Animals & Society Institute News

Animals & Society Institute Appoints New Executive Director: Elijah Brice-Middleton
The Board of Directors of the Animals & Society Institute (ASI) are pleased to announce the appointment of Elijah Brice-Middleton as Executive Director. Brice-Middleton previously served as the Executive Director at Plainfield Area Humane Society, as a fellow at Metro Denver CAT, and as lead admissions counselor...

Enjoy Open Access chapters, news, funding opportunities, and much more
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to the Animals & Society Institute’s Human-Animal Studies Report. The Human-Animal Studies (HAS) field is active and busy again this month. First, note the numerous opportunities for students, scholars, faculty, and those seeking employment in related areas in the Human-Animal...

Society & Animals Journal Seeks Reviewers, Editors, and a Book Review Editor
ASI's managed journal, Society & Animals: Journal of Human-Animal Studies, is seeking (1) scholars who are interested in serving as reviewers of manuscripts for the journal, (2) associate editors for the quantitative social science section of the journal, and (3) a book review editor. 1. Reviewers should have...

An Interview with the Author: ‘Animals Matter: Resistance and Transformation in Animal Commodification’
We are excited to share the recent release in the ASI-managed Brill Human-Animal Studies Book Series, Animals Matter: Resistance and Transformation in Animal Commodification, edited by Julien Dugnoille and Elizabeth Vander Meer. In this book, the term “resistance” is reclaimed by exploring how animals can “resist”...

Enjoy Open Access chapters, news, funding opportunities, and much more
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to the Animals & Society Institute's Human-Animal Studies Report. The Human-Animal Studies (HAS) field is active and busy with this month a plethora of opportunities for students, scholars, faculty and those seeking employment is related areas. In this month in the ASI News...

Policy Corner: The Big Cat Public Safety Act, The FDA Modernization Act, and New York’s Pet Store Sale Ban
Welcome to another year of the Policy Corner! I wanted to start the year off on an optimistic note, because there have been a number of wins in the policy world for nonhuman animals recently. The passage of the FDA Modernization Act marks a turning point in drug development and regulation. In the past, animal testing...

Celebrating 30 Years of Society & Animals: Third Round
As announced in two recent issues, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the publication of Society & Animals, in partnership with Brill Publications we are making ten previously published articles available for a limited time in Open Access. Articles are selected that: (1) demonstrate the expansion of the...

Find Open Access chapters, news, funding opportunities, and much more
Dear Friends and Colleagues, From all of us at ASI, Happy New Year! This month, ASI has been busy publishing within our two managed journals. Both Society & Animals and the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science passed significant milestones last year, with 30 and 25 years of publication respectively. In...

Announcing the Third Society & Animals Early Career Research Prize
Brill and Animals and Society Institute are pleased to announce the winner of the third Early Career Research Prize. The prize is awarded annually for the best article published in Society & Animals: Journal of Human-Animal Studies. The purpose of the award is to encourage scholars to join the field and to assist...

Special Issue of Society & Animals Highlights “Outdoor Cats”
ASI is excited to share the recently published Special Issue of its managed journal, Society & Animals, themed "Outdoor Cats." This Special Issue brings into discussion a diverse set of research from different scholars and different points of view that address the complex aspects and issues relating to outdoor...