a PhD conferred this fall – Dr. Anne-Marieke Smid, Dr. Hanna Eriksson, Dr. Heather Neave, Dr. Jane Stojkov and Dr. Rolnei Daros. Drs. Daros, Smid and Stojkov are shown here with Drs. von Keyserlingk and Weary at the fall graduation ceremony. Please […]
TSA to use more “floppy-eared” dogs, cites Animal Welfare Program research
Dogs are used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at airports nationwide to sniff out explosives and contraband. TSA officials say the agency is increasingly replacing retired pointy-eared dogs like German shepherds with floppy-eared dogs like Labrador retrievers, noting that passengers are generally more accepting of dogs with floppy ears. The TSA cited a 2016 […]
Animal Welfare Program hosts national meeting
Prof. David Fraser and graduate student Devon Wilson hosted a national meeting in Vancouver on April 30-May 1. The meeting brought together 17 experts on the marketing of dairy calves — animals that are born on dairy farms but are then sold to other farms that raise them for slaughter. The meeting included dairy farmers, […]
Julia Lomb Starts as a Post Doctoral Fellow in the Animal Welfare Program
I grew up in Germany where I received my veterinary degree in 2008, and practiced as a dairy vet for 4 years. In 2013, I joined UBC’s Animal Welfare Program, first as an international student scholar, then as PhD student in 2014. During my PhD I investigated how healthy and sick dairy cows differ in […]
National award for “Leadership and Innovation in Animal Welfare Science” to UBC Animal Welfare Program
On April 22, 2018, at the Animal Welfare Leadership and Innovation Awards Dinner in Calgary, the UBC Animal Welfare Program was presented with the award for “Leadership and Innovation in Animal Welfare Science”. Receiving the award (from left to right) were Prof. David Fraser accompanied by Ms. Raegan Ahlbaum (Petsecure, host organization of the dinner) […]
Geoff Urton, Animal Welfare Program alumnus, wins Top 20 Under 40 Business and Community Achievement Award
Congratulations to Animal Welfare Program alumnus Geoff Urton; BSc Animal Science 2000, MSc Animal Science 2005, on receiving an award for the 2018 Top 20 Under 40 Business and Community Achievement Awards on Vancouver Island. Over the past decade, Urton has had a great impact on improving the lives of animals on Vancouver Island and across Canada […]