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
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LFS Animal Welfare Alumni Come Together to Create Wildlife Accreditation Program
Three UBC Animal Welfare Program alumni have joined forces to create an accreditation program that will encourage wildlife and rodent control companies to make ethical decisions when controlling wildlife populations. Sara Dubois (PhD & MSc, Animal Science, 2014 & 2003), Nicole Fenwick (MSc, Animal Science, 2005) and Erin A’tman Ryan (BSc Applied Biology, Major in […]
David Fraser Speaks at the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council
Dr. David Fraser, faculty in UBC’s Animal Welfare Program, shares his thoughts about the impact of everyday human behaviour on animal welfare with his talk ” Cars, Cats, Climate Change and Other Neglected Problems of Animal Welfare” (recorded October 5, 2015). [youtube]https://youtu.be/ZhCb4LoE4j0[/youtube]
UBC to Host Compassionate Conservation Conference 2015
Registration now open for Compassionate Conservation 2015 conference, hosted by UBC. For more details please visit: http://compassionateconservation.net/save-date-compassionate-conservation-2015-ubc-vancouver-canada-28-31-july-2015/
Article Featured on Springer Animal Sciences Facebook Page
Recent AWP alumna Sara Dubois had article selected by the Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Wildlife Research as the highlight of the August issue. // Post by Springer Animal Sciences.
“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?”
PhD graduate appointed as BC SPCA Chief Scientific Officer
Sara Dubois recently completed her PhD with UBC’s Animal Welfare Program and has now been appointed as the BC SPCA’s first Chief Scientific Officer. The BC SPCA is the first animal welfare organization in Canada to establish such a position.
Liv Baker: Translocation stress in Stephens’ kangaroo rats
Liv Baker’s PhD dissertation studied the effects of translocation on kangaroo rats, and how stressors during translocation can compromise the animals’ ability to cope.
2013 Stratton Lecture in Animal Welfare
The 2013 Stratton Lecture in Animal Welfare was given October 29 by Chris Draper, Programs Manager, Captive Wildlife/Science, for London- based Born Free Foundation, http://www.bornfree.org.uk/. The subject of the talk was “Captivity, Conservation and the Welfare of Wild Animals”. The Stratton Lecture is an annual public talk hosted by the UBC Animal Welfare Program and […]