Niamh Caffrey

Graduate student from Ireland studying:

Transportation of animals for slaughter in Canada: current practice, welfare issues and regulatory control

Project funded by

SJDAWC and the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada

Professional background:

·         BSc in Animal Science from Nottingham Trent University, UK. 2006

·         MSc in Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare from University of Edinburgh, UK. 2008.

Research Background:

Research projects for undergraduate and graduate programs:

·         Survey of euthanasia practices in animal shelters in Canada for a project funded by SJDAWC and initiated by CVMA and CFHS.

·         The effects of visitor numbers on the behaviour of Bonobos (Pan Paniscus) at Twycross Zoo.