“Fish have feelings too”
Recent research from UBC’s Animal Welfare Program has inspired an Editorial in Nature, the world’s leading scientific journal, provocatively entitled “Fish have feelings too.” The Editorial argues for a re-examination of our ethical obligations to the animals we use in research, including fish that are rapidly becoming the most used animals in research laboratories.
AWP to co-host symposium on euthanasia
How can we tell if an animal’s death is a good one? UBC’s Animal Welfare Program is co-hosting a symposium on this topic at the Behaviour 2013 meeting to be held in Newcastle this August. The aim will be to review recent findings and discuss more effective ways of assessing and improving euthanasia methods.