Bienestar y Comportamiento Animal MOOC (Massive Open Online Course - curso web abierto y masivo)

Estamos encantados de anunciar que volvemos a ofrecer nuestro popular MOOC, comenzando el 9 de febrero.

¿Eres hispanohablante? Esta vez tendremos una opción para poder ver los vídeos traducidos al español , esperamos que sea util.

Este es un curso gratuito. Matricúlate hoy:

 www.coursera.org/course/animal

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Animal Welfare and Behaviour MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)

We are delighted to announce we will be running our popular MOOC course again, starting on the 9^th February.

Are you a native Mandarin Chinese or Spanish speaker? This time we will have an option to watch the videos translated into your native language and we hope this will be useful.

Further enrichment: We will also be adding an optional unassessed week to the course to cover supplementary topics that might be of interest.

 

Animal welfare is often an emotive subject provoking heated debates and sometimes radical action. However it is also a challenging science based subject that involves consideration of animal emotions and how we can best understand the world from the perspective of a different species.

Through a free online course, animal behaviour and welfare experts from the Jeanne Marchig International Animal Welfare Centre at the University of Edinburgh, will provide knowledge and understanding about the application of animal behaviour and the science of animal welfare. This will ensure that viewers are better equipped to argue for or against a specific issue relating to animal care, management or use, using a rigorous, evidence based approach.

During the course of the 6 week period, viewers will be provided with a real world view of animal welfare and the work of the animal welfare researcher, as well as interactive sessions and discussion on topics ranging from; why animal welfare matters from a global perspective, how science can help to advance animal welfare, why animal feelings are central to animal welfare, to the truth about dogs and cats, the ethics and welfare of keeping animals in zoos and how we can deal with farm animal welfare problems.

 

动物福利与行为慕课（网络公开课） (Animal Welfare and Behaviour MOOC )

动物福利与行为慕课（网络公开课）

很高兴地告诉大家，从2月9日起，我们将会继续开展之前受到大家欢迎的课程。

您的母语是中文吗？这一次我们的视频会译成中文，希望会对您更有帮助。

请马上报名，加入我们免费课程吧： 

 www.coursera.org/course/animal

Tweet: @JMICAWE
#EdAniWelf

 

Animal Welfare and Behaviour MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)

We are delighted to announce we will be running our popular MOOC course again, starting on the 9^th February

Are you a native Mandarin Chinese speaker? This time we will have an option to watch the videos translated into your native language and we hope this will be useful.

 Animal welfare is often an emotive subject provoking heated debates and sometimes radical action. However it is also a challenging science based subject that involves consideration of animal emotions and how we can best understand the world from the perspective of a different species.

Through a free online course, animal behaviour and welfare experts from the Jeanne Marchig International Animal Welfare Centre at the University of Edinburgh, will provide knowledge and understanding about the application of animal behaviour and the science of animal welfare. This will ensure that viewers are better equipped to argue for or against a specific issue relating to animal care, management or use, using a rigorous, evidence based approach.

During the course of the 6 week period, viewers will be provided with a real world view of animal welfare and the work of the animal welfare researcher, as well as interactive sessions and discussion on topics ranging from; why animal welfare matters from a global perspective, how science can help to advance animal welfare, why animal feelings are central to animal welfare, to the truth about dogs and cats, the ethics and welfare of keeping animals in zoos and how we can deal with farm animal welfare problems.

 

 

Animal Welfare talk by Luke Gamble for Vet School students

 

On Friday Luke Gamble will be visiting us at the R(D)SVS to deliver a talk to our students about his work with Mission Rabies.  Further to his successful talk last year, we very much look forward to welcoming him back.

 

His  talk is part  of the special seminar series that is run by the R(D)SVS and JMICAWE and is aimed at our  students, comprising of  a programme of presentations, case-based discussions and interactive workshops, covering a range of topics, in addition to core and selective teaching. It is an opportunity to learn from external speakers and to develop a more specialised knowledge.

‘The Mission’ will take place on Friday 23 January @ 4pm, G01, Veterinary Teaching Building, R(D)SVS, Easter Bush

 

Luke Gamble graduated from Bristol University in 1999 as a vet and then went on to Cambridge to specialise in large animal medicine and surgery. He is CEO of Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS) and Mission Rabies. Although primarily based in his New Forest practice, Pilgrims, his extra curricular work with the Worldwide Veterinary Service charity 'which he founded in 2003' takes him much further afield and was the subject of two TV series on Sky 1. He also runs an emergency service for animals in Dorset and a pet travel company.

 

More about Luke can be found on his website: http://lukegamble.com/home/



(Image Courtesy of Luke Gamble's website http://lukegamble.com/home/)

COMING SOON: Animal Welfare and Behaviour MOOC. Sign up for 9th Feb Start Date

We will be running our popular Animal Welfare and Behaviour MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) again, starting on the 9th February.

Are you a native Mandarin Chinese or Spanish speaker? This time we will have an option to watch the videos translated into your native language and we hope this will be useful.

 

We will also be adding an optional un-assessed week to the course to cover supplementary topics that might be of interest.

 

This is a free course.  Sign up today:  www.coursera.org/course/animal

Tweet: @JMICAWE
#EdAniWelf

Animal welfare is often an emotive subject provoking heated debates and sometimes radical action. However it is also a challenging science based subject that involves consideration of animal emotions and how we can best understand the world from the perspective of a different species.

Through a free online course, animal behaviour and welfare experts from the Jeanne Marchig International Animal Welfare Centre at the University of Edinburgh, will provide knowledge and understanding about the application of animal behaviour and the science of animal welfare. This will ensure that viewers are better equipped to argue for or against a specific issue relating to animal care, management or use, using a rigorous, evidence based approach.

Meet the team: Jill MacKay, Hayley Walters, Natalie Waran, Heather Bacon, and Fritha Langford (L to R) and dogs Stewart, Muthie and Matthilda (L to R)

During the course of the 6 week period, viewers will be provided with a real world view of animal welfare and the work of the animal welfare researcher, as well as interactive sessions and discussion on topics ranging from; why animal welfare matters from a global perspective, how science can help to advance animal welfare, why animal feelings are central to animal welfare, to the truth about dogs and cats, the ethics and welfare of keeping animals in zoos and how we can deal with farm animal welfare problems.

Animal welfare often means different things to different people, and opinions are varied and debates often heated. But if we are to achieve higher standards of animal welfare worldwide, we need to be able to rely on more than our emotional response. We need to provide scientifically validated evidence that will help persuade those with competing agendas and from different parts of the world where animals and their needs are less well recognised, that animal welfare matters, not just to animals but also for human wellbeing. Providing credible and accessible animal welfare education such as this free online course, will help to provide knowledge and understanding that can be used to more convincingly argue for animals, the important role they play in many aspects of our lives and the importance of ensuring that their welfare needs are met’

Professor Nat Waran
Director Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education

 

The Coursera Partnership

These Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are being delivered via the Coursera partnership - a network of leading international universities which offer short undergraduate-level online courses free of charge.

 

 

Exciting times for animal welfare in India

It is really exciting times for animal welfare, with increasing political interest in the plight of animals in developing countries such as India where it is becoming increasingly clear that there is an important link between human and animal welfare.  

 

Environment minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government alone cannot ensure animal welfare and organisations from the country and outside should come forward to play crucial role in addressing the concerns:

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Javadekar-seeks-help-from-outside-govt-for-animal-welfare/articleshow/45891259.cms

 

"Since everything cannot be governmental, these efforts by various organisations, discussing important issues from across the world, are crucial for the welfare of animals," Javadekar said.


He was addressing 'Minding Animals Conference' hosted by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in collaboration with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
 

We are very pleased to say that the Jeanne Marchig Centre was invited to talk about the work we are doing with the veterinary profession in India. Heather Bacon recently travelled to Delhi to attend the Minding Animals Conference where a large number of international animal welfare organisations and individuals interested in raising standards for animals across the world and she gave a paper on behalf of the Marchig Centre entitled, One Health – One Welfare. 

 

Further information about the Minding Animals Conference can be found on their website:

http://mindinganimalsconf3.in/about-mac3/