The SCAS 2021 Virtual Conference ‘Animal-Assisted Interventions: Research meets Practice’ is coming up, and all ISAZ members get a £10 discount off registration costs! (members contact ISAZ for promo code).
In this role you will be the subject-matter expert in Human-Animal Interaction within the WALTHAM research team. You will improve the understanding of the relationship between pets and people by developing, coordinating, and managing research projects relevant to the HAI field, in collaboration with academics across the globe. You will engage diverse audiences through communication of relevant scientific findings; and you will provide expertise and advice within WALTHAM, the global Mars Petcare business and to external stakeholders.
16 July 2021 is Guinea Pig Appreciation Day!
To keep the love of guinea pigs alive, Guinea Pig Appreciation Day celebrates everything that we love about these cutesy critters and celebrates just what it is that makes them great pets.
To learn more about how to take good care of your guinea pigs, check out PSDA’s dedicated webpage.
The Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) has funded research by Dr. Marguerite E. O’Haire, Purdue University, to study guinea pigs in classroom settings.
‘SCAS provided instrumental funding to enable our initial research on guinea pigs in school classrooms. With their support, we were able to identify that the presence of guinea pigs in the classroom led to improvements in social functioning for both children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their typically developing peers. These findings led to an ongoing stream of research on animals in school classrooms and for children with autism. I am grateful for their support of my own work and of the broader field’ (Dr. Marguerite E. O’Haire)
Read more about Dr. O’Haire’s research here: Animal-Assisted Intervention for Autism
Some Workers Are Choosing Their Pets Over Their Jobs as Offices Reopen, But Will Animal-Friendly Workplaces Catch On? An article written by Melissa Chan for Time magazine addresses this question.
Are you and your pet preparing for your return to office work now?
Earlier this year, SCAS board members co-wrote an article to support owners to manage pet welfare during and after an extended ‘stay at home’ period.
The Foundation is governed independently from the Royal Canin Company and aims to build human and social capital, which represents investments in knowledge, talent, diversity and relationships with stakeholders.
https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/10439-royal-canin-launches-foundation
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Did you share your childhood home with companion and/or support animals? If so, members of the Exeter Anthrozoology as Symbiotic Ethics (EASE) team would be very grateful if you could complete their survey.
The project ‘How best to say goodbye?’ is funded by the Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS), and explores new ways of enfranchising childhood experiences of grief following the loss of nonhuman life or the termination of a support relationship.
Through this sponsorship program, Purina aims to encourage high-quality scientific studies that lead to a better understanding of the Human-Animal Bond. Purina seeks to promote fundamental knowledge of the benefits that cats and dogs bring to us in different environments and situations. Purina will also encourage communication of the study findings, so the benefits of the Human-Animal Bond can reach people and their cats and dogs worldwide.
The PURINA SPONSORSHIP FOR HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND STUDIES provides research funding to applicants affiliated with (but not limited to) universities, foundations, charities, and NGOs. Applicants may request up to $30,000 USD per proposal.
Application forms are available at www.purina.com/HumanAnimalBond. Completed applications must be sent to well-being@purina.nestle.com.
Application deadline for 2022 sponsorship program ends on July 15th, 2021 at 11:59 pm US Central Standard Time. Read more about this funding opportunity here.
Manchester Metropolitan University is offering a funded PhD Scholarship to work on a project titled ‘Interspecies care work in theory & practice: From shared marginalisation to mutual flourishing.’
The aim of the project is ‘To reframe our understanding of care work as a relational and interspecies experience, which is shaped by elderly people, care workers and companion animals (and others).’
Closing date: 30 July 2021
Click here for more information about the project and how to apply.
Eckerd College’s Animal Studies program (Florida, USA) is conducting a search for a tenure-track faculty position (Assistant Professor of Animal Studies – emphasis on social sciences/human-animal interactions) with a start date of August 2022. Follow this link for the full job ad description.
