UBC and University of Guelph team up to review medically unnecessary surgeries in dogs and cats published in Journal of the AVMA
Learn more about the unnecessary surgeries in cats and dogs in a new article published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) : “A review of medically unnecessary surgeries in dogs and cats.” Authored by UBC’s Katelyn Mills, and Dr. Marina von Keyserlingk, with University of Guelph’s Dr. Lee Niel.
Undergraduate Eugenia Kwok: Working with Community Dogs in Brazil
MITACS undergraduate scholar, Eugenia Kwok, will spend the summer in Brazil researching the welfare of stray dogs.
“Dilemmas in Animal Welfare”
A new book “Dilemmas in Animal Welfare“, co-edited by UBC’s Dan Weary, was recently published by CABI. The book addresses some of the current debates in animal welfare such as tail docking, pet obesity, and neutering of feral cats. Dan has also contributed a chapter entitled “What is suffering in animals?”
Plenary presentation on animal suffering
The Animal Welfare Program’s Dan Weary gave a plenary presentation at the 47th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology. Dan’s presentation was entitled ‘A new science of animal suffering’. Click here to read more about the ideas presented.
PhD Student Improves Life for Shelter Dogs
Living in a shelter can be a very traumatic experience for an animal – something Nancy Clarke has witnessed first-hand over her years working at the Vancouver Animal Shelter.
Companion Animals
There is a need for more science-based information about the problem of physiological and emotional stress experienced by dogs in shelter settings.