We hope you had the opportunity to join in with our Sentience Mini-Series. CCSAW hosted four seminars discussing sentience of different groups of animals, from mammals and birds to insects. If you missed the live seminars but are interested in joining the discussion, check out the recorded seminars on our YouTube page or view them below!
Dr. Karen Houle is a retired University of Guelph professor and CCSAW associated faculty. She recently shared with Dr Georgia Mason her experiences in keeping backyard chickens. She described how Drs Georgia Mason, Tina Widowski, Derek Haley and Ian Duncan inspired her to create "the safest and most enriched space that a chicken could imagine" and her time with CCSAW taught her practical ways "to put ethical-welfare into action with our girls."
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The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) extends its congratulations to the Canadian…
The University of Guelph, known as the University of Gwelfare, has returned home victorious once again from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Animal Welfare Assessment Competition with multiple top-five finishes.
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On October 25, Dr. Courtney Graham will join the Ontario Veterinary College’s (OVC) Department of Clinical Studies as assistant professor in One Welfare.
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In a study published this month in Behavioural Processes, researchers tallied 276 different feline facial expressions, used to communicate hostile and friendly intent and everything in between. What’s more, the team found, we humans might be to thank: Our feline friends may have evolved this range of sneers, smiles, and grimaces over the course of their 10,000-year history with us.
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Dogs can signal illness in subtle ways through their social behaviour, finds new research from the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC).
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In 2022, University of Guelph students attended the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) animal welfare assessment contest and took home multiple winning titles including the most important of all: their new nickname, the University of Gwelfare.
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