A smiling golden retriever announces that applications are open for the PJ Hart Student Scholar Award for #ISAZ2026.

Apply now for the #ISAZ2026 PJ Hart Student Scholar Award!

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Happy to announce publication of a co-authored article in his Special Issue of the Privacy Studies Journal. tidsskrift.dk/privacy_stud...

April 2026 eCATT Bulletin Visit the post for more.

eCATT news and more!
For researchers & anyone interested in the study of domestic cats & small felid species =^_^=
Go to last page to contribute to the May bulletin.
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#Cats #Anthrozoology #FelineAnthrozoology #FelineBehaviour #eCATT

Illuminated photo of the Louvre.

Register now at ISAZ2026.com!

Students of #Anthrozoology #HumanAnimalStudies and related fields are invited to apply to present at Anthrozoology as International Practice (AIP).
#AIP2026 is free, online, and a perfect opportunity for first-time presenters. anthrozoologyconference.com

Companion Rabbits Companion Rabbits: Scientific Insights into Behaviour, Welfare, and the Owner–Rabbit Relations

Registration open for our May Webinar, "Companion Rabbits: Scientific Insights into Behaviour, Welfare, and the Owner–Rabbit Relations" with Dr. Carol Tinga. Free for members, and a small fee (£6.15) for non-members. Recording available. 🐇🐇🐇

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Play and Creative Arts Therapist & Animal Assisted Services. World Storytelling Day. — Society for Companion Animal Studies By SCAS Communications Officer, Judith Bellingham Animals, Stories, and Emotional Connection Stories have always helped humans understand the world passing on values, exploring emotions, an...

Today is World Story Telling Day (20 March). SCAS loves a good story! Read our new blog written by SCAS Communications Officer, Judith Bellingham.
www.scas.org.uk/blogs/play-and-creative-arts-therapist-amp-animal-assisted-servicesnbspworld-storytelling-day

Reflections on pioneering HAI research: An interview with James Serpell Emeritus Professor James Serpell talks to Dr. Sandra McCune about his research career and the development of Human-Animal Studies

You are not going to want to miss the next SCAS Webinar: An interview with James Serpell by Sandra McCune. FREE to EVERYONE. Recordings available to registered participants.

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Great news from Wales! 🐕 Greyhound racing is officially banned!
We’re delighted the Senedd has voted to protect these amazing dogs. 👏 Huge congratulations to the #CutTheChase coalition & everyone who campaigned for this major win for animal welfare.
Read more:
media.service.gov.wales/news/the-sen...

Image of classic French architecture with signs pointing to Paris attractions. Register for ISAZ2026. at ISAZ2026.com.

Register for ISAZ2026 at ISAZ2026.com.

Image of women with older adult, infant, and dog.

Apply for the new ISAZ Caregiver Award at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... Deadline is March 31, 2026.

Cat Café with Sarah Crowley Wild Companions: Domestic Cats and their Wider Environment Dr Sarah Crowley, Senior Lecturer in Human and Animal Geography at the University of Exeter, will join the next Critical Cat Café! Tuesday…

Dr. Sarah Crowley joins eCATT Critical Cat Café (Online) to talk about ‘Wild Companions: domestic cats and their wider environments’.

Tue 17 March 2026 (15:30-17:00 UK time)
**Registration is FREE but closes Mon 10 pm!**
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Programme for the 2026 Anthrozoology Student Conference Programme for the 2026 Anthrozoology Student Conference Click here to register for the FREE conference Day 1 (of 3) Friday 27 March 2026  10.15-10.30 Virtual arrival  10.30-11.0…

What's in it for the cats? I will be presenting at the Exeter MA #Anthrozoology Residential (Online). This year the event is open to everyone. Sign up to join for FREE. anthrozoologyassymbioticethics.com/programme-fo...

March 2026 eCATT Bulletin 2026-3 The eCATT BulletinDownload

Here is the March eCATT Bulletin - eCATT news and more!
For researchers & anyone interested in the study of domestic cats and small felid species =^_^=
Go to last page to contribute to the April bulletin.
catacademicthinktankorg.wordpress.com/2026/03/02/m...
#Anthrozoology #FelineAnthrozoology

Celebrating women shaping anthrozoology: exploring multispecies lives. Meet Gill Howarth, Kerry Herbert, Irina Frasin, Irene Perrett, Michelle Szydlowski, Claire Musser, Sarah Oxley Heaney, Kris Hill, Sian Moody & Jes Hooper. #IDWGS #IDWGS2026 #WomenInScience #Anthrozoology

Just heard the phase “human-made animation” ... I guess to imply it would be free of AI-generated mistakes. But surely assumption that "human" means "error free" is just as problematic as blindly using AI.

Save the date for #AIP2026 (a free, online, student conference in human-animal studies) Call for submissions opens beginning April (closing end of May 2026). anthrozoologyconference.com
#Anthrozoology #HumanAnimalStudies #AnimalStudies

The (first ever) Monthly eCATT Bulletin 2026-2 The eCATT BulletinDownload

Check out the first ever monthly eCATT bulletin! Big News in the Small Cat World: catacademicthinktankorg.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/t...

Being Bullied and Its Association With Nonhuman Animal Anthropomorphizing and Ingroup Identification With Nonhuman Animals Humans have a fundamental need to belong to groups. However, this need for belongingness is often thwarted when they experience bullying or ostracism from their conspecifics, which may compel them ...

Looking forward to reading this! Sounds interesting "Being Bullied and Its Association With Nonhuman Animal Anthropomorphizing and Ingroup Identification With Nonhuman Animals"
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I sat on him yesterday! Today I cam home to this notice. Love that my other half is looking out for the cats 😍

Cat Cafe with Daniel Mills Cat to owner bonds – let’s talk about attachment! Professor Daniel Mills will join the Critical Cat Café to talk about the bonds cats form with their humans. Tuesday 27 January 2026(13:30-15:0…

Professor Daniel Mills will be joining us for the 5th Critical Cat Caféto talk about cat to owner bonds and attachment.
Online: Tuesday 27 January 2026 (13:30-15:00, UK time)
Register here: forms.gle/AEHEYUD8fsCS...
NOT RECRORDED. catacademicthinktankorg.wordpress.com/the-critical...

SCAS-Funded Research: Past, Present and Future Presenters: Dr Kris Hill & Dr Clare Thomas-Pino

The call for 2026 SCAS-funded projects opens soon. Sign up for the next SCAS Webinar to learn about SCAS-funded research - especially valuable to those considering submitting a proposal. Recordings available. Free to SCAS members & £6.13 for non-members.’
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Cat Cafe with Daniel Mills Cat to owner bonds – let’s talk about attachment! Professor Daniel Mills will join the Critical Cat Café to talk about the bonds cats form with their humans. Tuesday 27 January 2026(13:30-15:0…

Organised by the Cat Academic Think Tank (e-CATT), the fifth Café welcomes special guest Professor Daniel Mills who will be talking about cat to owner bonds and attachment.
Tuesday 27 January 2026 (13:30-15:00, UK time)
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e-CATT Cat Academic Think Tank

Cat scholars & anyone interested in the study of human interactions w/ domestic cats & small cat species are welcome to join this LinkedIn group associated the Cat Academic Think Tank (e-CATT). www.linkedin.com/groups/16098...
Check out the e-CATT website too: catacademicthinktankorg.wordpress.com

1 Postdoc – Cats, Rural Populism, & Multispecies Governance - ERC-CoG (5 years) This 5-year postdoctoral position forms part of the ERC Consolidator project FRONTCAT (Frontier Cats: Reimagining Multispecies Governance and Care Ethics beyond Post-politics) and leads Subproject 1: ...

5yr postdoc studying Cats, Rural Populism, & Multispecies Governance - wonderful opportunity for an ECR cat scholar. As part of the ERC Consolidator project FRONTCAT this is also great news for cat-related research more broadly!!
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/396735

James Serpell, SCAS President — Society for Companion Animal Studies James Serpell is Emeritus Professor of Animal Welfare at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. He received his BSc degree in Zoology from University College London, and his P...

We are delighted to announce that James Serpell has accepted our invitation to serve as the SCAS president! www.scas.org.uk/blogs/james-...

Possible eCATT futures? We want your input! Are you on the eCATT mailing list (if you joined one of our Critical Cat Cafes you will be)? If so please check your email (and junk folder). If you want to be added, please share your email (or se…

Are you on the eCATT mailing list (if you joined one of our Critical Cat Cafes you will be)? If so please check your email (and junk folder). If you want to be added, please share your email (or send to catacademicthinktank@gmail.com)

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In the Shadows and the Sun: Reflections on Cats, Dogs and a Multispecies Community: Bonded Coexistence in Sauraha’s Sharing Society — Society for Companion Animal Studies The morning heat was lifting the mist over Sauraha when I heard the distant, unmistakable call of captive elephants, an echo of enforced stillness. Their confinement stood in stark contrast to the qui...

Read our latest blog by SCAS member Sarah Oxley Heaney, who reflects on fieldwork undertaken as part of a SCAS funded project on cats and dogs in Sauraha, Nepal. Visit the 'SCAS Funded Research Projects’ page on our website to learn more about funding. www.scas.org.uk/blogs/in-the...