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Society for Companion Animal Studies @scas1979.bsky.social · 4h

10 days till #SCAS2025 (19 Oct, Online). 3rd session of the day is ‘Animals as members of the classroom’, led by Prof. Helen Lewis & Prof. Kerstin Meints. See link for full programme. Recordings available.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1362302446...
#CompanionAnimals #AnimalAssisted #AnimalAssistedServices

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Kris Hill @academiccatlady.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you everyone! Some excellent presentations & discussions (as always!).

Anthrozooogy as International Practice (AIP) @azconference.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you AIP organisers, chairs, presenters, & participants for making #AIP2025 a success yet again. Award winners to be announced later this week & recordings shared (pending consent). AIP2025 posters: anthrozoologyconference.com/aip-2025/
#Anthrozoology #HumanAnimalStudies #AnimalStudies

AIP-2025 - Anthrozoology as International Practice Conference

2025 Anthrozoology as International Practice conference program, abstract book, posters, and details can be found here.

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Anthrozooogy as International Practice (AIP) @azconference.bsky.social · 27d

Everyone who registered before 10 Sept should have received AIP2025 join instructions (via Eventbrite). Reminders 1 hr before the start of day 1 and day 2.
Unless we reach capacity (likely!) we will continue issuing tickets until start of Day 2.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anthrozool...

Anthrozoology as International Practice (AIP2025)

AIP brings together like-minded individuals with the goal of promoting and empowering the next generation of animal studies scholars.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Kris Hill @academiccatlady.bsky.social · 29d

#Anthrozoology #HumanAnimalStudies. Thank you Marco for allowing me to share about our upcoming conference @azconference.bsky.social #AIP2025.
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anthrozool...
Wonderful to see the Mouth of the Wolf podcast is back
www.podbean.com/ep/pb-3v76d-...

Anthrozoology as International Practice: Kris Hill and the AIP Conference

Hi, your host Marco Adda here! In this episode of In the Mouth of the Wolf, I sit down with Kris Hill to talk about the upcoming Anthrozoology as International Practice (AIP) Conference—a unique gathe...

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Society for Companion Animal Studies @scas1979.bsky.social · Aug 31

Those waiting on SCAS membership confirmation are welcome to registered members for our (online) conference. Programme includes Dr. Zenithson Ng & Dr. Aubrey Fine! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1362302446...
#SCAS2025 #AnimalAssisted #AnimalAssistedServices #CompanionAnimals #Pets #HumanAnimalBond

2025 SCAS Virtual Conference

Unified Voices: Why the Human-Animal Bond is Important to You as Professionals

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Kris Hill @academiccatlady.bsky.social · Aug 28

@thecatreviewer.bsky.social
This is the sweetest little cat I met in Amsterdam EVER. She has a home. I saw her on my way home running in for dinner <3
10/10

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Kris Hill @academiccatlady.bsky.social · Aug 28

@thecatreviewer.bsky.social
Amsterdam always has good cats. This one is missing a tail and falls over with affection for strangers. 10/10.

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Society for Companion Animal Studies @scas1979.bsky.social · Aug 28

28 Aug is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day. SCAS recognises the importance of the human animal bond. To support our work, please consider joining our charitable organisation. www.scas.org.uk/blogs/the-ra...
#RainbowBridgeRemembranceDay #PetLoss

The Rainbow Bridge Poem — Society for Companion Animal Studies

By SCAS Chairperson, Dr Elizabeth Ormerod, BVMS CF The writer of the Rainbow Bridge poem was finally identified as Edna Clyne-Rekhy in 2023. Edna, a Scot from Inverness, wrote it following the death...

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Kris Hill @academiccatlady.bsky.social · Aug 7

Exited to start my 2-year term on the ISAZ International Society for Anthrozoology board! Thank you to those who voted for me :-)
isaz.net/who-we-are/s...

Board & Staff | International Society for Anthrozoology

The ISAZ Board of Directors consists of officers, board members, ex officio board members, and an administrative assistant

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Society for Companion Animal Studies @scas1979.bsky.social · Aug 5

We’ve got a new look! SCAS has a brand new logo and website—our first major update in over a decade! Visit our new website and see what’s new: scas.org.uk
#SCAS #HumanAnimalBond #OneHealthOneWelfare #NewLookSameMission

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Kris Hill @academiccatlady.bsky.social · Jul 17

Registration now open for the 4th Critical Cat Café =^_^= an online 'science café' for anyone interested in the study of cat behaviour, the cat-human bond, & cat-human relations. Special guests Ayoe Hoff & PeterSandoe. 17 April (14:00 UK time)
catacademicthinktankorg.wordpress.com/the-critical...

Cat Cafe with Ayoe Hoff & Peter Sandøe

157401724© Elena Miroshnichenko|Dreamstime.com Senior Researcher Ayoe Hoff and Professor Peter Sandøe will join the Critical Cat Café to share recent results and insights from their ongoing p…

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Anthrozooogy as International Practice (AIP) @azconference.bsky.social · Jul 27

We are delighted to share the 2-day programme for #AIP2025 Register here: anthrozoologyconference.com
#anthrozoology AIP is an ONLINE conference for students (+ prospective students/research students) interested in the study of human encounters with other animals.

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Kris Hill @academiccatlady.bsky.social · Jul 18

From Dogs to Frogs: A Summative Content Analysis Spanning Four Decades of Scholarly Contributions to Anthrozoology: Anthrozoös: Vol 38 , No 4 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

From Dogs to Frogs: A Summative Content Analysis Spanning Four Decades of Scholarly Contributions to Anthrozoology

Academic interest in human–animal interactions steadily started to gain momentum in the 1970s, and “anthrozoology” was coined in 1990 to describe the study of human interactions with other animals....

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Kris Hill @academiccatlady.bsky.social · Jul 17

Registration now open for the 4th Critical Cat Café =^_^= an online 'science café' for anyone interested in the study of cat behaviour, the cat-human bond, & cat-human relations. Special guests Ayoe Hoff & PeterSandoe. 17 April (14:00 UK time)
catacademicthinktankorg.wordpress.com/the-critical...

Cat Cafe with Ayoe Hoff & Peter Sandøe

157401724© Elena Miroshnichenko|Dreamstime.com Senior Researcher Ayoe Hoff and Professor Peter Sandøe will join the Critical Cat Café to share recent results and insights from their ongoing p…

catacademicthinktankorg.wordpress.com

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Anthrozooogy as International Practice (AIP) @azconference.bsky.social · Jul 4

AIP2025 organisers are all graduates of this excellent programme. The MA in #Anthrozoology can be completed FT or PT via distance learning from a top university. Perfect for anyone who cannot relocate or needs to study around other commitments!
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Anthrozoology MA | Postgraduate Taught | University of Exeter

www.exeter.ac.uk

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Society for Companion Animal Studies @scas1979.bsky.social · Jun 30

Admission to the Master's degree program "Ethology & Human-Animal Interaction" (in English), hosted by the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Romania, starts on 1st of July (online and/or onsite).
More details here: admitere.usamvcluj.ro/internationa...

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Heike Bauer @heikebauer.bsky.social · Jun 27

You can now listen to the recording here www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcS2... 🎓🌈

Heike Bauer @heikebauer.bsky.social · Jun 26

Today! Hear me talk about some of the cats & dogs who roam around modern queer history at the Queer Kinship Network, a collaboration btw the universities of Siena, Oxford & Toronto.
Thurs 26 June 2025, 5pm (Italy); 4pm (UK); 11am (Toronto/East Coast).
Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcS2...

Lotte Laserstein, Selbstporträt mit Katze [self-portrait with cats' (1928). Leicester Museum and Art Gallery. The picture shows Laserstein wearing a white painter's smock seated in front of an easel, head turned towards the viewer; Laserstein holds a paintbrush in the left hand. On Laserstein's lap lies a beautiful tabby cat, ears alert and gaze directed slightly sideways. In the background we can see a a mixture of houses and green spaces through large picture windows.

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Kris Hill @academiccatlady.bsky.social · Jun 27

Check out the Animals in Translation podcast with Peter Sandoe!
12:58 especially resonated with me.
Absolutes really achieve anything, and I see too much infighting in the animal world.
animalsintranslation.net/podcast/anim...

Animal Ethics with Peter Sandøe

Sophie and Kerri interview bioethics professor, Peter Sandøe, about his long career in animal ethics and companion animal welfare at University of Copenhagen. Sandøe values cross-cultural and mult…

animalsintranslation.net

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Society for Companion Animal Studies @scas1979.bsky.social · Jun 27

Animal abuse & domestic violence are not easy subjects, but important we are aware of the signs. An important topic that is relevant to a wide audience. Recording available. #TheLink #HumanAnimalBond #DomesticViolence #AnimalAbuse #AnimalCrueltyPrevention

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dark-s...

The "Dark" Side of the Human-Animal Bond

Presenter: Phil Arkow

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Kris Hill @academiccatlady.bsky.social · Jun 26

Save the date! (Registration opens 1 August). The date for the next eCATT Academic Cat Cafe is set for 17 Sept. We are super excited to announce Ayoe Hoff & Peter Sandøe will be joining us to share insights from a new project they are working on! catacademicthinktankorg.wordpress.com/the-critical...

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · Jun 25

Scientists have found a gene that is linked to noisier cats.

Is your cat vocal or quiet? The explanation could be in their genes

Scientists have found a gene that is linked to noisier cats.

tcnv.link

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Society for Companion Animal Studies @scas1979.bsky.social · Jun 25

Do you have a cat aged 8 years or over? If so, please help by participating in an online questionnaire study looking at dementia in older cats.
The survey should take no longer than 10mins to complete and can be accessed via the QR code.
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/...

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Anthrozooogy as International Practice (AIP) @azconference.bsky.social · Jun 18

Check out your AIP Newsletter!!
The plan is to compile four Newsletters per year, based on news from the AIP community, and to share opportunities relevant to students and early career scholars interested in #Anthrozoology #HumanAnimalStudies
www.canva.com/design/DAGp8...

AIP-Newsletter2025-1

www.canva.com

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Anthrozooogy as International Practice (AIP) @azconference.bsky.social · Jun 18

WOW! This year we received a phenomenal 62 entries.
Pls don't be disappointed if your abstract is not selected. Selection is based on a range of criteria, including career stage (undergrad through to senior PhD) & topic area (we would like to include a variety of species, contexts, and disciplines).

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Kris Hill @academiccatlady.bsky.social · Jun 16

Tis true I am not a morning person, but best not to risk me waking up early!!

Anthrozooogy as International Practice (AIP) @azconference.bsky.social · Jun 16

Last chance! Portal is scheduled to close 23:59 UTC Mon 16 June). However, Kris will manually close it when she wakes up on Tues "morning" (Kris lives in Germany as is not an early riser, but submit late at your own risk!). anthrozoologyconference.com
#AIP2025 #Anthrozoology

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Save the Date: AIP 2025September 12-13 Click here to submit Days Hours Minutes

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