From: IN%"joseph.stookey@usask.ca" 3-MAR-2006 15:20:31.20 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Support Dr. Sally Boysen chimp research - Academic Dignity and Freedom are at Stake This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_9MN6SsPcEkl1fD2AVHExVw) Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT -- Joseph M. Stookey Professor of Applied Ethology Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences Western College of Veterinary Medicine University of Saskatchewan 52 Campus Drive Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada S7N 5B4 Tel 306-966-7154 Fax 306-966-7159 --Boundary_(ID_9MN6SsPcEkl1fD2AVHExVw) Content-type: message/rfc822; name*0="FW: Support Dr. Sally Boysen chimp research - Academic Dignity a"; name*1="nd Freedom are at Stake" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_9kdCM/1gs0SWTF/0kTp56A) Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_e/NXWNi3dw+RXN/KLE3+6Q)" --Boundary_(ID_e/NXWNi3dw+RXN/KLE3+6Q) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Joe, Don't know the problem, but my attempt to post was also rejected. Hope you still successfully holding off the polar bears and that spring might reach you in time. Ray _____ From: Croney, Candace [mailto:candace.croney@oregonstate.edu] Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 8:15 PM To: Ray Stricklin Subject: FW: Support Dr. Sally Boysen chimp research - Academic Dignity and Freedom are at Stake Ray, Could you post this to the applied ethology list? It won't let me for some reason. Candace Croney, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Animal Behavior/Bioethics Oregon State University Phone: (541) 737-1401 Email: candace.croney@orst.edu "That's the difference between me and the rest of the world! Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!" --Calvin and Hobbes _____ From: Croney, Candace Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 5:14 PM To: applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca; 'NCR131 Behavior of Domestic Animals Committee Listserve'; animal bioethics Cc: Ruth Allard Subject: Support Dr. Sally Boysen chimp research - Academic Dignity and Freedom are at Stake This may be off topic for some of you, so I apologize for that. For those of you who know the work of Dr. Sally Boysen, whose chimpanzee research is regularly shown on PBS and other channels, you may be interested to know that her chimpanzees were seized for relocation last night, and her research program appears to have been terminated at Ohio State. Obviously there is a lot going on that many of us are unaware of, but for those who are concerned, there is a full story at the end of this message. Dr. Boysen could use all the support she can get from members of the scientific community who understand the potential impact of these actions on the welfare of the chimpanzees, on academic freedom, and the loss this represents to the academic community. Candace Croney, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Animal Behavior/Bioethics Oregon State University Phone: (541) 737-1401 Email: candace.croney@orst.edu "That's the difference between me and the rest of the world! Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!" --Calvin and Hobbes -----Original Message----- Friends, A grave injustice has been committed. After seizing the Chimp Cognition Center on Tuesday, Dr. Sally Boysen's beloved chimps, whom she raised and taught to count and read, were taken from the Center last night. They are on their way to a controversial facility in Texas. Sally and her staff chained themselves to a gate in protest, to no avail see http://www.wbns10tv.com/ MLK once said "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Beyond the professor involved, the principle of academic dignity and freedom is at stake. Professors should see this as the seizure of a professor's laboratory and of her academic life's worth of research materials, because she was unable to get funding for a building to house her research. It is funny when buildings going up on all over the campus all the time. Why was the Chimp Center not remodeled since 1991? Why was Dr. Boysen expected to come up with the money to run the research facility at which she worked? The future of basic research at academic institutions is at stake. Not every important discovery made is "marketable" at the time it is made. Academic institutions should provide basic support for the intellectual endeavors of professors who are recognized as leaders by their peers as Dr. Boysen is. Her research is yielding basic insights on how our closest relatives learn. The more she learns about them, the more we will know about ourselves. In 1986 the pioneer primatologist, Dr. Jane Goodall observed: ". . . I wonder if the odd way we now have of bringing up human primates in the West isn't also very traumatic, I think we're denying our babies their natural birth rights. A primate, human or nonhuman, has evolved to expect certain responses. For instance, if the infant cries, it expects to be cuddled. Infants expect devoted mothers, who are there when needed." Goodall then explained that she wasn't against the idea of women having careers, but that she was concerned that human babies in the West weren't getting the attention they need. You have a role to play, beyond what you may be doing already. Please speak up. Join and support the AAUP! The Dispatch, Other Paper, Business First, and local television might be interested in your letters or phone calls. The Chronicle of Higher Ed and/or your professional journals may welcome your description of these events along with your thoughts and reflections. MLK also said "A time comes when silence is betrayal." Let Freedom Ring! Peace, Raquel Raquel Diaz-Sprague, PharmD MS MLHR Adjunct Instructor The Ohio State University School of Allied Medical Professions College of Medicine & Public Health 106 Atwell Hall 453 W 10th Avenue Columbus, OH 43210 614-292-0210 (fax) 614-268-1488 (direct line) diaz-sprague.1@osu.edu http://awisco.osu.edu/ http://www.dispatch.com/print_template.php?story=dispatch/2006/02/25/2006022 5-C1-00.html Scientist says she'll fight loss of chimps Saturday, February 25, 2006 Mike Lafferty THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH FILE PHOTO Researcher Sally Boysen's work with chimpanzees has been documented on PBS and the Discovery Channel and in Time magazine. Sally Boysen brought the chimpanzees to Ohio State and raised them herself. She coaxed them to learn rudimentary math as well as a simple form of reading and demonstrated their capacity for caring, a trait long thought limited to humans. She has published more than 75 scientific papers, and her work has been documented on PBS and the Discovery Channel and in Time magazine. In 2002, Discover magazine listed her among the top 50 female scientists. This afternoon, cable network Animal Planet is airing a special about Boysen and the chimps. But this week, Boysen said, after 26 years of leading Ohio State's chimpanzee research, she was told to leave the chimpanzee center when she tried to go to her office. "What do they think I'm going to do, put them in my car and drive away?" she said. "Her access is being controlled," university spokesman Earle Holland said. He would not say why, only that William Yonushonis, who oversees laboratory animals at OSU, would supervise the chimps' care. The chimp center is on OSU property near Don Scott Field on the city's Northwest Side. On Tuesday, OSU announced that it will close one of its most visible scientific research efforts because Boysen has been unable to find additional research funds to support the lab. Boysen, who said she was stunned by the closing, vowed to fight the decision. "Do they think I'm going to go quietly?" The chimpanzees - five males and four females that range in age from 5-year-old Emma to 47-year-old Sarah - along with three capuchin monkeys at the lab, will be moved to Primarily Primates, a refuge north of San Antonio. "This is my entire adult career and life invested in those animals," Boysen said. OSU said other groups, including NASA and the National Institutes of Health, also are looking for homes for research chimpanzees. Chimpanzees are the closest primates to humans on the evolutionary tree, sharing 98 percent of the same genes. Chimp research sheds light on how humans, particularly chil- dren, learn, said Cincinnati psychologist Anne Wessels-Paris, who has visited Boysen's center. "I'm really shaken by the news," Wessels-Paris said. "Sally's center is unique in the world. She doesn't run it like a lab. "These chimps are her kids, and she's treated them like that. It has optimized their capacity to learn." Boysen's studies also have revealed chimpanzees' ability to understand the concept of zero and to link symbols and models to tasks. "They're not rats. They're the most significant group of chimps in the world," Boysen said. "These are sentient beings who deserve and need my guardianship." Holland acknowledged that the university expects a backlash. "Tensions are going to be high, not only with Sally but with the individual animals," he said. Boysen has been aware since 2002 that the university eventually would pull the plug on her lab if funding for her research continued to wane. She was told of the closing Tuesday in a meeting with Robert McGrath, senior vice president for research at OSU. The agreement to send the chimpanzees to Primarily Primates can't be reversed, Holland said. "We have a legal, binding contract. Money has been exchanged," he said. Ohio State will pay $324,000 to construct two 25-by-40-foot indoor-outdoor structures at Primarily Primates. The university also will provide an endowment of $72,000 to care for the animals for the rest of their lives there. Chimpanzees can live past 60. Boysen said the decision violates agreements made with people who donated chimpanzees to Ohio State. She called the Texas facility a "cesspool." The company that operates the refuge received a one-star rating (out of four, the highest) from Charity Navigator, a New Jersey organization that rates 5,000 nonprofit groups. "From 2001 to 2004, primary revenue is down 10 percent a year and program expenses are falling instead of increasing," said Matt Viola, a program analyst for the agency. Wallace Swett, president of the refuge, defended the 75-acre site. "We, as a sanctuary, are more experienced with chimpanzees than anyone else in the entire country," he said. mlafferty@dispatch.com From: IN%"claire.diederich@fundp.ac.be" "Claire Diederich" 15-MAR-2006 06:40:02.16 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: IN%"anouck.haverbeke@fundp.ac.be", IN%"berengerelaporte@yahoo.fr" Subj: Behavior of attention in dogs Dear List-members, I pass to you the message of Berengere Laporte, one of our Master students. I hope that some of you may help her and/or suggest comments about 'attention' in dogs collected from videotapes of obedience exercises. Thank you in advance for your help. Yours sincerely, Claire Diederich, DVM, PhD Dept of Veterinary Medicine University of Namur, Belgium ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dear Sir and Madam, I am actually working on military dog's behaviour. I aim at finding factors influencing dog's obedience. Watching videotapes of obedience exercises (i.e. 'sit', 'come', 'walk on leash'), I saw some dogs focusing on something (or someone) else out of the exercise's area most of the time. I then hypothesized that dog's attention may influence its obedience, and I wonder how to measure it. =46irst I tried to define 'attention'. I found a description of 'concentration' in J.A. Murphy (Describing categories of temperament in potential guide dogs for the blind, Applied Animal Behaviour Sciences 58, 1998): "capacity to focus attention directly ahead and filter out distracting, non-relevant factors. Dog's head up and looking ahead". She gives some behavioural elements that describe low concentration: " tense facial muscles, constant pulling on leash, ears back (pinnae flapping)" and dog distraction. I could collect the time spent by the dog looking at its handler but some dogs were trained to not do that. So rather measuring dog's attention to its handler which might also be subjective, I would collect the time spent by the dog concentrated on something else. I would take into account some behavioural elements: head direction, look direction, ears erected, pulling on the leash, body raised, combination of these elements. I could also calculate an angle between the axes determinated by the leader and dog's look direction. As soon as it's a right angle, I would consider that dog is concentrated on something else. What is you opinion about these suggestions ? Does some of you already have collected such item (that is : attention in dogs) ? Thank you very much for helping me, Bereng=E8re Laporte Master student Email: berengerelaporte-yahoo.fr +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= From: IN%"heath@vetethol.demon.co.uk" "Sarah Heath" 16-MAR-2006 14:44:52.67 To: IN%"cabtsgforum@cabtsg.org", IN%"avsab@yahoogroups.com", IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: FW: Call for papers for ESVCE meeting September 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Congress information on www.behaviour2006gent.be DEADLINE for abstracts postponed to April 14th --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESVCE ANNUAL CONGRESS Ghent Belgium September 22nd 2006 CALL FOR PAPERS THEME: "Welfare - the science behind the art" A one day behaviour medicine meeting will be held on September 22nd 2006 in Ghent (Belgium). The theme for the day will be "Welfare - the science behind the art" and the morning will consist of 45 minute presentations by invited speakers. The afternoon will be divided into two sessions. The first will be devoted to 20 minute (15+5) presentations on the specific theme of "Welfare - the science behind the art" and it is hoped that papers will be submitted by those involved in both research and practice. The second session will consist of 20 minute (15+5) free communications relating to any aspect of companion animal behaviour practice or research. The AGM of ESVCE will be held at the end of the meeting. If you wish to submit an abstract for consideration for a paper or poster in either of the short paper sessions please do so according to the following instructions: * All abstracts must be in English. * All abstracts must be no longer than 1 standard manuscript page (A-4 or 8.5 x 11 inches). * All abstracts must use font no smaller than 12 point. * All abstracts MUST include the following information on a separate cover page for the abstract: * All author's names * Full addresses of all authors * Full telephone numbers of all authors * Full fax numbers of all authors * Full e-mail addresses of all authors * Title presentation * Source of funding, if any, for study * Information on preferred session: * Themed session - " Welfare - the science behind the art " * Free communications * Information on preferred format: * Presented paper * Poster * Either * 3 hard copies must be faxed, mailed, or sent as an e-mail attached document no later than Aprl 14th 2006. * No abstracts in other formats will be accepted. * No anonymous abstracts will be accepted. * Participants will be notified by May 1st 2006 of the selections. * Manuscripts will then be due no later than July 1st 2006. Details will be included with notification. Applicants whose abstracts are selected for talks or posters will receive complimentary registration to the 2006 Congress. Other registrants will be able to attend this meeting for a fee that covers the cost of attendance, coffee and tea breaks and lunch. Fees for the congress will be announced shortly. Send abstracts to: ESVCE Annual Congress 2006 Tiny De Keuster Oostveldkouter 222 B- 9920 Lovendegem Tel: 0032- 93725008 Fax: 0032- 93726638 e-mail tiny.dekeuster@telenet.be ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Congress information on www.behaviour2006gent.be --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiny De Keuster ESVCE secretary tiny.dekeuster@telenet.be www.esvce.org From: IN%"heath@vetethol.demon.co.uk" "Sarah Heath" 21-MAR-2006 10:48:04.11 To: IN%"cabtsgforum@cabtsg.org", IN%"avsab@yahoogroups.com", IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Meeting in September 2006 Deadline for abstracts is postponed untill April 15th. Congress Information on www.behaviourgent2006.be Guidelines on Submission of Abstracts The committee would like to encourage submissions -from practitioners as well as academics- that pertain to the different topics listed in the First Announcement. Brief discussions of points of theoretical interest, practical tips and individual case reports of importance also fall within the scope of the conference. On Saturday 23 Th., there will be 3 short paper sessions in the afternoon: one on the welfare of shelter animals, one on the welfare on animals working in social, therapeutic and educational settings and a third on the welfare of animals working in public services. Selection of abstracts for oral and poster presentations will be based on the following criteria: * Originality and relevance of the work with regards to welfare of companion animals in shelters, public or private service. * Clarity and significance of the hypothesis being tested. * Scientific rigor, including statistical assessment in the case of experimental work * Clarity of analytical method used in theoretical or case reviews * Abstracts demonstrating the possibility to apply the results in daily practice will be favoured Instructions for authors If you wish to submit an abstract as an oral communication or poster in either of the themed short paper sessions of Saturday 23 Th in the afternoon please do so according to the following instructions: . All abstracts must be written in English. . Abstracts should not exceed 400 words. . All abstracts MUST include the following information on a separate cover page: . Title of the proposed abstract . Full name and complete address, telephone, fax number and e-mail address for all authors . Indicate the preferred session: . Themed session - Shelter animals - Animals working in social, therapeutic and educational settings - Animals working in public services . Indicate the preferred format: . Oral communication . Poster . Either . The abstract must be sent as a Word document via e-mail to filip.mulkens@gmail.com, no later than April 15 Th, 2006. . Abstracts in other formats or anonymous abstracts will not be accepted. . Selection of abstracts will take place between April 15th and May 1st 2006. Authors will receive the pertinent communication on or around the latter date and will have to submit the definitive text of the paper by July 1 st 2006. Applicants whose abstracts are accepted as oral communications or posters will receive complimentary registration for the VDWE Congress day on Sept. 23 Th. Additional information can be obtained by e-mail: Filip.Mulkens@gmail.com From: IN%"monica.seguin@usask.ca" 23-MAR-2006 08:12:17.75 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Looking for a reference Hi, I am trying to track down a reference. I am looking for an english copy of the Wemelsfelder, F., and G. Van Patten.1985. Behavior as a possible indicator for pain in piglets. Research Institute for Animal Production “Schoonoord” Zeist, The Netherlands. Report B-206. If anyone has a copy could you please send me a photocopy to: Monica Seguin University of Saskatchewan Western College of Veterinary Medicine 52 Campus Drive Room 2552 Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B4 It is very much appreciated. Monica Seguin PhD Student Animal Behaviour From: IN%"clare@amerion.com" "Clare Lewandowski" 26-MAR-2006 12:21:40.01 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: possible link to coat color and nutrition and behavior in horses This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_f7jrGKX2n1uwFvwhXWUVPA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Some time back there was a discussion on magnesium and anxiety and also coat color and temperament. I could not find the reference at the time but found it today. Gray horses seem to have a higher need for copper. Clare The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: Shortcut to: http://www.vitaroyal.com/human/human-articles/art-time-bomb.html Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. 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For more information on blocking email attachments and help on how to send attachments safely go to http://www.usask.ca/its/help_desk/email/blocked.html postmaster@usask.ca --Boundary_(ID_f7jrGKX2n1uwFvwhXWUVPA)-- From: IN%"writingwebwords@hotmail.com" "Tamzin Barber" 27-MAR-2006 23:15:50.06 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: introduction Hello everyone, My name is Tamzin Barber and I am working at the Centre for Companion Animal Health - University of Queensland - studying why people give up their pets, and how we can reduce the number of unwanted pets. We are looking to take on board a new staff member and I will be positing the research position details shortly. All the best, Tamzin From: IN%"writingwebwords@hotmail.com" "Tamzin Barber" 27-MAR-2006 23:17:47.43 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Invitation for application for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships – Centre for Companion Animal Health – University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia The Centre for Companion Animal Health at University of Queensland invites applications for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in 2007. The Fellowship will be awarded to an experienced person holding a PHD in shelter medicine who wishes to conduct full-time research in behaviour, or infectious disease, or management of unwanted and problem pets. Applicants must be able to demonstrate a strong track record of publications and research. Applicants must not have had more than five years full-time professional research experience or equivalent part-time experience since the award of a PhD, as at 30 June 2006. Applicants who do not hold a doctoral degree will be considered if their doctoral thesis has been submitted by 31 December 2006. Those currently employed at The University of Queensland may also apply under the condition that they provide a compelling academic and/or social justification indicating why their research needs to be continued at postdoctoral level. The appointment is to be taken up as soon as possible after 1 January 2007, and will be for three years only. In exceptional circumstances a shorter appointment may be offered. The current salary range for the award is on a three-level scale from $58,632 - $62,938 (Australian dollars). Commencing salaries are based strictly on the number of full years experience since receiving a doctorate. Salary scales are reviewed from time to time. A superannuation scheme will be included, as will return travel costs for the journey to Brisbane, Australia, when taking up the Fellowship. Further Information The Office of Research and Postgraduate Studies http://www.uq.edu.au/research Or the Centre for Companion Animal Health’s website www.uq.edu.au/vetschool/centrecah Or contact Professor Jacquie Rand at the Centre for Companion Animal Health. Closing Date Applications to reach the Centre for Companion Animal Health by 25 April 2006. Applicants will be notified of the outcome by late June/early July 2006. Professor Jacquie Rand Director Centre for Companion Animal Health School of Veterinary Science The University of Queensland St Lucia QLD Australia 4072 j.rand@uq.edu.au Ph +61 (0)7 3365 3389 Fax +61 (0)7 3346 9822 From: IN%"gooddog@dodo.com.au" "Good Dog" 30-MAR-2006 18:34:03.53 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" "Applied Ethology Discussion List" CC: Subj: Steven Lindsay's new volume Hi All, I have just acquired and begun reading Steven Lindsay's third volume on Applied Dog Behaviour and Training. I really enjoy reading Lindsay's work and want to discuss some of the points raised in the recent volume. (1) That domestic dogs (whose habitat is a human home/yard) do not display wolf-like culture or society when feral, does not prove that dogs differ from wolves in their genetic propensity to form a wolf-like society. Society is transmitted between generations behaviourally, on top of the genetic base. Dogs therefore are initiated into, and partake of, human/dog society. In a similar manner, indigenous people have lost their society in USA and Australia. That is not to make value judgements about the quality of life of domestic dogs. (2) Formerly I believed that to train a dog to "speak" and "hush" on command was a valuable part of treating nuisance barking. I no longer believe that is so, after observing that ANY behaviour that is rewarded (including "speak") increases in frequency and intensity, regardless of training "hush". Rewarded behaviours quickly become autotelic, that is intrinsically rewarding. My dogs go around yawning their heads off since I rewarded them for yawning. Some of the most difficult nuisance barking dogs I have treated have been trained to "speak". I understand that in theory dogs should be trainable to contextualise their behaviours, but in reality, rewarded behaviours increase in frequency and intensity across contexts. Just my observations. And a big thank you to Steven for explaining why jumping up is such a difficult behaviour to work with, without dealing with the broader category of attention seeking behaviours. A penny really dropped for me upon reading that (in the original 2 volumes). (3) If Steven Lindsay is still on this discussion list, I would be very grateful if he wouldn't mind taking a quick look at aspects of my research (Psychological and Physcial Impact of Barking Dogs On Urban Residents: comparison of three methods to treat nuisance barking for effectiveness and humaneness.) Dr Jacqueline Perkins BVSc hons MACVSc (animal behaviour) BA Research PhD candidate University of Queensland Veterinary Behaviour Consultant