CFP: Special Issue ‘Dogs and Conservation’
The Journal of Vertebrate Biology is pleased to announce an upcoming Special Issue, “Dogs and conservation: current and emerging considerations,” with Guest Editors Dr. K. Whitehouse-Tedd (Nottingham Trent University, UK), Dr. N. Richards and Dr. M. Parker (both from Working Dogs for Conservation, USA). The deadline is March 31, 2020. Contact: katherine.whitehousetedd@ntu.ac.uk and CC the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Carl Smith.
New Books, Journals and Chapters
Books: Broom, D.M. and Johnson, K.G. (2019). Stress and Animal Welfare: Key Issues in the Biology of Humans and Other Animals, 2nd ed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32153-6 Denworth, Lydia. (2020). Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond. New York: Norton. Guest, Kristen and Mattfield, Monica. (2019). Horse Breeds and Human Society: Purity, Identity and […]
Funding for research into the human-animal bond
The Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) is releasing a three-year funding scheme to support research, which furthers our understanding of the human-animal bond. For funding to be considered by SCAS, projects or research must be specifically related to the human-animal bond. Currently prioritized focuses are: animal assisted interventions, particularly with children; the human-companion animal relationship; and […]
CFP: Sloth: A Journal of Emerging Voices in Human-Animal Studies
The Animals & Society Institute’s Sloth: A Journal of Emerging Voices in Human-Animal Studies is seeking submissions for its Summer 2020 issue from undergraduate students and recently-graduated students from all disciplines. The deadline is April 1, 2020. Sloth is an online bi-annual journal the showcases the important and innovative contributions of undergraduates, giving those who are interested in human/non-human animal relationships a […]
Entanglements: Humans, Animals, Environments
The 2020 Public lecture Series ‘Entanglements: Humans, Animals, Environments’ will commence on Thursday March 5th – 5pm. These talks have been organised by the Animal Studies Research Network (ASRN) and the Australian Centre for Culture, Environment, Society and Space (ACCESS), in conjunction with Wollongong Art Gallery. The next speaker is Dr Rowena Lennox on the subject of Dingoes of K’Gari Island. When: […]
CFP: ‘Animals, Ethics and Law’ session, Sweden, August 24-26
CFP for panel contributions for the special session “Animals, Ethics and Law in a more-than-human world” at the Research Committee on Sociology of Law (RCSL) conference, 24-26 August at Lund University, Sweden. This session of the 2020 RCSL conference invites scholars across the academe to discuss the social, political, and ethical dimensions of the current […]
Save the Date: Minding Animals Conference Sydney
The Minding Animals Animals and Climate Emergency Conference (ACEC) conference and events will be held over 22 to 29 July, 2021, in Sydney, Australia, in a central Sydney city venue. A conference registration website and the call for abstracts will appear mid-year. In the meantime, please see mindinganimals.com for further information. For information, please contact Rod Bennison at acec@mindinganimals.com.
Save the date: Sport, Animals and Ethics conference 2021
The Faculty of Kinesiology of the University of New Brunswick is hosting a two-day conference on Sport, Animals, Ethics, May 26-28, 2021. Paper proposals will be welcomed from all disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Watch for the Call for Abstracts in October 2020. For more information, contact Gabriela Tymowski-Gionet tymowski@unb.ca and Sam Morris morrissp@miamioh.edu.
CFP: ISAZ 2020
ISAZ 2020: One Health, One Welfare: Wellbeing for all in human-animal interactions. June 29 – July 3, 2020, Liverpool, UK. The call for abstracts will close on February 3, 2020
CFP: Aotearoa Animal Rights Conference
The Aotearoa Animal Rights Conference, AARC2020, Together for Animals, is seeking submissions from people wanting to share their ideas, experiences and methods for making the world a better place for animals. Submission deadline is February 1, 2020.