Michael Brunt presentation – Applying animal ethics: The use of animals in science
Michael Brunt, a PhD student in the Animal Welfare Program, will be speaking at the “Ethics for Lunch” seminar series about applying animal ethics: the use of animals in Science. All are welcome and no registration required! Come see Michael speak or dial in for video conferencing. Wednesday March 18, 202012:00 PM to 1:00 PMSt […]
Congratulations to Michael Brunt for winning a UBC Public Scholars Award
This award is part of the UBC Public Scholars Initiative (PSI) which intends to build connections, community, and capacity for doctoral students who are interested in explicitly linking their doctoral work to an arena of public benefit and integrating broader and more career-relevant forms of scholarship into their doctoral education process. The award is intended […]
Dr. Cathy Schuppli keynote speaker at Hyndman Lecture 2019
Animal Welfare Program member Dr. Cathy Schuppli delivered the keynote address at the Louis D Hyndman Sr Lecture 2019, which took place on September 23 at the University of Alberta. Dr. Schuppli’s address was titled “What Can Researchers Learn From Trained Superstar Rats?” The Hyndman lecture was established in 1994 by the University of Alberta […]
NEW COURSE RECENTLY APPROVED IN THE UBC CALENDAR
APBI 317 (3) – ANIMALS USED IN SCIENCE: WELFARE AND ETHICS (previously called APBI 490 Animal Welfare and the Ethics of Laboratory Animal Use). Offered in winter 2019, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30-1:50. This course is open to anyone with 3rd or 4th year standing. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the controversial use […]
AWP at the Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science Symposium
Animal Welfare Program members Dr Joanna Makowska, Dr Cathy Schuppli, Lucia Améndola, Michael Brunt, Ben Lecorps, and Anna Ratuski presented current research and engaged in discussion surrounding laboratory animal welfare at the CALAS symposium May 26 to 28, 2019, here in Vancouver. The annual meeting of Canadian laboratory animal professionals also involves the Canadian Council […]
In the news: Dr. Makowska publishes article on providing separate cages to mice in laboratories
The findings of the study by Dr. Makowask and her team have generated lots of media attention! See the links below for reports by UBC and CTV: https://news.ubc.ca/2019/04/23/good-mousekeeping-en-suite-bathroom-makes-for-happier-mice/ https://review.bellmedia.ca/view/208463829
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 […]
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 […]
New Course for 2018 Winter Term: Animal Welfare and the Ethics of Laboratory Animal Use
New Course for 2018 Winter Term APBI 490-201 Animal Welfare & the Ethics of Laboratory Animal Use
Animal welfare alumni wins international 3Rs prize with her study on natural behaviours of lab rats
To go to the full press release: click here. “A paper investigating the welfare of laboratory rats is the winner of the 2016 3Rs prize, which is awarded by the UK’s National Centre for the 3Rs (NC3Rs) and sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Rats were the first mammals to be domesticated for research purposes and yet […]