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Have you ever wondered if your relationship with your pet could be as meaningful as your relationship with your family and friends? Read HAI’s Newest study about the Human-Animal Companion relationship! The Companion Animals Self-Expansion Scale (CASES) is used to measure self-expansion in human-companion animal relationships. The results show that human relationship concepts can be applied to human-companion animal bonds! https://lnkd.in/eJFve59h 

How do animal research teams balance management and oversight duties? This is an excellent article published in Lab Animal (an abstract is available from OLAW below.) #research #compliance #iacuc https://lnkd.in/gv9GBaWM

Understanding and Challenging the Long-Term Impact of the Pound Model on Animal Sheltering in the United States. Watch Katja and Kristen's presentation at the end of Day 1 here: https://lnkd.in/ddn_72Ns #ICAM2024

NASEM workshop explores strategies for updating the Guide for the Care and Use of Animals, focusing on topics important to the animal research community and their use of the Guide. Read more in the Washington Update: https://hubs.ly/Q02x0ksx0

Resistance to animal abuse and exploitation. Resistance is not a giant overthrowing of the government or the system. There is little possibility, right now, for such global revolutionary change. On the other hand, there are good possibilities for localized resistances in each person's sphere of the world. Look for these ways to resist animal exploitation. You live in them. They are present. Then, do what you can do, and find a few others to join you. In this way, we can transform the human relationship to animals. Prof. Kevin Boileau, PhD Liberation Philosopher #animalrights #sociopoliticalchange #nonviolentevolution

ASA PRESS Exploring Animal Behavior Through Sound: Volume 1 Methods https://lnkd.in/gchWqeQV

Don't miss out on the newest happenings in animal behavior! Newsletters, how-to-train Behavior Bytes, and more - free information at your fingertips! https://hubs.ly/Q02L8wdq0 #animalbehavior #lifewithdogs #lifewithcats

Increasingly relevant as a topic of discussion: "According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, animal research has helped extend our lifespans by 20.8 years. Of course, how you choose to spend those extra years is up to you"

📢Our new issue has been released. Learn more and enjoy reading #OpenAccess papers👉https://lnkd.in/d2igkpZX Cover Paper: "The Link between the Nature of the Human–Companion Animal Relationship and Well-Being Outcomes in Companion Animal Owners" 👉https://lnkd.in/d-MyQ7MA

Last chance to book RAR course 4-7 March! Do you know how to apply the research integrity principles to your animal studies? Gain confidence in your ability to deliver rigorous and reproducible animal studies. The content complements and exceeds licensee training to focus in on the practical details of how to implementing best practice on a daily basis. https://lnkd.in/ddc7Un8A #3Rs