Katie Cronin, PhD
@katieacronin.bsky.social
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Tweets about animal welfare & job opportunities in the field. Scientist & writer interested in the experiences of animals & how they can thrive in our care. katherinecronin.net
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Update! It's the hour where the organization receiving the most unique contributions earns extra. If you were considering donating, now is a good time!
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On this #GivingDayforApes, could you help bring #chimps Emma, Chicco & Charlie to Chimfunshi to live a social life in the forest? If donating is not for you, please R/T. Thank you! 🥰🐵
www.givingdayforapes.org/story/Help-C...
Support Air transport for Emma, Chicco and Charlie on Giving Day for Apes
Three rescued chimps could finally move to their forever home. You can make their journey possible.
www.givingdayforapes.org
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🔍NEW STUDY examines undergraduate attitudes towards animal welfare science and implications for teaching.

🔗 Read the full open access article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare
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At World Animal Protection presents The Walrus Talks The Power of Animals, seven expert speakers will discuss how a sustainable future is shaped by how we treat animals.

Join us on September 23, in Toronto or online. #Canada #AnimalProtection #AnimalWelfare www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walru...
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Hunter College (CUNY) is hiring a tenure-track Asst. Prof. in Animal Cognition/Behavior (Fall 2026 start).
Teaching + mentoring in the Animal Behavior & Conservation MA program + psych undergrad.

#AcademicJobs #AnimalBehavior #Cognition

🐒🐦🐘

Apps due Oct 1: tinyurl.com/hunter-animal
Jobs | City University of New York
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Great opportunity* for a primatologist to lead #LincolnParkZoo Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes in Chicago! #animalwelfare #primates #animalwelfare #job #PhD

*first-hand knowledge ;)
apply here: shorturl.at/0502P
learn about the Fisher Center here: shorturl.at/Ejahn
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I see this has been filled already!
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Zoos often house solitary species together due to space or visitor goals. But what does that mean to the animals? We studied “solitary” red-footed tortoises and found changes in behavior as group size grew—suggesting their reptile roommates mattered. #LincolnParkZoo #animalwelfare

shorturl.at/IBBBZ
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#WorldChimpanzeeDay seems a great time to share 2 #PhD opportunities on creativity in wild #chimps and #bonobos at University of Zurich @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social @nakedprimate.bsky.social
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Farm Sanctuary is hiring a six-month, remote, paid Ethology Research Intern. GFAS accredited. #jobs #internships #animalwelfare #animalbehavior

shorturl.at/J3KuF
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The study does cite a few references to humans, not sure if the value of female-female vs female-male relationships has been considered. A good study for someone to take on!
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Two #jobs @humaneworldorg.bsky.social (formerly HSUS) to "...promote and advance the use of humane, integrated, innovative non-lethal approaches to conflicts with wildlife."
- Senior Principal, Urban Wildlife
- Urban Wildlife Policy Program Manager
shorturl.at/ewdcA
#careers #animals #animalwelfare
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New study: More socially integrated female #chimps have better offspring survival. Mothers' relationships with females mattered more than relationships with males. By @josephfeldblum.bsky.social & others, from long-term Gombe data. #animalbehavior #parenting #primates

10.1016/j.isci.2025.112863
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The position I held for the past several years is now open for someone new! As Director, Animal Welfare Science Program at Lincoln Park Zoo, you'd have the opportunity to influence the wellbeing of animals around the world through science and advocacy. #jobs #animalwelfare #zoo

shorturl.at/yLLxG
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Yes very! Loved the preference testing combined with response to novelty and then the ecologically-relevant swim test at the end - all the most fun parts of animal welfare studies in one!
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🐟 At the #UFAW2025 conference today, Andrew Vowles @unisouthampton.bsky.social‬ shared a fascinating fish study revealing that being housed with enrichment (shelters, substrate) affected their later exploration of novel objects and willingness to swim upstream and cross barriers. #animalwelfare
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"Emotion leaves a trace in their voice - just like humans." Venkatraman Manikandan shared a clever, practical approach for AI monitoring of chicken vocalizations that could work across entire flocks to get a full picture of #animalwelfare #UFAW2025. Read about it 👇
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Cynthia Shuck-Paim makes a compelling case for why the experience of pain (and how we should treat it) can differ dramatically between caged/barren environments and enriched ones. #UFAW2025 #animalwelfare
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Up early for #UFAW2025!
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🎥 Can’t join #UFAW2025 live? Don’t worry!

All conference sessions will be recorded and available on demand to registered delegates shortly after the close of the conference each day.

⏳There's only a few more days to go, register here: www.ufaw.org.uk/ufaw-events/...

#AnimalWelfareScience