Master program Ethology & Human-Animal Interaction - EHAI

🐾 The Human-Animal Interaction Research Lab invites you to a special international webinar on one of the most complex and sensitive topics in animal welfare: animal hoarding.

“Too Many to Save: Understanding Animal Hoarding and Its Impact on Welfare – Insights from Veterinary Behaviour Experts”

This event is open to everyone — students, professionals, and anyone interested in animal welfare, human–animal relationships, and behavioral science. Whether you work in the field or simply care deeply about animals, this is a valuable opportunity to learn from leading experts.

🎓 Invited speakers:

Dr. Med. Vet. Luigi Sacchettino
PhD Student Med. Vet. Viviana Giuliano
Prof. Dr. Med. Vet. Danila D’Angelo
(University of Naples Federico II, Italy)

📅 Date: May 15
🕒 Time: 11:00 (Bucharest time)
💻 Location: Online (Google Meet)
🔗 Join here: https://meet.google.com/qrx-zton-nro?authuser=1&pli=1

This webinar is part of the course “Animals in Society & Humane Education” within the Master program Ethology & Human-Animal Interaction - EHAI (Year 1), Facultatea de Zootehnie si Biotehnologii USAMV Cluj-Napoca, USAMV Cluj-Napoca.

We warmly welcome everyone interested in understanding and improving animal welfare in challenging real-world situations. 🐶🐱

🐾❤️🐩🐕 Insightful webinar about becoming evaluators of dog suitability ( ) for Animal-Assisted Services - International opportunities in Poland.
🤗 Thank you, dear Magda Nawarecka-Piątek, the president of Animals for People, Poland, and Iahaio_official Regional Representative.

🐾📌❤️ We are happy to announce the first invited lecturer of the year 2026. Following the request of the second year students of the Master program Ethology & Human-Animal Interaction - EHAI, Facultatea de Zootehnie si Biotehnologii USAMV Cluj-Napoca, USAMV Cluj-Napoca, Magdalena will talk about the international training opportunities in Poland on how to become evaluators of canine suitability for Animal-Assisted Services.
👉 Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/dnm-xkzy-zux

🐾🌿 On December 3, 2025, our students had the privilege to attend the free live webinar organised by Iahaio_official on the topic of "Animal Assisted Services in Hospital Settings" (speakers: Stephanie Perkins, president of IAHAIO, and Francesc Ristol, IAHAIO board member).
🤓 Right after our class meeting in "Animal Cognition and Consciousness", we joined the webinar with open minds and ready to learn about the applied values of knowledge on animal cognition, affective states, temperament, positive animal welfare and self-regulation in the AAS context.