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Fellowships And Awards

ANIMALS AND SOCIETY INSTITUTE AND WESLEYAN ANIMAL STUDIES FELLOWSHIP

The Animals and Society Institute and Wesleyan Animal Studies runs annual summer fellowships for scholars pursuing research in Human-Animal Studies.

Beginning in the summer of 2011 and going forward, this interdisciplinary program enables 6-8 fellows to pursue research in residence at Wesleyan University at the College of the Environment. Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut is a selective private, coeducational, non-sectarian school of liberal arts and sciences known for the excellence of its academic and co-curricular programs. Wesleyan’s College of the Environment was created in 2009 with a belief in the resilience of the human spirit and a desire to engage students and scholars in discussions about environmental issues and their social and political impact.

The fellowship is designed to support recipients’ individual research through mentorship, guest lectures, and scholarly exchange among fellows and opportunities to contribute to the intellectual life of the host institution. All fellows must be in continuous residence for the duration of the program.

The fellowships are open to scholars from any discipline investigating a topic related to human-animal relationships. Selected topics from previous years’ programs include:
Analyzing one County’s Attempt to go “No Kill”
Animal Ethics in Cold War Literary Culture
Animal Experimentation and Animal Welfare in Twentieth Century Anglo-American Science
Animal Research in Theory and Practice
Animals and Colonialism
Cloning Extinct Species of Mammals
Ethics and Politics in Environmental Discourse in India
Gender Relations in Cattle Ranching
Genetically Engineered Pigs
Human Animal Relationships at the Duke Lemur Center
Inter-species Identity and Alterity in a Video Game
Legal Personhood, Animal Advocacy, and Human-Animal Relationships
Literary Representations of Dogs
Media Representations of the 2007 Pet Food Recall
Science and Policies Affecting Elephants in Captivity
The Animal Rights Movements in France and the United States
Victorian Quaker Women’s Contributions to Feminist-Animal Ethics
Xenotransplantation and Black Market Organs

See the ASI website for current application deadlines and more details.

NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY AND FINE ART MUSEUM

John H. Daniels Fellowships

The National Sporting Library, a research center for horse and field sports in Middleburg, Virginia, offers the John H. Daniels Fellowship, which supports researchers for periods of up to one year. The Fellowship program began in 2007 in memory of John H. Daniels (1921-2006), a member of the Board of Directors, and provides stipends and complimentary housing to researchers working on topics related to horse and field sports. University faculty and graduate students; museum curators and librarians; and writers and journalists are encouraged to apply. Disciplines include history, literature, journalism, art history, anthropology, area studies, and history of sport. Since 2007, the NSL has awarded fellowships to a total of 24 researchers from the United States and from England, Canada, Finland, France, and Ireland.
For more information and current application deadlines, visit http://www.nsl.org/fellowship

INSTITUTE FOR CRITICAL ANIMAL STUDIES (ICAS) AWARDS

Critical Animal Studies Undergraduate Paper/Project/Thesis of the Year

Awarded to an undergraduate student who has written an outstanding paper/thesis that promotes, or who has established and organized a project that fosters animal protection, liberation, and freedom. We are strongly interested in projects that bridge the gap between academia and the surrounding community. To nominate an undergraduate student for this award, please write a one page letter and include the paper or write a one page detailed description of the project.

Critical Animal Studies Graduate Paper/Project/Dissertation of the Year

Awarded to any graduate student working on a masters or doctorate degree who has written an outstanding paper/thesis that promotes, or who has established and organized a project that fosters animal protection, liberation, and freedom. We are strongly interested in projects that bridge the gap between academia and the surrounding community. To nominate a graduate student for this award, please write a one page letter and include the paper or write a one page detailed description of the project.

Critical Animal Studies Faculty Paper/Project of the Year

Awarded to a faculty member conducting research or working at a college, university or institute who has written an outstanding paper that promotes, or who has established and organized a project that fosters animal protection, liberation, and freedom. We are strongly interested in projects that bridge the gap between academia and the surrounding community. To nominate a professor for this award, please write a one page letter and include the paper or write a one page detailed description of the project.

To see last year’s award winners, please visit: www.criticalanimalstudies.org/initiative/annual-awards/current-award-winners/

Scholar of the Year. Britches Scholar of the Year. Tyke Scholar of the Year

Two scholars will be recognized for an outstanding contribution to the field of Critical Animal Studies.

To see the current Scholars of the Year, please visit:www.criticalanimalstudies.org/initiative/scholarfellow-program/current-scholars/

Please send nominations to editor@politicalmediareview.org

Grants And Sponsorships

Title: Voiceless Eureka Prize for Scientific Research that Contributes to Animal Protection
Sponsor: Australian Museum; Eureka Prizes; Voiceless (the Fund for Animals)
http://amonline.net.au/eureka/index.cfm?objectid=DDC31C92-B680-336A-1F2D59E9E2CB4416

Title: Grants Program
Sponsor: Voiceless (the Fund for Animals)
www.voiceless.org.au/Grants/Misc/About_our_Grants_Prizes.html

Title: Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts; Australian Antarctic Division (AAD)
www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=3892

Title: RSPCA Australia Scholarship for Humane Animal Production Research
Sponsor: Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) Australia
www.rspca.org.au/what-we-do/science-and-policies/scholarships/

Title: RSPCA Australia Alan White Scholarship for Animal Welfare Research
Sponsor: Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) Australia
www.rspca.org.au/what-we-do/science-and-policies/scholarships/

Title: Research Projects
Sponsor: Government of Victoria; Zoos Victoria
www.zoo.org.au/Conservation/

Title: Research Projects
Sponsor: Government of Western Australia; Zoological Gardens Board; Perth Zoo
www.perthzoo.wa.gov.au/Conservation–Research/Research/Research-Opportunities/

Title: Doctoral Research Scholarship
Sponsor: Medical Advances Without Animals (MAWA)
www.mawa-trust.org.au/scholarship.html

Title: Stuart Leslie Bird Research Award
Sponsor: Birds Australia (BA)
www.birdsaustralia.com.au/our-people/slbra-application-details.html

Title: Grants
Sponsor: Bird Observation & Conservation Australia (BOCA); Australian Bird Environment Foundation (ABEF)
www.boca.org.au/conservation/abef

Title: University Student Grants Scheme
Sponsor: Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia (WPSA)
www.wpsa.org.au/grt_uni.html

Title: Dr. Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Grants
Sponsor: University of Tasmania; University of Tasmania Foundation; Tasmanian Devil Research Advisory Committee (TDRAC)
www.utas.edu.au/foundation/devil/grants-and-scholarships

Title: Research Grants – Improving Canine Health
Sponsor: Canine Research Foundation
www.ankc.org.au/Health–Welfare/Research-Grants—2011.aspx

Title: Sponsorship
Sponsor: Australian Geographic; Australian Geographic Society
www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/AG-Society-sponsorship-applications.htm

Title: Call for Expressions of Interest: Small Grants Program
Sponsor: Don Chipp Foundation Ltd.
http://www.donchippfoundation.org.au/research.htm

Title: Charitable Gifts
Sponsor: Perpetual Trustees Australia Limited; Philanthropic Foundations
http://www.perpetual.com.au/philanthropy/6128.htm

Title: Environmental Stewardship – Biodiversity and Natural Icons
Sponsor: Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts; Caring for our Country; Investment Proposals
http://www.nrm.gov.au/

Title: Grants
Sponsor: Culture & Animals Foundation
http://cultureandanimals.org/

Title: Grants
Sponsor: Horses and Humans Research Foundation
www.horsesandhumans.org/Research.html#Applications

Title: Grants
Sponsor: William and Charlotte Parks Foundation for Animal Welfare
http://www.parksfoundation.org/index.html

Title: Jane Goodall Fellowships
Sponsor: American Sociological Association (ASA); ASA Section Awards; Section on Animals and Society
http://www2.asanet.org/sectionanimals/Index.html

Title: UFAW Research and Project Awards
Sponsor: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)
http://www.ufaw.org.uk/ResearchandProjectawards.php

Title: UFAW Small Project and Travel Awards
Sponsor: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)
http://www.ufaw.org.uk/UFAWSmallProjectsandtravelAwards.php

Title: UFAW Wild Animal Welfare Award (WAWA)
Sponsor: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)
http://www.ufaw.org.uk/wawa.php

Title: UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholarship
Sponsor: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)
http://www.ufaw.org.uk/vacationScholarshipawards.php

Title: Graduate Fellowships in Alternatives in Scientific Research
Sponsor: International Foundation for Ethical Research
http://www.ifer.org/fellowships.html

Title: Research Grants
Sponsor: Orangutan Foundation International (OFI); Orangutan Foundation UK
http://www.orangutan.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=66

Title: Song of the Whale Intern Program
Sponsor: International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_india/join_campaigns/protecting_whales_around_the_world/ 

Title: Visiting Experts From Academic and Research Institutions Programme
Sponsor: United Nations (UN); Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
http://www.fao.org/GENINFO/partner/en/visit/index.html

Academic Courses/Units

VICTORIA

Melbourne University

Law School: The Melbourne Law Masters LLM 502: Animals and the Law – 732704

This subject will examine the history, philosophy and ethical foundation of humanity’s treatment of animals and ask whether the animal welfare model operates in accord with our stated goal of preventing unnecessary cruelty to animals. It will also consider whether a new legal framework is required in order to give proper recognition to animal interests. The subject will focus on farming, where the vast majority of animals are used, but will also use examples from other contexts. Coordinator: Mr Peter Sankoff +613 8446164

School of Land and Environment: Animals in Society – First Year Breadth subject

This course is designed to explore how and why animals are so integral to human society. It investigates human – animal relationships, how they originated and their position in society today, some key relationships between humans and animals, including animals as pets, in agriculture, as research subjects, and in educational roles. It investigates our attitudes towards animals and our moral and ethical obligations to them. Within this discussion the topic of animal welfare is introduced and some of the current international animal welfare issues are discussed. Finally, the unit looks to the future and considers the position that animals may hold in society.

Monash University

Sociology: People and Other Animals: Studying the relationship between humans and other species – PSS3720

This unit examines the interaction between humans and the other animal species across three major topics. The first reviews the changing nature of the relationship between man and domestic animals across time within selected cultures. The second topic focuses on attitudes, beliefs, and emotions surrounding the interaction between people and companion animals, and animals as objects of leisure and entertainment. Topic three takes an objective approach to the emotive area of animals as food and providers of other products and services and considers ethical issues associated with each of these.

Australian Catholic University

Faculty of Theology and Philosophy: Introduction to Ethics – PHIL104

The unit aims to explore some of the fundamental questions in moral philosophy. Topics discussed may include: the nature of moral responsibility; the possibility of moral knowledge; theories of ethics such as utilitarian, deontological, natural law, Socratic, feminist, and virtue approaches; Eastern moral perspectives such as Buddhism and Hinduism; and practical moral issues such as justice, killing, punishment, sexual behaviour, the treatment of animals, genetic manipulation and research, international and intercultural relations, and the use of the environment.

School of Psychology: Comparative Psychology – PHYC405

Students will be provided with an overview of contemporary theories on the evolution of behaviour. By using an historical perspective on the development of these theories, it will be demonstrated how cultural contexts exist over time to affect the perceptions and analyses of human and non-human behaviour. Students will study the specific applicability of these theories to human behaviour, the behaviour of companion animals, and of some of Australia’s indigenous species. Students will be encouraged to develop a greater appreciation of Australian biodiversity and Australian animal behaviour, and a greater awareness of the important theoretical psychological perspectives for human behaviour that are possible through the adoption of an evolutionary paradigm.

La Trobe University

Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering: Psychology of Human-Animal Relationships PSY3HAR

This subject provides students with the knowledge and critical thinking skills required to analyze and address questions concerning how non-human animals can and might co-exist within modern human societies, in an informed, objective and unbiased manner. Throughout the subject, students are provided with a broad and critical overview of theories and methods of scientific inquiry as they apply to the study of human-animal relationships, with an emphasis on developing practical solutions to challenging social issues. Online learning materials are used to provide current information about animal issues, with face-to-face tutorials providing opportunities for students to engage in discussion, debate and further analysis. In the final weeks of the subject students are encouraged to formulate their own, well-informed, views about how animals should be maintained within future human societies.

TASMANIA

University of Tasmania

School of Sociology and Social Work: Sociology of Nature – HGA261

Introduces students to the sociology of nature and provides a solid understanding of human relations with the natural world. The unit covers three broad areas. First, global variations in human relations with the natural world, including cultural, religious and mythic dimensions. Second, historical changes, with particular emphasis on modernisation processes in the West. Third, theoretical perspectives that explain the social inundation of human relations with the natural world. Topics will include: a comparative analysis of hunters and gatherers, pastoralists and agriculturalists; nature, religion and myth; food and culture; nature and gender, the romantic movement and social Darwinism, environmentalism, wilderness and city natures, animal sentiments, risk and rights, nature and modernity and posthumanist perspectives. Coordinator: Prof Adrian Franklin.

School of History and Classics: Australian Environmental History – HTA 271

Explores the interaction between human beings and the natural environment in Australian history. The unit first examines the Aboriginal relationship to the flora and fauna of the continent and then reviews the impact of European settlement on the land and native animals until the 1970s. It assesses the effects of agriculture, pastoralism, mining, forestry and introduced animals, and of pollution arising from urbanisation and industry. It traces the rise of an environmental consciousness with the establishment of national parks and nature reserves, the development of ideas about wilderness, conservation, and preservation, and the emergence of the green movement. Students gain an understanding of key environmental debates and of environmental history as an interdisciplinary field of study. Coordinator: Dr Stefan Petrow.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Australian National University

School of Archeology and Anthropology: Social Animals: Anthropological perspectives on animal-human relationships – ANTH2133

This course explores animal-human relationships from multiple theoretical perspectives to explore the various positions that animals occupy in human society (as pets, food, friends, enemies, beings with rights, organ donors and spectacles of nature). It also introduces students to some of the theoretical cornerstones (and classic readings) of the discipline of Anthropology. Contact: Dr Simone Dennis

School of Archeology and Anthropology: Human Society as Animal Society: Sex, Conflict, Co-operation and Human Uniqueness – BIAN2124

What continuities are there between human and animal social lives? How did characteristically human social arrangements emerge over the course of hominid evolution? Is there, despite human cultural diversity, a genetically based human nature that can be contrasted with, e.g. chimpanzee nature? What might the human social sciences learn from the zoological disciplines that study animal social behaviour (ethology, sociobiology, behavioural ecology) or from evolutionary psychology? The long-standing social-science orthodoxy has been that radical differences between us and other animals render such questions fruitless, even dangerous, to pursue. But recent developments in the study of animal behaviour have challenged this view. Biological perspectives on human social life are attracting a fresh interest and research effort, though they remain controversial. This course examines the resulting debates. Communication, conflict, altruism, kinship, sex, parenthood, social organisation, language and culture are amongst the topics covered. These will be discussed in three main contexts: the evolutionary past of hominid social characteristics; child development and child-rearing; and adult interactions, relationships and social structures. The main empirical base will be present-day and ethnographically described human societies, with some discussion of evidence on the undocumented past, and some use of animal examples. The aim will be to present the biological approaches and the criticisms they have attracted in a balanced way, and to identify both the strengths and the weaknesses of these approaches. Students will be encouraged to form their own views on the material studied, and on its status in the natural and social sciences. Contact: Dr Robert Attenborough.

School of Archeology and Anthropology: Animals, Plants and People – ARCH2108

The course examines the relationships between the human and the plant and animal worlds. Particular attention will be given to the concept of domestication, to the wild precursors of domesticates, and to the exploitation, manipulation and transformation of selected plant and animal species. Contact: Professor Colin Groves

Law School: Animals and the Law – LAWS2234

The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the legal, ethical, regulatory, economic and social issues that are associated with human interaction with animals. The President of the Australian Law Reform Commission Professor David Weisbrot has suggested that “animal welfare” is likely to become the next great social justice movement in Australia, observing that the treatment of animals is “increasingly becoming a social and legal issue, as well as an important economic one.” Why is this? There is a growing understanding in society of the importance of respect and protection of animals as an indicator of the ethical maturity of a society. Adopting an inter-disciplinary approach, this new elective course will consider animals within established categories of law such as property, (for example, s.4 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) defines “goods” to include animals), but will also examine the legal status and regulation of the treatment of within broader social, philosophical and legal contexts. This includes an economic and scientific context, an environmental context, and an ethical-political context. Contact: Alex Bruce.

QUEENSLAND

University of Queensland

Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science: Master of Animal Studies – MAnimSt

Animal Studies is a diverse field involving caring for and working with recreational animals and farm animals, and the study of Australia’s wildlife. The general program allows students to specialise in one of these areas. Students develop core disciplinary knowledge and skills in the animal sciences, and the ability to integrate and apply these in professional practice.

The Animal Physiotherapy plan aims to provide physiotherapists with the appropriate training to transfer their skills to animals. Students focus on the development of comparative skills and evidence based clinical practice as well as providing practical training in physiotherapy throughout the program in residential schools.

School of Veterinary Science: VETS1018 and VETS5011

In these units, 1st and 5th year students have 12 hours of didactic lectures and 10 hours of tutorials devoted to improving veterinary non-technical skills. At the heart of the course are communication skills and animal behaviour and handling. The students receive lectures on the human-animal bond (in particular the attachment that clients have to their pet, and the roles and functions of companion animals), euthanasia, grief, conflict resolution ethics and morality and stress. Students also then receive tutorials to reinforce these skills and allow them to practice communicating with simulated clients. The units include practical instruction on animal handling. Contact Michael Meehan:michael.meehan@uq.edu.au

NEW SOUTH WALES

University of Sydney

School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry, Department of Gender and Cultural Studies: Animal/Human Cultures – GCST2603

This unit introduces students to postmodern understandings of animal/human connections through film, literature, popular culture, philosophy, cultural politics and gender studies. In the first block we consider western perspectives on the relationships between animals and humans. In the second block we consider animal philosophy: from Plato onwards animal-tropes inhabit and structure knowledge. In the third block we consider theories of animal/human relationships in regards to rights, responsibilities and technology. Co-ordinator: Dr Fiona Probyn-Rapsey.

School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry, School of Philosophy: Mind and Morality – PHIL1016

If a robot told you that it was in pain, would you believe it? If it is wrong to kill animals, should we try to stop animals from killing each other? How do you know what the colour red looks like to your friends? What do these philosophical puzzles reveal about ourselves, our minds, and our responsibilities towards others? This one-unit HSC course focuses on contemporary disputes regarding the nature of the mind, personal identity and ethics. As you engage with these issues, you will be introduced to the philosophical theories that underpin our notion of ourselves and our place in the world, and you will improve your ability to analyse and present complex ideas and arguments. Co-ordinator: Dr Luke Russell, Dr Michael McDermott

Faculty of Law: Animal Law (seminar) – LAWS3088

This unit of study examines the ways in which the law defines and regulates the relationship between humans and animals. It introduces students to the key issues, debates and documents in this area whilst encouraging a critical examination of these sources. The unit begins with a discussion of the status of animals as property and the implications of this approach and then moves to providing an overview of the moral and ethical arguments supporting an animal protection position and the case for animal rights. The focus of the unit is on the regulatory frameworks which apply to interactions between humans and animals, both domesticated and wild. The following topics will be considered: animal welfare legislation and its enforcement; issues of standing; the role of agricultural codes of practice; wildlife conservation; international law issues including whaling and free trade constraints on improved standards for animal welfare; trade in endangered species and the role of zoos; the use of animals in research (including the responsibilities of institutions and animal ethics committees); regulation of companion animals; and current issues in animal law, such as live export.

University of New South Wales

Southern Cross University

Law School: Animal Law – LAW10487

Using an inter-disciplinary approach, this unit covers several major areas of law in which the nature of non-human animals is an important factor. It introduces the main schools of thought associated with animal industries and different parts of the animal protection movement.

University of Newcastle

Faculty of Science and Information Technology: Natural History Illustration

Natural history illustration is a flexible and diverse discipline that seeks to observe, record and visually interpret the environment. Bringing together three main subject areas – art, science and the environment – natural history illustration is an opportunity for you to combine your interests in these areas and launch a rewarding career. Art: Natural history illustration uses a combination of traditional illustration techniques, multimedia and visual imaging to represent the natural environment in creative and innovative ways. Central to this is sketching, photographing and collecting specimens in the field, and the development of the drawing and technology skills required to work as a professional illustrator. Science: The difference between natural history illustration and other art forms lies in the meticulous attention to detail and scientific accuracy that the discipline demands. Whether observing a specimen in the field or studying it under a microscope in the studio, natural history illustrators must produce an accurate representation of the subject as well as a beautiful image. This commitment to scientific truth makes natural history illustration uniquely suited to visually support the sciences.Environment: With the increasing awareness of global environmental issues, there has never been a time when the recorders and interpreters of the natural environment are most needed. Natural history illustrators support the role of scientists by clarifying and communicating scientific findings visually, allowing the information to reach a far wider audience.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

NORTHERN TERRITORY

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

University of Western Australia

School of Animal Biology: Animal Ethics and Welfare – ANIM3312

This unit examines issues surrounding the use of animals in society, science and agriculture. It is not designed to teach you what is “right” or what is “wrong”, but to give you the knowledge and skills to conduct a fair assessment of Ethical and Welfare issues.

The unit begins with a guide to logic and fallacies. This is necessary to help you to develop skills in critical thinking. Philosophical and biological considerations of pain and suffering and the perception of life will follow. Current and future Ethical and Welfare issues will be reviewed for several activities where the animal-human relationship is preponderant, such as wildlife management and conservation, animal experimentation and animal production. In addition to the lectures, tutorials have a major role in the unit. They will train you to think and debate in a critical and fair manner, as expected of an informed and mature negotiator.

School of Anatomy and Human Biology, SymbioticA, Centre of Excellence in Biological Arts: Art and Life Manipulation – VISA2249, Aesthetics Crossovers in Art and Science – VISA2214 and Master in Science (Biological Arts) 51570.

SymbioticA is an artistic laboratory dedicated to the research, learning and critique of life sciences. SymbioticA’s alternative MBA is designed for art practitioners, scientists, and humanities scholars who wish to engage with creative bioresearch. The course focuses on recent advances in the Life Sciences, both in theory and practice. It also interrogates human/animal relations in the context of advances in biotechnologies.

Podcasts

ABC Radio interview with Denise Russell Human Cures and Animal Sacrifices

ABC Radio interview with Mark Rowlands The Philosopher and the Wolf

ABC Radio interview with Philip Armstrong What Animals Mean in Fiction

Andrew Gardiner’s Elephants and Exclusivity Veterinary History on MedicalHistory

Animal Voices radio interview with Akira Lippit

British Animal Studies Network Glasgow Series: Papers from the session ‘Wild’

Excerpts from Kim Stallwood’s forthcoming book Animal Dharma

Harriet Ritvo’s lecture Silent Partners: Animals, Domestication, and Environment on NICHE

Lewis & Clark Law School’s Podcast of Animal Law Events and Speakers

NICHE Episode 11 Animals, History and Environment

Open University interview with Peter Singer on Ethics Bites

Rikke Hansen interviews with Animal Studies scholars on Nature Calls: Animals in Visual Culture

Susan McHugh’s lecture Narrating Companion Species at the University of New England

Tina Loo’s lecture Why Look at Animals? on NICHE

Vegan Freak Radio interview with Gary Francione

Environmental History podcast on Dogs in Urban History with Chris Pearson

Bibliographies

Animals and Foucault

A bibliography of publications that use the work of Michel Foucault to differing degrees and in different ways. Compiled by Richard Twine, Tom Tyler, Lewis Holloway, Dinesh Wadiwel & Matt Chrulew.

http://www.richardtwine.com/foucaultanimals/

Animal Studies Bibliography

This extensive bibliography is compiled by Linda Kalof, Steven Bryant and Amy Fitzgerald and is an ongoing project of the Animal Studies Program at Michigan State University.

http://ecoculturalgroup.msu.edu/bibliography.htm

General Resources

Animal Consultants International

Animal Consultants International is an internationally-based group of specialists providing multidisciplinary expertise for animal issues. They also provide key support skills for animal advocacy campaigns worldwide.

www.animalconsultants.org

Animals and the Law

A resource site for researchers on the Deakin University, School of Law website. It contains links to international institutes, Lawyers for Animals, among others.

www.deakin.edu.au/buslaw/law-research/subject/animal.php

Animal History Museum

A new museum in Los Angeles County being established to explore, honour and advance the understanding of human-animal relations. Includes online galleries a growing library of resources from children’s books to scholarly articles. 

 www.animalhistorymuseum.org

Animal Rights History

Animal Rights History is an ongoing effort to provide free online access to historical literature on animal rights, animal welfare, and humanity against cruelty to animals.

www.animalrightshistory.org/

Animal Studies Syllabus Exchange

Provides details of courses and a useful overview of the content of human-animal studies units being taught in US, UK and Canada.

www.h-net.org/~animal/syllabus.html

Animal Voices

Animal Voices is Toronto’s animal liberation radio show broadcasting worldwide at www.ciut.fm, live, every Tuesday at 11 am-noon EST. Volunteer-run, Animal Voices covers the local, national, global, and politically diverse campaigns, struggles and victories of the animal liberation movement.

http://animalvoices.ca/about/

Animals and Us

Animals & Us provides resources on animal issues for teachers and students in New Zealand Secondary schools. These resources are designed to encourage critical thinking, advance knowledge and develop values of empathy and compassion.

www.animalsandus.org.nz

Animal Welfare Science Centre

The Animal Welfare Science Centre is a Centre of the University of Melbourne, Monash University, The Ohio State University and the Department of Primary Industries (Victoria). It was established to focus and coordinate research and academic resources of the three collaborating organisations, providing the animal industries, animal users, farming communities, Government and the academic and general community with an internationally competitive research, training and teaching resource in animal welfare science. The website contains information about research programs, education and training, employment and opportunities for study.

www.animalwelfare.net.au/about/about.html

Australian Directory of Human Animal Interaction Programs

This directory provides up-to-date information on the range of human-animal bond programs that assist professionals, families and individuals in Australia.

www.humananimalinteraction.org.au/about_acac

Compassionate Conservation

This is the website of LoraKim Joyner, a certified trainer in Nonviolent Communication, a veterinarian specializing in avian conservation medicine (mostly in Latin America), a consultant in compassionate conservation, and a Unitarian Universalist community minister engaged in multispecies ministries. Her goal is to foster compassionate communication in communities of mixed species so that all beings may flourish.

http://www.compassionateconservation.blogspot.com/

CriminalAnimal

CriminalAnimal is a space for web-aware art and criticism about animals, humans, and the stuff in between. The site has three main thrusts: Projects, People and Resources.

www.criminalanimal.org/info/info.htm

Ecological Humanities

The ecological humanities bring together ways of knowing and interacting with the world from the sciences and the humanities, as well as from indigenous and other ‘non-western’ worldviews. A number of people in this group work on human-animal relations.

http://ecologicalhumanities.org/index.html

Ecosofia

This site is a meeting point for people who are convinced that the world is much more than humanity, and also consider the animals and nature as integral parts of our world. The site is compiled by Fabiola Leyton, who believes the transformation that humans do in the world would be less harmful for them and the rest of the living, if they really considered the interests of animals and nature.  It can be accessed in English via Google Translate.

http://ecosofia.org/

Ethical Design

An animal advocacy resource centre. HumaneSpot.org is a unique research website tailored to the needs of animal and environmental advocates. It contains information on human-animal interactions, attitudes towards other species, and the animal protection movement.

www.humanespot.org/node

Museum of Animal Perspectives

M.A.P collects and displays wildlife imagery that has been captured using remote sensing cameras. It is a non-commercial new media project created for educational purposes.

www.sameasterson.com/map

The Natural Connection

This site was Canada’s first and most comprehensive web resource about the fields of animal-, equine- and nature-assisted interventions.

http://www.thenaturalconnection.ca/index.html

No Voice Unheard

No Voice Unheard: The Power of Books is an independent publisher of books giving voice to those who are ignored or disregarded by society, and illuminating important social issues often ignored by profit-driven publishers.

www.novoiceunheard.org/

RAAT

Replace Animals in Australian Testing is an information resource on replacement technologies currently available in Australia and an emerging network of people and organisations working towards replacement of animals in research.

www.uow.edu.au/arts/research/raat

Research in a Nutshell

A summary of a recent research study whose findings can be directly applied to the types of policy changes the Animals and Society Institute seeks.

www.animalsandsociety.org/nutshell/index.php

Vegatopia

Promoting ethical veganism through academic research and teaching. Vegatopia is dedicated to providing a comprehensive academic resource on all things vegan.

www.vegatopia.org/

We Animals

Jo-Anne MacArthur’s website attempts to document, through photography, animals in the human environment. The premise of the project is that humans are as much animal as the sentient beings we use for food, clothing, research, experimentation, work, entertainment, slavery and companionship. The goal of the project is to break down the barriers that humans have built which allow us to treat non-human animals as objects and not as sentient beings.

http://www.weanimals.org/projectdescription.htm

WEAD

The Women Environmental Artists Directory focuses on women’s unique perspectives. They collaborate internationally to further the field and understanding of ecological and social justice art. They aim to provide information regarding the ecoart and social justice art fields to artists, curators, writers, art and public art administrators, educators in art and ecology, cross-disciplinary professionals and others. To facilitate international networking among artists working with ecological and social justice issues.

WEAD is presently expanding its EcoArt-network to include animal rights artists. To become a member email in your artist statement and a sample jpg photo of your artwork to: weadartists@gmail.com

http://weadartists.org/

The White Whale Research Centre

This website is about raising awareness on humpback whales, in particular Migaloo the white whale. It contains facts about Migaloo and humpback whales, sightings and history.

http://www.migaloo.org.au

Wildfilm History

WildFilm History is an online guide to the pioneering people and landmark productions behind one hundred years of wildlife filmmaking. Uncover ground-breaking films, ‘behind the scenes’ photographs, essential production information, and specially crafted learning resources, as well as a unique collection of personal memoirs from key industry players.

A great resource! This site lists films, people, oral histories and key events from1872 onwards.

www.wildfilmhistory.org/

Zoe: It’s Our Nature

Zoe is the online news magazine for people who care about the animals, nature and our planet. At a time when more and more people are aware of the challenges facing our planet, the larger mission of Zoe (the Greek word for “life”) is to bring together a global movement of people who are committed to making the world a better place for all living creatures. It is the new venture of Michael Mountain, past president and co-founder of Best Friends Animal Society.

http://www.zoenature.org/