Westgarth Anthrozoology Group

Research group at University of Liverpool led by Prof Carri Westgarth. Topics include canine obesity, canine ageing, imported rescues and dog bite prevention.

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@dogg8co just interviewed at @Crufts for the @TheKennelClubUK podcast and spoke about the benefits of being part of the Merseyside Dog Safety Partnership https://t.co/HTZELos5iv

[Westgarth Anthrozoology Group @WAGLabLiv]

Tilly wants you to know "Last chance to apply for this PhD studentship to study the impact of CATS on owner wellbeing. MEEEOW!" Closes this sunday! #CatsOfTwitter
https://t.co/0fCIQrHntv

[Inst of Infection Veterinary & Ecological Sciences @LivUni_IVES]

🔉 Exciting PhD studentship opportunities! 🔉 1/3

Are you passionate about the unique bond between pets and their owners? 😺 🐶 🐰 🐹

We’re offering funded PhD studentships for research in this fascinating field with @WAGLabLiv #PhD

[Westgarth Anthrozoology Group @WAGLabLiv]

Under 2 weeks left to apply for @LivUni_IVES fantastic PhD opportunity to investigate the impact of small furry pets on owner wellbeing, in collaboration with the great @WoodgreenPets https://t.co/TasF5IjMst

[Westgarth Anthrozoology Group @WAGLabLiv]

We are very excited to be collaborating with @waltham_science to investigate the impact of the cat-owner relationship on owner wellbeing. We are looking for a PhD student to join us in @LivUni_IVES and you can find out more here.... https://t.co/0fCIQrGPDX

[Westgarth Anthrozoology Group @WAGLabLiv]

We are still looking for a PhD student to join us in @LivUni_IVES to investigate the impact of small furry pet ownership, in collaboration with @WoodgreenPets and funded by @HABRITweets https://t.co/6ko9a3sJ16

[Westgarth Anthrozoology Group @WAGLabLiv]

@LivUni_IVES @HelenClough9 @Habri @LivUni @HABRITweets @livuninews @LivUniHLS @HABRITweets

[Inst of Infection Veterinary & Ecological Sciences @LivUni_IVES]

NEWS | Professor Carri Westgarth (@WAGLabLiv), Dr Helen Clough (@HelenClough9) and team have been awarded a grant from the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (@HABRI) to examine how adopting small animals impacts our wellbeing

➡️https://t.co/vCPImrXd1g

#TeamLivUni

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3rd paper is out! Thanks to @PetSavers_UK for funding this @WAGLabLiv study in @LivUni_IVES . Here Jodie used electronic health records to identify when vets start using words related to old and ageing dogs and classify conditions being discussed. https://t.co/Gsgo8PAWwL

[Westgarth Anthrozoology Group @WAGLabLiv]

It was Prof Westgarth’s pleasure last week to examine the PhD thesis of Shona Bloodworth @LivUni_IVES : "A mixed methods approach to quantifying and describing vaccine uptake and vaccine hesitancy in UK companion animals."
Congratulations Dr Bloodworth!

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With a few exceptions, a large longitudinal study finds surprisingly little evidence of positive associations between pet ownership and child development.
https://t.co/2gwUl8ZDJh @WAGLabLiv @PsychToday

[Westgarth Anthrozoology Group @WAGLabLiv]

You can buy Prof Westgarth's "Dog Bites: A multidisciplinary perspective" at half price today only! Bargain as RRP over £50

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Last day to get our books at half-price!

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There is an informative webinar by @The_Blue_Cross about how to protect your @RoyalMail postie from dog bites. Dec 16th 6pm book here https://t.co/K0uJMmc41m

[Westgarth Anthrozoology Group @WAGLabLiv]

Last few days to apply for our exciting new research project funded by @HABRIcentral and in collaboration with @WoodgreenPets. Let's give the cutey small furry pets some well-deserved research attention! Thanks to Woodgreen for the pic.
https://t.co/6ko9a3tgQE

[Westgarth Anthrozoology Group @WAGLabLiv]

Great blog post about our most recent study

[Hal Herzog @herzoghal]

With a few exceptions, a large longitudinal study finds surprisingly little evidence of positive associations between pet ownership and child development.
https://t.co/2gwUl8ZDJh @WAGLabLiv @PsychToday

[Westgarth Anthrozoology Group @WAGLabLiv]

Don't forget to apply for our new funded PhD opportunity here at @LivUni_IVES to investigate the impact of small furry pets on owner wellbeing. Kindly funded by @HABRITweets and collaboration with
@WoodgreenPets. Deadline Sun 24th Nov https://t.co/6ko9a3sJ16

[Westgarth Anthrozoology Group @WAGLabLiv]

A reminder that the clock is ticking on time to apply for our super new PhD training opportunity.

[Westgarth Anthrozoology Group @WAGLabLiv]

EXCITED!! New funded PhD opportunity here at @LivUni_IVES (Home UK students only, full-time and in-person) to investigate the impact of small furry pets on owner wellbeing. Kindly funded by @HABRITweets and collaboration with @WoodgreenPets (credit pic) https://t.co/6ko9a3sJ16

[Westgarth Anthrozoology Group @WAGLabLiv]

EXCITED!! New funded PhD opportunity here at @LivUni_IVES (Home UK students only, full-time and in-person) to investigate the impact of small furry pets on owner wellbeing. Kindly funded by @HABRITweets and collaboration with @WoodgreenPets (credit pic) https://t.co/6ko9a3sJ16

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This week Prof Westgarth was in Belfast Stormont Parliament Building speaking at @CCDogRescue conference about Merseyside Dog Safety Partnership collaborations working together for animal welfare and human health.

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Link to paper https://t.co/P6Rbn51Ilf

[Westgarth Anthrozoology Group @WAGLabLiv]

New paper alert! Are pets good for our kids? We spoke to @waltham_science who funded the @LivUni_IVES study about what we found out about childhood developmental outcomes and pet ownership in the @CO90s dataset. Published in @BioMedCentral Pediatrics https://t.co/B9xLzVr1EI