To promote the welfare of animals through research and education.
The Campbell Centre has over sixty Associated Faculty members, drawn from the sciences, humanities and social sciences. Faculty profiles.
The Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare
247 ANNU Building
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON, CANADA
N1G 2W1
ccsaw@uoguelph.ca
519-824-4120 x53648
October 24th-26th, 2012, Delta Hotel and Conference Center, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
The series will resume in fall 2012.
View a recent seminar!
Stereotypic behaviour, stress and hippocampal neurogenesis in
mink, by Dr. Jens Malmkvist,
Aarhus University, Denmark.
Click here.
*ABW seminars are held from 12:30-1:30 pm, Lifetime Learning Centre, Room 1713, Ontario Veterinary College, unless otherwise noted.
See our lineup.
Do you have a pet parrot? Would you like to learn more about your parrot's behaviour? So would we!
We are investigating risk factors for behaviour problems (such as feather damaging behaviour) in captive parrots. We are seeking parrot owners or caretakers who are willing to help with this study by participating in an online survey focusing on their parrot’s behaviour and living environment. Read more...
MSc Research Assistantship and Research Assistant positions. "Stall modifications on cow comfort and performance in tie-stall farms" are available at the Organic Dairy Research Centre, Campus d'Alfred. See posting.
Equine Course Developers. The Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare, together with Equine Guelph and the Office of Open Learning at the University of Guelph seek to employ someone under a contract term position to develop coursework materials for an advanced equine behaviour course for on-line learning. See posting.
Learn to Make a Difference in the Life of a Horse
With the Equine Welfare Certificate
The Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare is excited to announce their collaboration with the Centre for Open Learning and Educational Support, and Equine Guelph, in order to bring you the new Equine Welfare Certificate. Offered as an extension of the award-winning Equine Science Certificate, the Equine Welfare Certificate will provide students with the opportunity to explore animal welfare issues in the horse industry....More.
U of G Sweeps Animal Welfare Judging Competition at Michigan State University! The University of Guelph swept the 2011 animal welfare judging competition, beating teams from across North America to win first place in all three divisions: undergraduate, DVM and graduate student.
Held in November at Michigan State University (MSU), the event attracted 20 teams from across the continent. It was sponsored by the American Veterinary Medical Association, MSU and Dean Foods, one of the largest retailers of dairy products in the United States.... More.
Third International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare, June 5-7, 2012, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Featuring "The Welfare Implications of Weaning Stress", Dr. Derek Haley, Ontario Veterinary College.
Bees to Beef: Farm(ed) Animals in Environmental History:
7th Annual Canadian History & Environment Summer School
25-27 May 2012, Guelph, Ontario.
Featuring "Animal Welfare: What do the Animals Feel?", Dr. Ian Duncan, Department of Animal and Poultry Science and "Does size matter? Are Canadians willing to pay more for eggs from enhanced animal welfare production systems?”, Dr. John Cranfield, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics.
The humaneness of rodent control, G. Mason and K.E. Littin [read article]
How to make a more contented cow, CBC News Article featuring CCSAW faculty [read article]
Ethics and animals, Dr. Peter Singer, Basil Capes Memorial Lecture [listen to podcast]
Compromised survivorship in Zoo Elephants, Dr. Georgia Mason [listen to podcast]
Decision making during transport, sale and slaughter - The role of animal welfare and the veterinarian, Dr. Temple Grandin [watch video]
