- Event: News conference for new UBC/NSERC Industrial Research
Chair in Animal Welfare - Date: October 22, 1997
- Time: 11:00 a.m.
- Place: Cecil Green Park House, 6251 Cecil Green Park
Rd. - Parking: Parking is available in the Rose Garden Parkade
off Northwest Marine Drive
How can we assess the physical and emotional well-being of animals
in order to improve their living conditions? How do cultural differences
affect the way we view and value animals? How can animal welfare
be enhanced while improving the efficiency of animal agriculture?
Is there a middle ground between animal rights advocates and those
who support the use of animals for food, sport and research?
These are just a few of the issues that will be tackled by two
internationally recognized scientists newly appointed to UBC’s two
new chairs in Animal Welfare.
The chairs, Prof. David Fraser and Prof. Dan Weary, will hold teaching
and research positions with UBC’s Dept. of Animal Science and Centre
for Applied Ethics. The positions have been created with the support
of the agricultural industry, the B.C. Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), the B.C. Veterinary Medical Association,
and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).
Both Fraser and Weary are new to UBC. Fraser’s research has led
to innovations ranging from better pig pens to ways of reducing
highway accidents involving wildlife. Weary’s research includes
the use of vocalizations and other behaviours as indicators of animal
well-being.
Fraser and Weary will make a brief presentation on their research
and animal welfare issues on Oct. 22 at 11:00 a.m. at Cecil Green
Park House on the UBC campus.
Both they, NSERC President Tom Brzustowski, and representatives
from the B.C. SPCA, the B.C. Veterinary Medical Association and
the agricultural industry will be available to answer questions
from the news media and to speak about animal welfare issues.
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