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Ep38 Gordon Burghardt on reptiles, critical anthropomorphism, controlled deprivation and play
Gordon Burghardt is an Alumni Distinguished Service Professor in the Psychology, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology departments at the University of Tennessee in the USA, with more than 50 years of experience in the...
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Ep37 John Webster on animal sentience, why veterinarians need animal welfare science, & The Cordelia Principle
John Webster is Professor Emeritus and former Head of the Veterinary School at Bristol University. He studied veterinary science as he wanted to help animals. He is also a founding member of the Farm Animal Welfare...
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Ep36 Daniel Mills on looking at individual animals, solving behaviour problems, and studying animal emotions
Daniel Mills is a professor at the University of Lincoln in the UK. He currently consults at the University Animal Behaviour Clinic. In 2020 he was recognized by Stanford University as part of the top 2% of all...
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Ep35 Mike Mendl on animal emotions, welfare and cognition
Dr Mendl is a professor of animal behaviour and welfare at the Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol. His research focuses on cognition, emotion, development, individuality and social behaviour in domestic...
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Ep34 Gerry Creighton on elephants learning from elephants, research, and a dynamic approach to elephant care and wellbeing
Gerry Creighton did not want to be anywhere else than at the zoo, working with and caring for animals, rising through the ranks to Zoo Operations Manager for animals and grounds in 2009. He worked at the Dublin Zoo,...
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Ep33 Ron Kagan on pheromones, zoos as sanctuaries and exotic animal welfare and ethics.
Ron Kagan is the Chief Executive Officer of the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) in the USA. Ron starts talking about his start in the zoo field and how he ended up in his current position and suggests for people...
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Ep32 Joanne Thomas on the 5 Domains in strategy, animals as teachers guiding care, and punching above your weight for all to flourish.
Joanne Thomas is the Animal Care Manager at Wellington Zoo Trust (WZT) in New Zealand. Joanne shares her background, and big passion and love that is animal welfare. She started volunteering in a wide variety of...
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Ep31 Monica Battini on assessing positive welfare in ruminants and promising indicators in the Five Domains
Dr. Monica Battini is a Research Fellow at the Department of Agricultural andEnvironmental Sciences in Milan, Italy, where she also received her PhD in animal welfare.Monica shares experiences about her previous work...
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Ep30 Rebecca Ledger on the Five Domains Model for assessing suffering in cases of animal cruelty and the importance of bringing & bridging science into practice
Dr. Rebecca Ledger is an animal behaviour and animal welfare scientist from Vancouver. Part of her work focuses on using behavioural assessments to assess animal welfare, and she has worked in the management of...
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Ep29 Nicolas de Graaff on using the Five Domain Model in ZAA accreditation and the importance of asking questions
Nicolas de Graaff has worked in the zoo industry for over 20 years and now he is the Accreditation Manager with the Zoo and Aquarium Association in Australia.In this episode, Nicolas shares how he got started in the...
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Ep28 Sabrina Brando connects with animal welfare scientists & practitioners around the world to ask their top 3 considerations regarding animal welfare assessments
Today's podcast is a combination of different animal welfare scientists from around the world, giving their perspectives, insights, and visions on animal welfare assessments. This podcast will feature:Dr. Elizabeth...
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Ep27 Hannah Buchanan-Smith on evolutionary principles, learning from the wild, and making a case for positive change for animals
Professor Hannah-Buchanan-Smith is the head of the Behaviour and Evolution Research Group, and Director of Human Animal Interaction Research Group in Psychology, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK.Hannah introduces...
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