Harrison Vener

Any animal welfare + behavior folks at Disney Animal Kingdom? I’m going to be there on Thursday and would love to chat if you have time!

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There's a huge disconnect between epidemiologists - who see H5N1 as a grave threat to humanity but don't wish to cause panic - and politicians, who think "if it was really that serious those guys would be panicking way more."

Been seriously debating spending this holiday with family for how they’ve been defending people who voted red this election…

Putative Nociceptive Responses in a Decapod Crustacean: The Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas) Nociceptors are receptors that detect injurious stimuli and are necessary to convey such information from the periphery to the central nervous system. While nociception has been extensively studied in...

Crabs might feel pain - new research shows their bodies react to harmful sensations, much like ours. 🦀

If crabs can suffer, should we rethink how we treat them and other animals in farming, research, and beyond?

#OpenAccess study: doi.org/10.3390/biol...

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Excited to hear the lecture on Birch’s book!

Amazing! Great crowd size

Could you add me too, please? 🤠

Hi! I just started to switch over- could you add me as well?