Dr Beth Ventura
Animal welfare scientist 🐮🐐🐖🐑. Lover of burritos. And coffee ☕️. She/her
Formerly known as @drsassenach in the other place.
- Reposted by Dr Beth Ventura📢 Deadline approaching! There are only a few days left to submit your abstract for UFAW's Centenary Conference 2026. Submissions close on 6 February. Don't miss your chance to speak at our biggest event to date ➡️ ow.ly/na8g50Y7xeB #ScienceForAnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfare
- Reposted by Dr Beth VenturaPowerful call to action from @cdelawalla.bsky.social founder of @standupforscience.bsky.social timmermanreport.com/2026/01/scie...
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- Reposted by Dr Beth Ventura#newresearchalert "Owner presence versus absence during cat veterinary examinations: cat responses and owner attitudes" by Hare et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #catbehaviour #ownerperception #veterinarycare
- Reposted by Dr Beth Ventura#NewResearchAlert "Nature guiding how we nurture: Using the behavioral ecology of the domestic sow to advance welfare legislation" by Zoltick et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #behaviouralecology #pigwelfare #welfarelegislation
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- Reposted by Dr Beth Ventura#jobalert Postdoctoral position in Applied animal ethology and animal perception Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Postdoctoral...
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- I’m looking for a PhD student, please share!
- #PhDPositionAlert PhD on Advancing the welfare of dairy ruminant youngstock through a social science or multi-disciplinary lens Michigan State University, USA More information: www.applied-ethology.org/PhD_USA.html
- Reposted by Dr Beth Ventura"If we lose hope, we're doomed." We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
- How do monitoring tech like smart collars & home cameras impact dogs & their owners? Happy to share a new paper on this topic, from a wonderful collab led by Luis Fernando Costa Garrido (Etholab, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná) w/ UBC AWP & Guelph: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- One day late but never a bad time to celebrate world goat day 🥳
- It's world goat day! Our episode with @goatswhostare.bsky.social was one of our most popular so you all must love goats 🐐 We learnt so many fun goat facts in this ep! Haven't listend yet? Check it out here: open.spotify.com/episode/0z67... Or wherever you get your pods #goat #worldgoatday
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- New paper out on how UK undergrads in animal-focused programs think about animal welfare, including animal welfare as a scientific discipline (Spoiler: it's complicated): Was wonderful working with the fab Annabelle Beaver on seeing this through- let us know what you think! bit.ly/4oHQO2X
- Reposted by Dr Beth Ventura#NewResearchAlert "A critical review of research concerning the gut microbiome in dogs and its relationship with behaviour" by Crisante et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #dogmicrobiome #dogbehaviour #doghealth
- 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
- 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 🥳.
- 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
- Reposted by Dr Beth VenturaICYMI : #ASABWinter2025 will take place from December 15-16, once again in lovely Edinburgh! Registration is now open 🎉 Abstract submission deadline for posters and talks is August 29 🏃♀️🏃🏃♂️ More information here: asabwinter.github.io/2025/
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- 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 🐶🐱🐰🐮🐷🐭🐥🐢🐟🐎
- The day we’ve #appliedethology #animalwelfare been waiting for, @applied-ethology.bsky.social is officially on Bluesky 🥳🥳🥳
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- New goat paper just dropped! To better relieve pain in goat kids, we need ways to better measure it. Read here for the first step in developing the conditioned place aversion test for use in evaluating the affective component of pain in goat kids: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Reposted by Dr Beth VenturaI recently had the chance to sit on an expert panel for the first ever citizens' assembly on animal welfare - I've written here about my experience theconversation.com/how-citizens...
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- Reposted by Dr Beth Ventura📖 NEW BOOK REVIEW 📖 Check out the latest book review published in Animal Welfare: What Are Zoos For? By Heather Browning and Walter Veit. Reviewed by Lisa Riley. 🔗 Read the full review here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #AnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience
- Reposted by Dr Beth VenturaCurious what it’s like working with goats? Tune in and find out! 🐐
- NEW EPISODE 📣 Meet the man who stares at goats. @goatswhostare.bsky.social tells us about what goats understand about human behaviour. Goats vs sheep. The weirdness of goat eyes. And more! Listen: linktr.ee/wild_behavior_pod Photo: ThomasHäntzschel #goat #behaviour #farm
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- Reposted by Dr Beth VenturaHAPPY PRIDE 🏳️🌈 Under Trump, research using terms like “Trans,” “LGBTQ,” & “Gender identity” is being defunded. These terms reflect real people who deserve science that includes them. Stand with us to protect LGBTQ+ science from political erasure. grant-watch.us/nih-data.html @rcmedphys.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Dr Beth VenturaLEMURS CAN PLAY CONNECT4! Not really... but the concept of animals 'playing games' is not as crazy as it looks and sounds. A game is a challenge with known parameters, and play develops skill. Levelling up the study of animal gameplay, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (2025)
- Reposted by Dr Beth VenturaHAPPY 75th, NSF! We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond. Read on 🧵(1/11):
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- Are you interested in the relationship between #studentwellbeing and #animalwelfare in #veterinarymedical education? Check out our paper, now in early access: tinyurl.com/2s5jh4nw
- 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
- Excited to share our new paper: The 1st exploration of U.S. public attitudes toward #PLF in dairy sector-we show that while initial perceptions are positive, information about #animalwelfare is a dealbreaker that mediates acceptance or concern. www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S002...
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- 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!) unilincolnlifescienc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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- @dani-sorbie.bsky.social's paper on adjustment of adopted Canadian northern dogs is now out! Findings highlight that most owners report behaviour problems likely linked to transition from free-roaming to restricted lifestyles Available open access here: shorturl.at/UbCY4
- 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!
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- Reposted by Dr Beth VenturaHi Bluesky, we are looking for a PhD student for an interdisciplinary project on thermal imaging & welfare in hens. Applicants from diverse scientific backgrounds welcome -if you're interested in welfare, physiology, machine learning, imaging tech..get in touch :-) www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...
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[This post could not be retrieved] - Was a real pleasure to work with @dani-sorbie.bsky.social and @the-wild-biologist.bsky.social on this project. Dani is a superstar, just starting her PhD, and already making a mark on the canine behaviour and welfare world.
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- Reposted by Dr Beth Ventura🚨Fully-funded PhD studentship on insect behaviour, cognition & muscles with me & @viveknityananda.bsky.social at @newcastleuni.bsky.social 🐝🍀🎓🙌Application deadline April 30, start date in September. Drop me an email if you have questions! www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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- I am devastated. For these talented scientists, for their families, and for farm animal welfare science in the United States. US folks, please call your reps to protest these & all the sweeping & sudden cuts made to federal employees this week. This is untenable.
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