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AWP in the News: Dairy Herd Management Reports on a recent study investigating competitive behaviour of cattle at the water trough
To see the report, follow this link!
Vancouver Foundation reports on the BCSPCA AnimalKind Program
To see a recent report by the Vancouver Foundation on the BCSPCA AnimalKind program, follow this link.
Please join our panel discussion on the future of animal welfare!
Update!! For those who would like to link to the event online, it can be found through the Blue Jeans Network using the following information: To join the meeting on a computer or mobile phone: https://bluejeans.com/450910159?src=calendarLink Phone Dial-in +1.888.240.2560 (US Toll Free) +1.866.226.4650 (US Toll Free) Global Numbers: https://www.bluejeans.com/premium-numbers Meeting ID: 450 910 159 Room […]
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 […]
Applied Animal Biology Student Featured on the LFS website
To see Courtney’s bio, click here
UBC PAW Animal Welfare Conference 2019
The UBC Pre-Vet and Animal Welfare (PAW) Club is pleased to present its 3rd annual Animal Welfare Conference! This year’s conference focuses on “Wildlife Management and Conservation”, with five outstanding speakers joining to share their expertise. The 2019 UBC PAW Animal Welfare Conference looks to shed more light on human-wildlife interactions and how an individual […]
BC SPCA and UBC undertake a study using birth control in pigeons at a Vancouver skytrain station
Click here to see the article in the Times Colonist
BCSPCA publishes a review of dog training methods
Animal Welfare Program Adjunct Professor Joanna Makowska prepared a review of dog training methods for the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA). The story was also reported on in Psychology Today
Professor Dan Weary contributes to a critical reflection on animal welfare
The week the journal Animal Welfare published its first ever complete volume of open access papers. This volume, entitled “Animal Welfare Reconsidered”, consists of a series of papers that all seek to provide critical reflection on topics relevant to animal welfare. Animal welfare is conceptually challenging and methodologically vexatious, and any changes required to improve welfare are often difficult […]