James Serpell James Serpell holds the Marie A. Moore endowed Chair of Animal Ethics & Welfare at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. He received his bachelor’s degree in Zoology from University College London and his PhD in Animal Behavior from the University of Liverpool, UK. At Penn Vet he teaches veterinary ethics and animal welfare. His research focuses on the behavior and welfare of dogs and cats, the development of human attitudes to animals, and the history and impact of human-animal relationships. He has published more than 180 articles and book chapters on these and related topics, and is the author, editor or co-editor of several books including Animals & Human Society: Changing Perspectives (1994), In the Company of Animals (1986 & 1996), Companion Animals & Us (2000), and The Domestic Dog (1995 & 2016). He is also the creator of the widely-used Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ: www.cbarq.org). Participant In: The Animal Human Continuum Saturday, December 15th, 2018 Past Event Watch the video » Ancient Egyptians placed animal and bird heads on divinities’ bodies, in an embracing worldview wherein both gods and beasts extend and transcend the human ken. In his scientific extension of this ancient mythology, Darwin’s 1872 The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals explored non-human sentience. The affective neuroscientist of our era, Jaak Panksepp,… read more »
The Animal Human Continuum Saturday, December 15th, 2018 Past Event Watch the video » Ancient Egyptians placed animal and bird heads on divinities’ bodies, in an embracing worldview wherein both gods and beasts extend and transcend the human ken. In his scientific extension of this ancient mythology, Darwin’s 1872 The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals explored non-human sentience. The affective neuroscientist of our era, Jaak Panksepp,… read more »