From: IN%"t-friend@tamu.edu" 15-SEP-1995 08:18:17.07 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Francisco Galindo Sorry for disturbing everyone, but I am trying to find an e-mail or other address for Francisco Galindo at UNAM (Mexico City). Georgia Mason was looking for his address a few weeks ago over this net, but my messages to Georgia at Oxford and Cambridge have been "undeliverable" Thanks, Ted Friend From: IN%"BARNETTJ@woody.agvic.gov.au" "John Barnett" 18-SEP-1995 09:49:08.15 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca", IN%"menke@ezinfo.vmsmail.ethz.ch" CC: Subj: RE: distance measuring instrument Date: 11-Sep-1995 15:25:54 +0200 From: menke@ezinfo.vmsmail.ethz.ch (MENKE,CHRISTOPH) Subject: distance measuring instrument To: Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca >>Dear all We are looking for an instrument - not too expensive - to measure the avoidance- and approach-distance of animals. Is there anybody who has some ideas to this question? Christoph Menke>> I am also looking for a similar instrument and would also appreciate being contacted. Thanking you in anticipation. John Barnett From: IN%"rushenj@EM.AGR.CA" "Jeff Rushen" 18-SEP-1995 12:36:36.64 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: IN%"rushenj@EM.AGR.CA" Subj: Candace Lawrence's thesis For the many people who asked me to pass on the details about Candace Lawrence's thesis, the citation is: Lawrence, CE 1980 Individual differences in the mother-kitten relationship in the domestic cat Felis cattus. PhD Thesis University of Edinburgh. p. 248 Jeff Rushen From: IN%"UnzaVet@p9.f1.n761.z5.fidonet.org" 18-SEP-1995 12:48:49.21 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Appeal From: gmuwanga@p9.f1.n761.z5.fidonet.org Date: 18 September, 1995 Dear colleagues, I am a lecturer here at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia. I am interested in the field of Animal behaviour and Welfare. I would like to get in touch with Dr Eli Mayer. Dr Mayer is the representative of Israel on the World Veterinary Association (WVA) General Assembly and Chairman, WVA Committee on Animal Welfare, Well-Being and Ethology. Please send me his postal address and, if possible, his e-mail address. Thank you. G. M. Muwanga -- |Internet: UnzaVet@p9.f1.n761.z5.fidonet.org From: IN%"Per.Jensen@hhyg.slu.se" 19-SEP-1995 07:28:20.88 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Enrichment examples Dear all, I do not wish to reopen the debate on the meaning of enrichment. However, I am working on a Swedish textbook on stress and welfare of animals and want to include in one chapter a series of positive examples where environments or husbandry have been designed or modified (enriched??) in order to better meet the ethological and welfare requirements of the animals. I have some good examples from pigs and cattle, maybe foxes, poultry and horses, but I seek specifically examples from zoo animals, lab animals and pet animals. If anyone has any good examples from these categories, please let me know. References are welcome. I intend to include but one or two examples from each species, it should not be comprehenive but merely a source for inspiration and positive thinking. Thanks a lot in advance. Per ******************************************************************* Per Jensen Professor of Ethology __/\______________9 Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,\ o I Department of Animal Hygiene, \- I Section of Ethology \_______________I SKARA, SWEDEN /\ /\ E-mail: Per.Jensen@hhyg.slu.se / \ / \ ******************************************************************* From: IN%"H.K.WIERENGA@ID.AGRO.NL" "Herman Wierenga" 19-SEP-1995 09:32:06.77 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: "Sofies World" To my Norwegian friends and all others who read or know of Sofies world. Recently I read a book from the Norwegian author Jostein Gaarden entitled "Sofies world" (Sofies verden). I am very impressed by this book. First it is an intriguing story: who is Sofie, who is Hilde, who is Alberto, who is Albert? Secondly within this story, the history of European philosophy is told in an interesting way. The aim of the author seems to be to inform his daughter or young people about de- velopments in human thinking about "its position in history" and future. The book should help (young) people "to give themselves a position in the world". I would appreciate to learn more about the writer and the "impact" of the book. What is the background of Jostein Gaarden? What were his aims with writing this book? How did people in Norway or other countries receive this book: sub-adults or adults, etc. etc. Any information is welcome. In particular information before Friday 22nd September at the latest. Friday I will discuss the book with some friends. Thanks in advance, Best wishes, Herman K. Wierenga From: IN%"Mette.Giersing@lmv.slu.se" "Mette Giersing" 19-SEP-1995 10:37:32.50 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Struthio scandinavicus? Dear network, Ostrich farming seems to becoming an increasingly interesting new niche/fad in Northern Europe - I have heard, that several 'farms' have been established in The Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark and large investments are being made in breeding animals. Ostriches are said to be extremely robust when it comes to climate and are claimed to thrive under conditions ranging through combinations of hot, dry , wet, cold, freezing. Even if this holds true, there could be other reasons to be concerned about the welfare of these new immigrants, who will undoubtedly be kept under much more intensive conditions than in S. Africa. It's simply a question of the available square kilometres. Welfare authorities in Denmark have recommended that ostrich farming be forbidden on the grounds that the birds are not sufficiently domesticated to be held under the conditions we can offer them, that handling of them is difficult and stressfull as well as dangerous and that many disease problems may arise when the birds are kept at high stocking rates. For unknown reasons the mortality rates amongst quarantined birds has been very high. In addition, there is not sufficient experience and knowledge on which to base guidelines for the keeping of ostriches under Danish (or similar) conditions. The greater the investment made in this new animal production form, the more difficult it will be to stop it, - so all you ostrich experts out there, please send all the information available on the behaviour, adaptability etc. of ostriches. South Africans must have done lots of studies on the ostrich, both in the wild and under different production conditions - come in, S. Africa! In principle I am very skeptical of the farming of ostriches in the way we farm deer. It starts as an extensive production form, and before you know it, the animals are being kept indoors. However, if it is to be forbidden, it should be on solid, hopefully also scientific, grounds. All help in this matter will be gratefully received! Best wishes, Mette Giersing Mette.Giersing@LMV.SLU.SE Dept. of Food Science Swedish University of Agricultural Science Box 7051 S-750 07 Uppsala Sweden Tel. +46 18 671226 Fax +46 18 672995 Mette.Giersing@lmv.slu.se Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Dept. of Food Science P.O.Box 7051 S-750 07 Uppsala Tel. +46 18 671226 Fax +45 18 672995 From: IN%"H.Randle@plymouth.ac.uk" 20-SEP-1995 02:54:46.36 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: request for help with an address Please can someone help me?! I need to find the address of the organisers of the 'Animals, health and quality of life' conference held September 6th to 9th 1995 in Geneva. So far all that I have managed to find is a fax number which doesn't work! Thanks in advance. Hayley Randle From: IN%"robitail@nickel.laurentian.ca" 20-SEP-1995 07:40:43.80 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: What I sent out to one of the subscribers is a ref. on environment enrichment in captive chimpanzees. Was it sent at the proper address ? To Christoph Menke: I certainly will think about a device for measuring flight distances. Here in Sudbury, Ontario, one colleague of mine customized an automatic camera equipped with I-R sensor. The sensor triggered a power-driven camera and could be adjusted to different sensitivities (i.e. distances from the camera). The camera took tens of pictures of black bears at a salt lick. With a bit of thinking, one could design a small data logger with an I-R detector mounted on collar. The cost of the I-R was near $100. A suspect a collar would cost roughly $400. Jean-Francois Robitaille Tel.: (705) 675-1151 ext. 2294 Departement de Biologie Fax: (705) 675-4859 Universite Laurentienne E-mail: in the heading of this message Sudbury, Ontario CANADA P3E 2C6 From: IN%"Ingrid.Redbo@huv.slu.se" 21-SEP-1995 01:23:50.74 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Nordic ISAE Winter Meeting The 8th Nordic Winter Meeting will be held in Uppsala, Sweden. The actual meeting days will be 22 - 23 January (Monday - Tuesday) 1996, but you are of course free to register earlier (Saturday or Sunday) to get a cheaper APEX-ticket. The meeting will have no specific main theme for the oral presentations, but will include workshops on "Play" respective "Exploration". A "First Announcement" has been sent out to all nordic members, but if anyone outside this group is interested to participate in the meeting, she/he is of course very welcome to do so. Please pass on the information about the meeting to people that could be interested in it. Also, if you know persons in the Baltic states that could be interested, please send their addresses to me.=20 Thus, anyone that want more detailed information and/or registration forms concerning this meeting, please let me know and I will send the papers immediately. The formal deadline is 25 September. Ingrid Redbo Mail-address: ISAE Nordic Winter Meeting c/o Ingrid Redbo Dep. of Anim. Nutr. & Management Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Kungs=E4ngen Research Centre S-753 23 Uppsala, Sweden Telephone: 45 (0) 18 67 16 50 Telefax: 45 (0) 18 67 29 46 E-mail: Ingrid.Redbo@huv.slu.se=20 From: IN%"K.PLAXTON@elsevier.nl" 21-SEP-1995 03:43:52.24 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Elsevier Science Table of Contents (ESTOC) Service Dear Subscribers, For some time now I have been providing you with the Table of Contents of new issues of Applied Animal Behaviour Science immediately prior to publication. From the limited feedback which I have received, this service appears to be useful. A few people have asked if scientific information could be provided for related Elsevier journals and I can now announce the following additional service for those of you who are interested. Via the Elsevier Science homepage (http://www.elsevier.nl) the Tables of Contents of approx. 900 Elsevier journals (ESTOC) can now be accessed. The tables go back to the first issue published in January 1995. The contents of new issues are added approx. 6 weeks after dispatch of the issue (i.e. not prior to publication as is done for the APPLAN contents in APPLIED.ETHOLOGY). The ESTOC service does include search facilities which allow you to search for specific items across all of the journal issues included. I hope that this information is useful. Ken Plaxton ********************************** Ken Plaxton Elsevier Science B.V. Animal/Veterinary Sciences Section P.O. Box 181 1000 AD Amsterdam Tel: +31 20 485 3332 E.Mail: k.plaxton@elsevier.nl ********************************** From: IN%"F.Toates@open.ac.uk" "F.Toates (Fred Toates)" 21-SEP-1995 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: New Book on Stress Dear All, Please forgive the commercial (for which I hope I am not banned from the network) but members might be interested in a new book of mine entitled "Stress - Conceptual and Biological Aspects" just published and with positive comments from Per Jensen on the cover. Modesty prevents me from repeating Per's view. The publisher is John Wiley, Chichester, and the price is 50 pounds (80 dollars). The ISBN is 0 471 96021 7. Regards, Fred (Toates). From: IN%"KALISTE@skanssi.uku.fi" "Eila Kaliste-Korhonen" 21-SEP-1995 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Monitoring behaviour in groups Dear subscribers, I have a problem with monitoring the behaviour of laboratory mice, when the animals are in groups of 10 / cage and not individually identifiable. Since lab. rodents usually are in groups of several animals, it is, to my mind, reasonable also to study them in groups. The only problem is, how. Does anyone have experiences or know references; how to measure the behaviour (passive, active, location) of animals in groups during longer period? with wishes, Eila Kaliste-Korhonen Eila Kaliste-Korhonen National Laboratory Animal Center University of Kuopio P.O.Box 1627 Fin70211 Kuopio tel +358-71-163 347 fax +358-71-163 355 From: IN%"RUSHENJ@NCCCOT.AGR.CA" "JEFF RUSHEN" 21-SEP-1995 09:46:22.80 To: IN%"APPLIED-ETHOLOGY@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Laboratory Primate Newsletter contents From: OTTGW::IN%"LPN-L@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU" "Laboratory Primate Newsletter To: IN%"LPN-L@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU" "Multiple recipients of list LPN-L" CC: Subj: LPN 34-4, Contents LABORATORY PRIMATE NEWSLETTER VOLUME 34 NUMBER 4 OCTOBER 1995 Welcome to the e-mail edition of the Laboratory Primate Newsletter. All material is copyright, but may be circulated electronically, or printed out and reproduced for classroom and other non-commercial purposes, as long as reference is made to the source. 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Schrier" Subject: LPN 34-4, Contents In-reply-to: Your message of Tue, 19 Sep 1995 19:29:09 -0400 (EDT) Sender: Laboratory Primate Newsletter List To: Multiple recipients of list LPN-L Reply-to: Laboratory Primate Newsletter List Message-id: Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT From: IN%"eoprice@ucdavis.edu" "Edward O. Price" 21-SEP-1995 16:07:32.58 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" "'Applied Ethology Network'" CC: Subj: Cattle "guards"/barriers on roadways Dear Colleagues: One of our University of California livestock farm advisors has been approached by the California Department of Transportation for information on the effectiveness of metal cattle "guards" on roadways (parallel metal piping or rails separated by voids/spaces on a roadbed to discourage or prevent cattle movement through an ungated section of fence crossing the roadway) versus painted stripes on roadways with or without shallow cuts (in the pavement) designed to simulate cattle guards. Cal-Trans is also interested in techniques for discouraging the movement of cattle across roadways along unfenced highways. Someone has suggested that different stripe designs on the edge of the road may inhibit cattle movement onto the roadway. Do you know of any information or references on this topic dealing with cattle or other ungulate species? Thanks. Edward Price Department of Animal Science University of California e-mail: eoprice@ucdavis.edu From: IN%"t-friend@tamu.edu" 22-SEP-1995 09:33:12.93 To: IN%"eoprice@ucdavis.edu" "Edward O. Price" CC: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" Subj: RE: Cattle "guards"/barriers on roadways Ed, We have played with painted cattle guards over the years - infact, I do a demonstration each semester in my undergraduate labs. I know of no controlled studies on the topic, although there are a number of painted cattle guards on roads in Texas, California and other Western states. What we have found: The more contrast, the better. Yellow with black works better than white with black stripes. A solid 1 - 2 m wide yellow or white stripe works also, indicating that the effect is more a case of their being reluctant to step on something novel, rather than their perceiving a striped pattern as 3-D. How well it works is a function of how much time cattle have to study it and their motivation to cross it. When we painted them on an old airport runway in one of our fields, they were effective for several days as long as the grass wasn't any better on the other side. If grazing was obviously better on the other side, painted guards were not effective after a few minutes. I could see that they could work under range conditions as long as the cattle do not have a lot of contact with the painted guard and there is not much incentive to cross. The painted guards we do in class stop cattle (or they jump it) the first time or tow that we push tme up to it, but by the third time, they ignore it and most walk right over it. Occasionally a member of the group just walks right over it immediatly, and that largely ruins the demonstration. The rest of the group will follow, although some will still jump the guard. Prior experience with real cattle guards appears to have little to do with the effectiveness of painted guards. We have also chased sheep, pigs and horses over painted cattle guards. Sheep hardly noticed them, pigs figured them out immediatly and tried to eat the paint. They can work well with certain horses, but not others. We once did a demonstration for Belgium Television that was part of a series titled " About Fences." We used the major livestock species - I can send you a copy if you can use it. Thanks for the advice on Symposium speakers. Ted Friend > >Dear Colleagues: > >One of our University of California livestock farm advisors has been >approached by the California Department of Transportation for information on >the effectiveness of metal cattle "guards" on roadways (parallel metal >piping or rails separated by voids/spaces on a roadbed to discourage or >prevent cattle movement through an ungated section of fence crossing the >roadway) versus painted stripes on roadways with or without shallow cuts (in >the pavement) designed to simulate cattle guards. Cal-Trans is also >interested in techniques for discouraging the movement of cattle across >roadways along unfenced highways. Someone has suggested that different >stripe designs on the edge of the road may inhibit cattle movement onto the >roadway. > >Do you know of any information or references on this topic dealing with >cattle or other ungulate species? Thanks. > >Edward Price >Department of Animal Science >University of California >e-mail: eoprice@ucdavis.edu > From: IN%"BORELL@mluitzs1.landw.uni-halle.de" "Herr Prof. von Borell" To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: distance measuring equipment Dear All, There were two requests for ideas on how to measure avoidance/approach distance between animals. One option would be video image analysis. There is an image analyzer on the market that could possibly measure the distance between animals in the group. Animals have to be marked by colored dots and the analysis system calculates the distances from the recorded video images. Normally the system is used to track individual animals in a group. Ask the supplier if the system can resolve your problem: Columbus Instruments International Corporation, Columbus, Ohio, Phone (614) 488-6176, Fax (614) 276-0529. The system is called "Videomex-X". You have to find out the price. It will be rather expensive. Yours Ebby von Borell From: IN%"I22609@sinet.ad.jp" 24-SEP-1995 19:26:52.73 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Rate of eating by cows Dear All, Could anyone inform me the rate of eating big round bale silage by cows ? I would like to estimate roughly feed intake by eating time * eating rate. Campling and Morgan reviewed "Eating behaviour of housed dairy cows" in Dairy Science Abstract (1981), which did not deal with big round bale. Are there any progresses in this research area ? With wishes, ---------------------------------- Shusuke Sato Laboratory of Land Ecology Faculty of Agriculture Tohoku University Narugo, MIYAGI 989-67 JAPAN FAX:Int+81+229-84-6490 Email:I22609@sinet.ad.jp ---------------------------------- From: IN%"Smcc@wcpn.demon.co.uk" 25-SEP-1995 05:11:49.38 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: RE: Enrichment examples Dear Per, You may be interested to know about a recent Danish conference, August 21-25, 1995. It was the second international conference on environmental enrichment. The papers largely focussed on zoo animals but also included a review paper by myself on environmental enrichment for the domestic cat in confinement. The papers will be published as proceedings by Bengt Holst, the conference organiser who is vice-director of Copenhagen zoo, Sdr. Fasanvej 79, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark. If you need more details let me know. From: IN%"dcanderson@ucdavis.edu" "David Anderson" 26-SEP-1995 09:49:23.05 To: IN%"H.Randle@plymouth.ac.uk" "Hayley Randle" CC: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" Subj: RE: request for help with an address Write to International Conference Secretariat, AFIRAC, 7 rue du Pasteur Wagner, F 75011, Paris, France. The lead person is Anelyne Alanvert. Tel: 1 49.29.12.00; fax 1.48.06.55.65 There are a lot more sponsors, but AFIRAC is the one you want! David Anderson, Information Specialist From: IN%"Anne=Olsen%Svin%Husdyr1@sh1.foulum.min.dk" 27-SEP-1995 06:27:14.88 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Juvenile/slaughtering pigs Bygholm 27 september 1995 Dear all At a seminar on Husbandry Welfare and Organic Farming, I am going to give an oral presentation on the subject: "NORMAL BEHAVIOUR OF PIGS, WELFARE OF PIGS, AND ALTERNATIVE HOUSING SYSTEMS FOR SLAUGHTERING PIGS" As far as I know, very little has been written about NORMAL/NATURAL BEHAVIOUR OF JUVENILE PIGS (from weaning to slaughtering). Therefore, I shall be very grateful if anybody would send me some information about the subject or let me know where I can get more information about this subject. - For instance if anybody has unpublished papers about the juvenile boar, juvenile feral pigs, or juvenile pigs in semi-natural environments, for instance in the U.K. or SWEDEN. Also, if anybody would send me information about well-functioning ALTERNATIVE HOUSING SYSTEMS FOR SLAUGHTERING PIGS, I shall be very grateful! Thanks a lot in advance! Anne Olsen Danish Institute of Animal Science Dept. of Animal Health and Welfare Research Centre Bygholm P.O. Box 536 DK-8700 Horsens Denmark Phone: +45 75 60 11 90 Fax: +45 75 62 48 80 E-mail: AO%SVIN%HUSDYR1@SH1.FOULUM.MIN.DK From: IN%"pdkaio@pobox.ruu.nl" 27-SEP-1995 09:11:09.19 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: RE: Enrichment examples Dear Per and others interested, I have some papers with examples of environmental enrichment for the species you were looking for (except pet animals). Hopefully they are of use to you. To save myself valuable (typing) time I will only give the first author and journal and not the title of the article. Zoo animals: Markowitz and Line. 1990. In: The experimental animal in Biomedical research, vol. I, pp. 153-170. Ed: Rollin B.E., CRC Press, USA. Laboratory animals (general): Beaver B.V. 1989. ILAR NEws, 31(2), 5-11. Laboratory dogs: Hubrecht R.C. 1993. Appl. An. Beh. Sc. 37, 345-361. Laboratory primates (nonhuman): Bloomsmith M.A et al. 1991. Lab. An. Sc. 41(4), 372-377. Laboratory rabbits: Brooks D.L. 1993. Lab Animal 22(5), 30-38. Huls W.L. et al. 1991. Lab. An. Sc. 41(6), 609-612. Laboratory mice and rats: van de Weerd et al. 1994. J. of Exp. An. Sc. 36, 117-127. Ward and DeMille. 1991. Animal Technology 42(3), 148-156. Bradshaw and Poling. 1991. J. Exp. Analysis of Beh. 55, 245-250. Sharmann W. 1991. ATLA 19, 108-114. If you need more information or references, just let me know. Regards, Heleen van de Weerd Per Jensen asked: > >I do not wish to reopen the debate on the meaning of enrichment. However, I >am working on a Swedish textbook on stress and welfare of animals and want >to include in one chapter a series of positive examples where environments >or husbandry have been designed or modified (enriched??) in order to better >meet the ethological and welfare requirements of the animals. > >I have some good examples from pigs and cattle, maybe foxes, poultry and >horses, but I seek specifically examples from zoo animals, lab animals and >pet animals. > >If anyone has any good examples from these categories, please let me know. >References are welcome. I intend to include but one or two examples from >each species, it should not be comprehenive but merely a source for >inspiration and positive thinking. > >Thanks a lot in advance. > >Per * Department of Laboratory Animal Science * * Utrecht University * * PO. Box 80.166, 3508 TD Utrecht ( ) ( ) * * The Netherlands 0 0 * * phone: ++ 31 30 532033 = o = * * fax: ++ 31 30 537997 * * e-mail: pdkaio@pobox.ruu.nl * * Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of Animal Experiments * From: IN%"signoret@tours.inra.fr" 27-SEP-1995 09:25:58.97 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: comparison outdoor/indoor keeping of pigs I would be interesting in a complete litterature on the practical systems of outdoor keeping of pigs and comparison with the classical intensive system from any aspects : reproduction, diseases, etc... Thanking you in advance, J.P. Signoret J.P. Signoret From: IN%"APN6MAV@south-01.novell.leeds.ac.uk" "VARLEY M.A." 28-SEP-1995 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: BSAS ISAE Meeting 1996 Dear All The British Society of Animal Science in conjunction with ISAE and the RSPCA is to hold a 2 day meeting on 18th , 19th September 1996 on 'Animal Choices' covering : animal awareness, models of motivation, decision making in animals, measuring preferences and motivation, environmental choices, social choices, nutritinal choices and engineering choices into building systems. We have just heard that ISAE North American Branch is to hold a meeting on the same 2 days. At this stage BSAS could possibly (reluctantly) change its dates although accommodation etc. is already reserved for this Question is; how many ISAE members out there are interested in going to both meetings?? If you could let me know to give me some idea of the demand. Mike Varley Dr Mike Varley Animal Physiology and Nutrition University of Leeds, Leeds, England Tel Int + 44 113 233 3062 Fax Int + 44 113 233 3072 Fax/Teleph. Home Int + 44 1937 845541 Mobile 0860 102531 e-mail apn6mav@leeds.ac.uk URL is http:/www.leeds.ac.uk/apn/apn.html From: IN%"75574.1573@compuserve.com" "HSUS, Lab Animals" 28-SEP-1995 To: IN%"aavld-l@cvdls.ucdavis.edu" "aavldl" CC: IN%"altanim@uib.no" "Animal Alternatives", IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" "Applied-Ethology", IN%"ar-talk@cygnus.com" "ar-talk", IN%"cha@u.washington.edu" "Animal Behaviour", IN%"ethology@searn.sunet.se" "Ethology", IN%"herp-l@xtal200.harvar Subj: Campus Activism SPEAKER: Animals in Higher Education Jonathan P. Balcombe, Ph.D. Assistant Director for Education Animal Research Issues The Humane Society of the United States In my position with The HSUS, I oversee a program whose ultimate goal is to eliminate harmful uses of animals (i.e., uses which harm animals) in higher education. Part of this program involves raising public awareness of the issue, and speaking at university campuses and high schools is an effective way of doing this. If you are a college student, teacher, professor or local activist and are interested in having a speaker address the use of animals in education and research, for a modest honorarium, please contact The HSUS at the address below. Summary of Presentation: Procedures that harm animals are widespread in North American colleges and universities. Rats, mice, cats, dogs, fetal pigs, turtles, frogs, dogfish sharks and many other species are used in dissections or live animal "experiments" in general biology, physiology, anatomy, psychology and other disciplines, as well as medical, veterinary, and nursing schools. This use is criticized on several grounds, including animal suffering, pedagogical drawbacks, negative environmental and social implications, and the availability of effective alternatives. Despite many students' reservations about participating in procedures that harm animals, most comply without protest, thereby unwittingly perpetuating the problem. Similarly, educators often resist change from traditional methods that harm animals to more humane approaches that can replace such methods in creative, challenging ways. The HSUS encourages both students and teachers to recognize the need for reform in the role animals play in education, and to take action to encourage and implement such reform. Speaker background: I am a biologist with seven years research experience studying the behavior of bats in Canada, the U.S., and Africa. I have studied and taught biology at universities in the United States and Canada, and have many years experience dealing with animal issues, including working with college students and administrators to implement more progressive animal use policies. In the past two years I have spoken at 14 universities and colleges, and several high schools, on the use of animals in education and research. For more information contact: Stephanie Dorezas, The HSUS phone: 301-258-3071 2100 L Street, NW fax: 301-258-3074 Washington, DC 20037 e-mail:hsuslab@ix.netcom.com From: IN%"tarongaz@mail.mpx.com.au" 28-SEP-1995 23:56:01.03 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Behavioural Enrichment Dear Joe, I have been refered to the International Society of Applied Ethologists by Valerie Hare from The Shape of Enrichment Journal. I would be very interested in any assistance in accessing any databases relating to environment or behavioural enrichment for captive animals. I would appreciate any advice as I am developing an internal database for behavioral enrichment at Taronga Zoo. Many thanks, John West Operations Manager Taronga Zoo Sydney, Australia. From: IN%"mrenner@wcupa.edu" "Renner, Michael" 29-SEP-1995 03:46:42.52 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" "'Applied Ethology List'" CC: Subj: RE: Behavioural Enrichment I'm not sure how helpful this would be, but Mark Rosenzweig and I published a book a while ago that was a review and theoretical analysis of the whole enrichment area circa 1987. The focus was on laboratory/theoretical studies, although we did include a chapter on applications; at that time, there wasn't much literature on enrichment in applied settings, but we gathered what we could find. It's not a database, but it might be some use to you. The citation is: Renner, M. J., & Rosenzweig, M. R. (1987). Enriched and Impoverished Environments: Effects on Brain and Behavior. New York: Springer-Verlag. It wan't exactly a best-seller, so I don't know if it's still in print. Michael Renner MRenner@Wcupa.Edu ---------- From: applied-ethology-error To: applied-ethology Subject: Behavioural Enrichment Date: Friday, September 29, 1995 3:41PM Dear Joe, I have been refered to the International Society of Applied Ethologists by Valerie Hare from The Shape of Enrichment Journal. I would be very interested in any assistance in accessing any databases relating to environment or behavioural enrichment for captive animals. I would appreciate any advice as I am developing an internal database for behavioral enrichment at Taronga Zoo. Many thanks, John West Operations Manager Taronga Zoo Sydney, Australia. From: IN%"75574.1573@compuserve.com" "HSUS, Lab Animals" 29-SEP-1995 To: IN%"awic@nalusda.gov" "AWIC" CC: IN%"aavld-l@cvdls.ucdavis.edu" "aavldl", IN%"altanim@uib.no" "Animal Alternatives", IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" "Applied-Ethology", IN%"ar-talk@cygnus.com" "ar-talk", IN%"cha@u.washington.edu" "Animal Behaviour", IN%"ethology@searn.sunet. Subj: JOB OPENING September 1995 A N N O U N C E M E N T JOB OPENING POSITION: Assistant Director for Research (ADR) POSITION DESCRIPTION: The ADR will spearhead the work of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) concerning animals used in research (as distinct from testing and education). DEPARTMENTAL DESCRIPTION: The ADR is a position within The HSUS's Animal Research Issues Section, which carries out the society's programs concerning the use of animals in research, testing, and education. The HSUS is a pragmatic, centrist organization that works aggressively to minimize the use and suffering of animals in laboratories. Our activities include targeting particularly abusive situations as well as promoting openess and accountability, strong regulations and their enforcement, and the Three Rs of replacement,reduction, and refinement. The section currently consists of an administrative assistant, a research assistant, the assistant director for education, and the vice president for animal research issues. SUPERVISOR: Vice president for animal research issues RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop an aggressive and comprehensive program of new and existing projects in this issue area. Carry out this program with assistance from other section members. Respond to requests for information from the media, the public, andothers. Attend pertinent conferences. Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: Doctoral-level degree (e.g. D.V.M., Ph.D.) in the life sciences required. Dedication to animal protection, in general, and to reform in the area of animal experimentation, in particular. Good writing and speaking skills. Research experience a plus. SALARY: Negotiable START DATE: ASAP LOCATION: Suburban Washington, DC CONTACT: Tamara Hamilton, Animal Research Issues Section, The HSUS, 700 Professional Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20879 (telephone: 301-258-3042, fax: 301-258-3082, e-mail: ) From: IN%"ABECK@vm.cc.purdue.edu" "ALAN M. BECK" 29-SEP-1995 10:23:46.77 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Job announcement VETERINARY ANIMAL BEHAVIORIST The School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University invites applications for a tenure track faculty position in animal behavior and Director of the Animal Behavior Clinic. The level of appointment, salary, and academic department affiliation will depend on the experience and background of the applicant. Candidates must possess a DVM or equivalent degree. Board Certification or eligibility for diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and a PhD in animal behavior, ethology, ecology, epidemiology, environmental science, or a related discipline are preferred. The individual should have primary interests in research, teaching, and supervision of a new companion animal behavior clinic focused on health promotion. The Director will: (1) develop funded research programs focusing on the diagnosis, treatment, or epidemiology of animal behavior problems; (2) help develop and teach animal behavior courses in the veterinary, veterinary technology, and graduate curricula as well as to clinical residents; (3) assess and treat pet animals with behavior problems; and (4) help develop educational materials for veterinarians and animal owners. The Animal Behavior Clinic is part of the Center for Applied Ethology and Human-Animal Interaction, at Purdue University that includes faculty from Agriculture, Biological Sciences, Child Development and Family Studies, Education, Philosophy, Psychology, and Veterinary Medicine. The USDA-ARS Livestock Behavior Research Unit in the School of Agriculture is available for collaborative research and teaching. Review of applications will commence February 1, 1996 and continue until the position is filled. Interested persons should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names, address, and telephone number of three references to: Animal Behavior Clinic Search Committee Professor Alan M. Beck Center for Applied Ethology and Human-Animal Interaction School of Veterinary Medicine PURDUE UNIVERSITY West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1243 Purdue University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer/educator Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply