Widowski lab at WAFL 2024
The Widowski lab attended and presented at WAFL 2024! Dr.…
Anna Naim at WAFL 2024
Congrats to Anna Naim who presented her Master's research at…
Learning to Judge Animal Welfare
What do dolphins, pigs, octopuses, show cattle, caged laying hens, penguins and frogs have in common? They have all been animals studied in the ANSC4010 Animal Welfare Judging class. A fourth year Animal Biosciences class, this unique course gives students an opportunity to develop many skills including critical thinking, public speaking, ethical reasoning, concise messaging, and more, all within the context of evaluating of animal welfare on the basis of scientific theory and data.
Dr. Georgia Mason honoured with Royal Society Fellowship
Dr. Georgia Mason, professor in the Department of Integrative Biology in the College of Biological Sciences at the University of Guelph, has been named a Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada, the country’s most prestigious body of independent scholars, researchers and creatives at the forefront of intellectual leadership.
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Anna Schwanke’s Thesis Defense
Congratulations to Dr. Anna Schwanke on defending her PhD thesis…
Faith’s MSc Defence
Congrats to Tunmise Faith Ehigbor for a successful MSc thesis…
International Dog Day
Happy International Dog Day! Zero is excited for the fall…
Egg Farmers of Canada at the University
Last week Egg Farmers of Canada hosted their summer meeting…
New laboratory rodent enrichment research
How many enrichments do lab rodents need? New research shows…
Dr. Georgia Mason responds to the Globe and Mail’s piece on animal sentience
On July 26, The Globe and Mail quoted Dr. Georgia Mason in a piece about animal welfare and sentience. Unfortunately, she felt the finished piece missed touching on the wide spectrum of debate on sentience and did not explain the importance of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA)'s newly-released position on animal sentience. Read her letter to the editor online, or in full below:
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