November 4th, 2021
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Companion animal bereavement survey for a SCAS sponsored study
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.
2022 Sponsorship for Human-Animal Bond Studies
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.
PhD Scholarship in Human-Animal Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University
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.
Assistant Professor of Animal Studies: Eckerd College
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.
Caring for Rabbits
Rabbit Awareness Week: 28th June – 4th July 2021
Rabbit Awareness Week is an annual campaign with the aims of encouraging owners to take the best care of their fluffy friends, improve their welfare, and provide education about their needs and illnesses to look out for.
Continue readingHuman-Animal Bond Lecture, hosted by HABRI (22 July)
The next lecture in the HABRI Human-Animal Bond Lecture Series will stream live on July 22nd, 2021 at 4:00 PM EST (9 pm UK time)
The O’Haire lab (US) is recruiting a lab manager!
This is a chance to work with one of the best-known researchers in HAI, based in the US! The group of Dr. Maggie O’Haire is recruiting for a Lab Manager to join their human-animal interaction research team at Purdue University.
How Pets Help Us to Age: Interview with SCAS trustee Dr. McCune
SCAS trustee Dr. Sandra McCune talks to Steve Dale about The Wallis Annenberg PetSpace Leadership Institute and a research paper she co-authored with Dr. Daniel Promislow on how you can delay aging, or at least a few issues associated with aging, by sharing your life with a dog. There are also many similarities in how dogs age and how we age.
The Wallis Annenberg PetSpace Leadership Institute has brought together a who’s who of leaders in the world of human-animal bond studies and anthrozoology to talk about ideas and research the bond further. Soon, 14 different scientific papers will be released.
Pets at work toolkit for introducing pet-friendly workplaces!
Purina Pet Foods have developed a ‘pets at work toolkit’ for employees in the form of FREE printable guides. These include advice on approaching your boss and a starter kit ‘etiquette guide’ that is designed to help pet-friendly workplaces make sure that everyone’s happy (pets included).