Sarah Weir

Campaigners calling for hunting with dogs to be banned in Northern Ireland Petition launched to bring legislation into line with rest of UK @LeagueACS @USPCA_Official #TimeForChangeNI belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…

WARNING: Graphic images Why is hunting with dogs still legal in NI? Some traditions persist despite being cruel & outdated. It's #TimeForChangeNI Sign @USPCA_Official @LeagueACS’ petition to ban this barbaric practice 👉 takeaction.league.org.uk/page/144213/pe… #EndHuntingWithDogs #Share

Our 8 priorities: 1. Ban third-party sale of puppies/ kittens 2.Regulate breeding establishments 3. Licensing activities involving animals 4. Pound/Kennelling facilities 5. Enforcement 6. Compulsory microchipping for cats 7. Responsible pet ownership 8. Siezed animal timeframes

Thank you all to those involved @NICAWGroup! It was so great to hear from so many different perspectives and to learn from @DavidBowles21 and @MADRADogRescue

We know overall fitness is an important factor for working dogs - but how might positive reinforcement based fitness training intersect with working dog behavior? The recently published case studies from @PennVetWDC delve into this topic! Read here: rb.gy/1esyj

Can giant pandas be experiencing panda-monium to their behaviour cycles when housed outside their natural latitudes? A new study led by Kristine Gandia shows that they might!  blog.frontiersin.org/2023/09/18/cap…

Motivated to improve canine welfare? Check out our new funded PhD opportunity @RoyalVetCollege exploring private & commercial rehoming systems for dogs in the UK 🐕 Supervised by myself, @CompassVet @ZotVet & @UK_PetDogPop and funded by @DogsTrust 💛 Info: rvc.ac.uk/study/postgrad…

@vetfulness And another one found near where i was staying apparently showing a dog stopping a chicken thief. Definitely #CSF2023 was in the right city!

Want some help managing your dog’s weight? Join our UK wide study and trial a new free weight management guide for dog owners, developed by specialists and researchers at the University of Liverpool. Email imogen.lloyd@liverpool.ac.uk or visit bit.ly/dogweightstudy

@ZotVet @QuinnRausch @RoyalVetCollege @NICAWGroup @NiVetSpecialist @ninews @NICVA @AssisiSanctuary @daera_ni Another northern Irish participant here! Such an important study can’t wait to see the results

We'd love more people in *Northern Ireland* to take part in our @RoyalVetCollege short, anonymous survey about puppy purchasing. Please could you help by sharing? surveymonkey.co.uk/r/purchasingpu… @NICAWGroup @NiVetSpecialist @ninews @NICVA @AssisiSanctuary @daera_ni

Asking your landlord about getting a pet can feel daunting, especially if you don’t have a relationship with them or the situation feels precarious. Here’s our advice on ways to ask & things to consider when approaching your landlord about getting a pet. battersea.org.uk/pet-advice/adv…

How do you feel about the #climate crisis? What could we do? We're seeking participants for a research study on people's responses to the climate & water issues. For more information and to sign up: shorturl.at/pvDEJ

@AnnaBaatz @ISAZOfficial Thanks! let me know if you want a copy of the slides or want to learn more :) ps I loved your poster such an important topic!

@SarahWeir1 @ISAZOfficial Sorry I missed this. Looks an awesome research topic!

#ISAZ2023! What a wonderful conference to be my first one in person! Loved all the great conversations and presenting the first part of my PhD. Thank you @ISAZOfficial

There are just a couple of weeks left to submit abstracts for posters related to the theme of the 2023 SCAS Conference: the role of pets in mental and physical health. Visit scas.org.uk/call-for-poste… for more info.

@ClaraHBWilson @cat_reeve_ @GWShorter Ahhh congratulations!!!

Delighted to have passed my PhD viva yesterday and grateful for my examiners and chair for joining across three time zones. Huge thanks to my supervisors @cat_reeve_ @GWShorter and Debbie Wells. Thank you to the wonderful dogs I met along the way - you were a joy.

Got a puppy under 12 months of age? We want to hear from you so we can learn more about what it’s like to live and raise these cute (and sometimes naughty!) little furballs! (approval number: H-2022-189) Please follow the link to complete the survey at: bitly.ws/vJLa

Stress has an odour and dogs can smell it - new paper out! In each test session, dogs were given one person’s relaxed and stressed samples, taken only four minutes apart. In 94% of 720 trials, the dogs were able to correctly alert us to the stress sample. rb.gy/phxfyw