CALLING ALL AUSTRALIAN VETERINARIANS! We need your help. Take our short, anonymous survey here. The Animal Welfare Science Centre Science at Melbourne are exploring the vet’s perspective on dog behaviour and training advice. Details: bit.ly/vetdogsurvey #dogs #science #Veterinarian #Australia Australian Veterinary Association

The researchers hope the findings will help dog owners make more informed decisions when selecting their next furry friend writes Do You Believe In Dog? 🐶 Mia Cobb University of Melbourne theconversation.com/new-research-b…

New research from Animal Welfare Science Centre Science at Melbourne & colleagues has explored if there are risk factors commonly observed on Australian farms where livestock welfare is poor #openaccess cambridge.org/core/journals/…

"The Animal Welfare Risk Assessment Tool was good at identifying farms with poor livestock welfare" - Animal Welfare Science Centre Science at Melbourne helps target response by enforcement to facilitate intervention, prompt welfare improvement & decrease in reoffending: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Science from a four-paw perspective can help us reconsider our everyday interactions with dogs and influence positive changes so we can live well, together, writes Do You Believe In Dog? 🐶 Mia Cobb from University of Melbourne theconversation.com/the-science-of…

Let them sniff! 🐶 Animal welfare expert Dr Mia Cobb (Do You Believe In Dog? 🐶 Mia Cobb) brings five top tips for ensuring that your furry best friend is living their best life in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand ➡️ unimelb.me/4f0crFZ

🔎Join us (in-person or online) Nov 22 for the Animal Welfare Science Centre Research Showcase 2024 🐾From farm to zoo to companion animals, our researchers will share their latest findings. Free event University of Melbourne + online - register now! bit.ly/AWSC2024 #AnimalWelfare #Science

"It feels ridiculous to need to say out loud in 2024 that putting puppies who are alive into a freezer with the intention of killing them is not acceptable," Dr Cobb said ABC News #animalwelfare #dogs abc.net.au/news/2024-11-1…

📢 Save the date: UFAW International #AnimalWelfare Conference 2025 Registration & abstract submissions for talks & posters opening soon. We’re especially interested in abstracts featuring novel or innovative approaches to #animalwelfarescience. Stay tuned for more details!

This is today! You can still join us - starting 10am AEDT (~90min from now) eventbrite.com.au/e/animal-welfa… #animalwelfare #science

And we've started our Animal Welfare Science Centre annual research showcase for 2024 #AWSC24 Our first speaker is Dr Lauren Hemsworth, talking about ProHand - find our program for the day here:

Up now at #AWSC24 is Laura Field sharing research exploring effects of early life complexity in dairy heifers #animalwelfare #science 🐄

The presentations from our Animal Welfare Science Centre Research Showcase 2024 are now available to view on YouTube. You can view these recordings and follow our YouTube channel to keep up to date with future seminars: youtube.com/@AnimalWelfare… #animalwelfare #science

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Inviting you to join us (in person or online) for our first Animal Welfare Science Centre Seminar for 2025. This year offers the perfect opportunity to reflect on 25 years of progress and where we want to be in 2050. Details: bit.ly/AWSC25

Over 250 people now registered - you can sign up (attend in-person or online) too! bit.ly/AWSC25

It’s the dirty secret of dog ownership nobody wants to talk about. theconversation.com/why-do-dogs-ea…