UPCOMING EVENTS (external organizations):
| University of Toronto – Animals in the Law and Humanities presents:
“Women, Madness, Physicians, and the Anti-Vivisection Controversy in America”
Robyn Hederman is an Associate Court Attorney in New York State and a fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. Robyn is co-chairing the Animal Law Committee of the NYC Bar Association and has received a Masters of Arts in History, and is presently researching women in the nineteenth-century animal advocacy movement. Important Note: To make the most of this session, attendees are kindly asked to read the paper titled Robyn Hederman Gender and antivivisection “Women, Madness, Physicians, and the Anti-Vivisection Controversy in America” beforehand. For further workshop information contact event.law@utoronto.ca. |
PAST EVENTS:
Multispecies Families on the Streets: The Well-Being of Dogs and Their Homeless Guardians
A One-Day Symposium held at the University of Victoria
- May 25, 2023
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Leslie Irvine
- University of Colorado Boulder
Opening Welcome: Lisa Warden, PhD
Keynote Address
- Dr. Leslie Irvine, University of Colorado, Boulder
Morning Large Group Session
Afternoon Panel and Q&A Session
- Chloe Roberts, Veterinarian
- Kim Monteith, Manager, Animal Behaviour and Welfare, BC SPCA
Afternoon Workshop and Action Strategies
Keynote speaker:
Leslie Irvine, PhD
University of Colorado, Boulder
Leslie Irvine, PhD is professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder. She is the author of My Dog Always Eats First: Homeless People and Their Animals, a study of the experiences of homeless animal guardians in five U.S. cities. Dr. Irvine’s research on animal sheltering, animal abuse, animals in popular culture, animal selfhood, women in veterinary medicine, and other topics appears in journals and edited volumes. She serves as the director of the Animals and Society Certificate Program at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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CBC Listen – “On the Island” Gregor Craigie talks with Leslie Irvine
Play segment (07:16)
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iHeart Radio – Al Ferraby talks with Leslie Irvine
“Dogs and Their Homeless Guardians”
Al was joined by Leslie Irvine, PhD is professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Irvine is the the author of My Dog Always Eats First: Homeless People and Their Animals. Dr. Irvine is in Victoria this Thursday, May 25th to speak at a symposium at the University of Victoria that looks at the relationship between homeless people and their dogs.
Play segment (05:49)