Dr Beth Ventura
@bethologist.bsky.social
Animal welfare scientist 🐮🐐🐖🐑. Lover of burritos. And coffee ☕️. She/her
Formerly known as @drsassenach in the other place.
Formerly known as @drsassenach in the other place.
Outdoor access for cats is divisive. Taking them for walks may be a compromise, yet there is little research on this!
Check out our new study on experiences and priorities of owners who walk their cats, which we hope is a starting point to develop evidence-based recommendations: bit.ly/41EIQ0m
Check out our new study on experiences and priorities of owners who walk their cats, which we hope is a starting point to develop evidence-based recommendations: bit.ly/41EIQ0m
August 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Outdoor access for cats is divisive. Taking them for walks may be a compromise, yet there is little research on this!
Check out our new study on experiences and priorities of owners who walk their cats, which we hope is a starting point to develop evidence-based recommendations: bit.ly/41EIQ0m
Check out our new study on experiences and priorities of owners who walk their cats, which we hope is a starting point to develop evidence-based recommendations: bit.ly/41EIQ0m
And congratulations to Benjamin Lecorps and Bianca Vandresen for being honoured with the @applied-ethology.bsky.social New Investigator and Equity/diversity/inclusion/accessibility awards- so well deserved to see these go to two incredible scientists and human beings #ISAE2025
August 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
And congratulations to Benjamin Lecorps and Bianca Vandresen for being honoured with the @applied-ethology.bsky.social New Investigator and Equity/diversity/inclusion/accessibility awards- so well deserved to see these go to two incredible scientists and human beings #ISAE2025
Celebrating the end of a fantastic week full of treasured fellowship and excellent @applied-ethology.bsky.social science at #ISAE2025, with closing ceremonies led by the inimitable Maria José Hötzel, our new ISAE president 🥳.
August 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Celebrating the end of a fantastic week full of treasured fellowship and excellent @applied-ethology.bsky.social science at #ISAE2025, with closing ceremonies led by the inimitable Maria José Hötzel, our new ISAE president 🥳.
The GOAT @goatswhostare.bsky.social sharing some inspiring and fascinating insights on how to more cleverly understand the clever inner lives of livestock in opening this morning’s @applied-ethology.bsky.social #ISAE2025 session
August 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The GOAT @goatswhostare.bsky.social sharing some inspiring and fascinating insights on how to more cleverly understand the clever inner lives of livestock in opening this morning’s @applied-ethology.bsky.social #ISAE2025 session
Exciting to learn about insect welfare from @beebytes.bsky.social, opening #ISAE2025 with the Wood-Gush lecture. Astounding figures and information @applied-ethology.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Exciting to learn about insect welfare from @beebytes.bsky.social, opening #ISAE2025 with the Wood-Gush lecture. Astounding figures and information @applied-ethology.bsky.social
Our wonderful president Janice Siegford kicks off #ISAE2025 @applied-ethology.bsky.social: A Good Life for Animals
Looking forward to a wonderful week of science and fellowship with my favourite scientific community 🐶🐱🐰🐮🐷🐭🐥🐢🐟🐎
Looking forward to a wonderful week of science and fellowship with my favourite scientific community 🐶🐱🐰🐮🐷🐭🐥🐢🐟🐎
August 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Our wonderful president Janice Siegford kicks off #ISAE2025 @applied-ethology.bsky.social: A Good Life for Animals
Looking forward to a wonderful week of science and fellowship with my favourite scientific community 🐶🐱🐰🐮🐷🐭🐥🐢🐟🐎
Looking forward to a wonderful week of science and fellowship with my favourite scientific community 🐶🐱🐰🐮🐷🐭🐥🐢🐟🐎
I’ve been dying to get to the Lake District ever since we moved to the UK. So worth the wait ❤️
May 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I’ve been dying to get to the Lake District ever since we moved to the UK. So worth the wait ❤️
Proud supervisor moment! Watching our newly minted Masters of Clincal Animal Behaviour, Pru, Alex, & Dani, receive their degrees is one of the best parts of my job #ABCwelfare #UniofLincoln
April 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Proud supervisor moment! Watching our newly minted Masters of Clincal Animal Behaviour, Pru, Alex, & Dani, receive their degrees is one of the best parts of my job #ABCwelfare #UniofLincoln
Lovely day spent at the #AWRN workshop on participatory engagement for animal welfare research! Thanks so much to @goatdocholly.bsky.social & @drelliephants.bsky.social for organising ✨
March 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Lovely day spent at the #AWRN workshop on participatory engagement for animal welfare research! Thanks so much to @goatdocholly.bsky.social & @drelliephants.bsky.social for organising ✨
If you are involved in any way in a classical equestrian discipline, or in horse racing, please consider helping our PhD student with her research and share your thoughts on horse care and training in this brief survey (and please share widely!)
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March 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
If you are involved in any way in a classical equestrian discipline, or in horse racing, please consider helping our PhD student with her research and share your thoughts on horse care and training in this brief survey (and please share widely!)
unilincolnlifescienc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
unilincolnlifescienc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Sooooo excited to see this lovely project to its conclusion, representing a @bradkellyaw.bsky.social’s epic MSc research. Watch this space for the paper, out soon!
March 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Sooooo excited to see this lovely project to its conclusion, representing a @bradkellyaw.bsky.social’s epic MSc research. Watch this space for the paper, out soon!
Speaking as an American I personally find it to be an abomination but my spouse finds it to be a holy substance. He adds spiced rum. As for me I’ll take the rum, hold the nog.
December 24, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Speaking as an American I personally find it to be an abomination but my spouse finds it to be a holy substance. He adds spiced rum. As for me I’ll take the rum, hold the nog.
Absolutely awesome #asabwinter2024 talk (& petition for best talk name?) from Kate Otter sharing about teaching biology to undergrads (but making it ✨ gay ✨) @asab.org
December 13, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Absolutely awesome #asabwinter2024 talk (& petition for best talk name?) from Kate Otter sharing about teaching biology to undergrads (but making it ✨ gay ✨) @asab.org
And now enjoying a great talk from @manyprimates.bsky.social. So exciting to see #BigTeamScience expand presence in #animal conferencing circuits
December 13, 2024 at 11:46 AM
And now enjoying a great talk from @manyprimates.bsky.social. So exciting to see #BigTeamScience expand presence in #animal conferencing circuits
Great seeing representation from the Many projects like @manydogsproject.bsky.social & ManyZoos at #ASABwinter2024 @asab.org
December 12, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Great seeing representation from the Many projects like @manydogsproject.bsky.social & ManyZoos at #ASABwinter2024 @asab.org
Are you at #ASABwinter2024? Do you like #tortoises? Come see Katy Hartley to chat about her cool MSc research on gaze following at the ECR poster session 🐢
December 12, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Are you at #ASABwinter2024? Do you like #tortoises? Come see Katy Hartley to chat about her cool MSc research on gaze following at the ECR poster session 🐢
Delighted to be at @asab.org #asabwinter2024 for two days of excellent #animalbehaviour talks & networking. Loving this idea as well to foster inclusive ways for attendees to engage! @basrodenburg.bsky.social @drmariarorvang.bsky.social can we do this for #ISAE2025?!
December 12, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Delighted to be at @asab.org #asabwinter2024 for two days of excellent #animalbehaviour talks & networking. Loving this idea as well to foster inclusive ways for attendees to engage! @basrodenburg.bsky.social @drmariarorvang.bsky.social can we do this for #ISAE2025?!
Beautiful week in Edinburgh filled with cool animal behaviour science and awesome friends @asabeducation.bsky.social
December 15, 2023 at 1:27 PM
Beautiful week in Edinburgh filled with cool animal behaviour science and awesome friends @asabeducation.bsky.social
Magical snowy weekend in Lincoln ✨
December 3, 2023 at 5:04 PM
Magical snowy weekend in Lincoln ✨