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    A Life Worth Living with Dr David Mellor. Interview by Luna Allison, Canadian Federation for Animal Welfare.
    (18/08/2016) Mellor DJ
    Dr. David Mellor is a leading animal welfare thinker and the Foundation Director of the Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre at Massey University’s Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences in New Zealand. Dr. Mellor has more than 50 years of teaching and research experience and has developed animal welfare standards, regulations and legislation internationally. He has been widely recognized for making major contributions to animal welfare around the world through consultation, teaching and more than 500 scientific publications. We sat down with Dr. Mellor during his time in Toronto this spring to discuss animal welfare in Canada and advancing our thinking for the betterment of animals.
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    What the hell was I thinking? Understanding the precursors to real-life regret.
    (2009) Towers AJ; Hill SR; Flett RA
    The Dual-Process Theory of Regret (DPTR) proposes that the intensity of real-life regret is a function of both conscious and unconscious thought processes. Previous theories of regret consistently focus on failures of conscious reasoning as the cause of regret, neglecting the role that our unconscious system of thought (based on experience, preferences) plays in real-life daily decision making situations. 653 New Zealanders, ranging in age from 18-87 and varying in ethnic and social background, participated in a postal survey on short-term and long-term life regrets. Results indicate that unconscious thought had significant impact on short-term regret intensity, while the use of both conscious and unconscious thought influenced the intensity of long-term regrets. Furthermore, the trends in regret intensity mirror the trends predicted by the DPTR model, supporting the claim that the intensity of real-life regrets is driven by the interplay of conscious and unconscious systems of thought.
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    Use of Guidance Material for Moving and Handling People: Barriers and Facilitators - An Experience Exchange
    (20/05/2016) Lidegaard, M; Olsen, KB; Legg, SJ
    Presentation of the research project and preliminary findings of questionnaire survey as introduction to a work shop for people interested in improving health and safety related to moving and handling people.
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    Updating Animal Welfare Thinking: Moving beyond the 'Five Freedoms' towards 'A Life Worth Living'
    (14/03/2016) Mellor DJ
    Gaining knowledge of animal welfare and applying it in ways that improve our care of animals can be understood as a journey. Different countries, regions of countries and people within those countries have reached different stages in this journey. However, even for those who have travelled far on this journey, it will never end because new or modified approaches to animal care will be needed as we continue to learn more about how animals perceive and respond to the circumstances in which they find themselves.