UPCOMING AND PREVIOUS EVENTS AND LECTURES
UPCOMING EVENTS
2012: Improving the lives of working horses (and their owners) in the developing world
The 2012 Peter Stratton Memorial Lecture
Speaker: Dr. H.R. (Becky) Whay, Senior Lecturer in Animal Welfare and Behaviour,
Veterinary School, University of Bristol, UK
Time: Monday, March 5th at 5pm
Location: UBC, H.R. MacMillan Building, Lecture Theatre 166 (2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4)
Dr Whay’s research focuses on methods of animal welfare assessment and improvement, and has included conducting welfare assessments of cattle, laying hens and pigs for the RSPCA and initiating projects such as a dairy cattle lameness initiative to provide targeted welfare improvement. Dr Whay has also been working in collaboration with the Brooke Hospital for Animals, the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and Send a Cow on a number of projects aimed at facilitating welfare improvement among working equines and production animals in developing countries.
THIS IS A FREE, PUBLIC EVENT
Event sponsored by the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada
For more details e-mail chris.mcgill@ubc.ca
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PREVIOUS EVENTS AND LECTURES
2010: Animal Welfare: A Recent History, a Bright Future
The 2010 Peter Stratton Memorial Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Ian Duncan, Chair in Animal Welfare, University of Guelph
Time: Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Location: Plaza 500, 500 West 12th Ave, Vancouver
2009: Enriching the Lives of Zoo Animals
The 2009 Peter Stratton Memorial Lecture
Speaker: Steve Ross, Supervisor, Behavioral and Cognitive Research & Chair, Chimpanzee SSP & Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago
Time: Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Location: 135 Earth & Ocean Sciences, 6339 Stores Road, Vancouver
2008: Improving the Lives of Animals: An Alumni Panel Discussion
Panel members: Improving the lives of animals through . . .
...academia: Cassandra Tucker, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis... the veterinary profession: Carol Morgan, Dr. of Veterinary Medicine
... the humane movement: Sara Dubois, Manager of Wildlife Services, BC SPCA
... the dairy industry: Julie Huzzey, Cornell University, New York
... philanthropy: Leanne McConnachie, Director of Farm Animal Programs, Vancouver Humane Society
Date: Friday, May 23, 2008
Time: 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Location: Room 166, H.R. MacMillan Building, 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver
Cost: Free
2007: "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Managing Human-Wildlife Interactions" Exploratory Workshop
The workshop (Nov. 16th - 18th) was a great success. We thank our many participants who made the weekend so productive.
We also thank our sponsors: the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at the University
of British Columbia and The Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada.
For more information on the meeting, visit the website at: http://www.interactions.pwias.ubc.ca
2007: A Behavioural Ecologist looks at Animal Emotions
The 2007 Peter Stratton Memorial Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Larry Dill, Behavioural Ecology Research Group, Simon Fraser University
Time: Friday, November 16th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Location: Peter Wall Institute 6331 Crescent Road, Vancouver
2006: Animal Welfare and the Control of Stray Dogs in Brazil
The 2006 Peter Stratton Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada
Friday, June 9 2006, 7pm-9pm
Room 166, Macmillan Building, 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver
Refreshments to follow
For decades, Brazil has attempted to control its stray dog population mainly by trapping and euthanasia. This strategy has created unacceptable suffering to both animals and humans, and has failed to achieve effective population control. However, dog population control is still required for the purposes of both human and dog welfare. What should we do? We might begin by viewing stray dogs as our allies on the road to reaching a more desirable population equilibrium. This mind-set can lead us to control measures that are both more effective and more humane.
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2006: International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) Regional Meeting Canada-USA
Location: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Dates: 7-8 June 2006
Details and Poster || Program and Abstracts
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2005: Environmental enrichment for fish: improving welfare and survival of hatchery stock
Dr. Victoria Braithwaite
Sept. 28th, 4:30 - 5:30 (coffee and cookies from 4:15)
Room 307, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
University Centre, 6331 Crescent Road
Abstract: Fish populations are collapsing at unprecedented rates. Attempts to rehabilitate stocks have used ocean farming and the release of hatchery reared early life stages, but to date such programs have had little success. Released hatchery fish die younger than resident wild fish to such an extent that releases do not elevate fish biomass. A possible reason for this high mortality may be that suitable behaviour cannot develop in the artificially homogeneous hatchery environment. It is well known for intelligent species that captivity in a low-stimulus environment results in behavioural and cognitive deficits, here I will present work demonstrating that fish reared in low-stimulus environments develop similar deficits. This work also reveals that simple manipulations that create an enriched environment can generate fish with enhanced behavioural traits that can reasonably be expected to be associated with improved survival in the wild.
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2004: Understanding the No-Kill Controversy
The 2004 Peter Stratton Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada
Friday, May 28th 2004, 8:00 pm
UBC Robson Square, C300 - Theatre
Arnie Arluke is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Northeastern University and Senior Research Associate at the Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy. His research has examined the conflicts and contradictions in human-animal relationships, including those experienced by biomedical scientists, shelter workers, humane law enforcement officers, animal hoarders, and animal abusers. His most recent books include Regarding Animals and Brute Force: Animal Police and the Challenge of Cruelty, to be released this July. He is working on Just a Dog, a book about the impact of animal abuse on the humane community.
Details, Location and Directions (pdf)
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2003: Speaker Series - Prof. Larry Dill
Prof. Larry Dill, Behavioural Ecology Research Group, Simon Fraser University
Date: Monday, November 24, 2003
Time: noon
Place: Rm 180 Macmillan
Simon Fraser University: faculty website
Behavioural Ecology Research Group website
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2003: Animal welfare and ethical concerns in the control of brushtail possums in New Zealand
Speaker: Kate Littin
Date and Time: 12:00-1:00 Wednesday August 20th
Location: MacMillan Room 180
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2003: The role of vocal communication in establishing nursing patterns in pigs
Speaker: Marek Spinka, Research Institute of Animal Production, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Date & Time: Monday, June 9th, 12:00pm noon
Location: Room 180, Macmillan Building, The University of British Columbia
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2003: Speaker Series - Dr. Roger Mugford
Dr. Roger Mugford, The Company of Animals
Friday 25th April 2003, 7.30pm
The Ballroom, Plaza 500 Hotel
Each year, the Animal Welfare Program invites a speaker to give a public talk on some aspect of animal welfare. This year, our guest speaker will be Dr Roger Mugford, Animal Behaviourist. He will speak on the issue of aggressive dogs (exact title to be confirmed). Dr Mugford is a most interesting and engaging speaker and we are looking forward to his unique insights into how we deal with the problem of aggressive dogs, as recently highlighted in the media.
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2003: Natural Living--the Essence of Animal Welfare in Organic Farming
Guest Lecturer, Vonne Lund, PhD from the Department of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, will be speaking on "Natural Living--the Essence of Animal Welfare in Organic Farming" on Monday, April 14th, 2003, 12 p.m. in MacMillan, Room 160.
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2002: Speaker Series - Joe Stookey
Speaker: Joe Stookey, Associate Professor, Western College of Veterinarian
Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Date & Time: Monday, May 5th,
Location: Room 180, Macmillan Building, The University of British Columbia
Joe Stookey, a welfare and behaviour researcher from Western College of Veterinarian Medicine, will be visiting our group on Monday, May 5th. He will give a talk to the group at lunch time and will be available to meet with people throughout the day. The meeting will be in Room 180, Macmillan.
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2002: Speaker Series - Carol Petherick
Speaker: Carol Petherick
Date & Time: May 7th, Noon
Location: Room 180, Macmillan Building, The University of British Columbia
Carol Petherick, a beef welfare and behaviour researcher from Australia , will be visiting our group on May 7th. She will give a talk to the group at lunch time and will be available to meet with people throughout the day. We will be meeting in Room 180, Macmillan.
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