Professor Dan Weary Receives UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science
This medal recognizes exceptional achievements of individual scientists who have made fundamental contributions to the advancement of animal welfare over a number of years.
Improving Animal Welfare in Shelters
Improving Animal Welfare in Shelters Photo by Brittany Gawley As a child growing up on an Ontario farm, Bailey Eagan was curious about the behaviour of her horses and dogs, and sought to make the best possible lives for them. Supervised by Professor David Fraser, the research focus of her Master’s of Science has been […]
UBC and BC SPCA Launch New Research Chair to Study Companion Animals
Assistant Professor Alexandra Protopopova has been named the NSERC/BC SPCA Industrial Research Chair in Animal Welfare, and she will lead research between UBC and the BC SPCA over the next five years.
Got a moody teenager? Cows can relate
Dairy cattle undergo personality changes during puberty much like humans do, according to new research by Professor Marina von Keyserlingk.
Good mousekeeping: en suite bathroom makes for happier mice
Researchers with the animal welfare program found that mice prefer using separate cages for nesting and eliminating waste.
David Fraser re-elected to national animal welfare council
David Fraser returns to Canada’s National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council.
Animal welfare researcher wins international prize in Bern, Switzerland
Marina von Keyserlingk accepts the 2018 Hans Sigrist Prize for her academic contributions in the field of Sustainably Produced Food of Animal Origin.
Applied Biology Undergrad Makes the Case for Grooming Brushes in Barns
Applied Biology Undergrad Makes the Case for Grooming Brushes in Barns That urge you get to scratch an itch? It turns out dairy cows have it too. At the UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre in Agassiz, B.C. (dairycentre.landfood.ubc.ca), Emilie McConnachie (BSc Applied Biology 2018), designed and conducted a study that investigated dairy cows’ motivation […]
UBC Animal Welfare Program wins national award
UBC Animal Welfare Program wins a national award for “Leadership and Innovation in Animal Welfare Science”.