Human-Animal Interaction Day (HIAD), 23rd edition, on the USAMV Cluj-Napoca campus

The 23rd edition of a well-established event on our campus will take place on Saturday 7 October 2023 from 10.00 – 15.00 in the Rectorate building area.
Dedicated to World Animal Day, celebrated annually on October 4, #ZIOA23 will feature numerous educational activities:discussion groups on animal welfare and related curricula, educational booths, presentation of volunteer and foster opportunities, interactions with human teams and therapy dogs, themed craft fairs, animal observation and knowledge activities, promotion of adoption and responsible animal ownership, getting to know the birds on the USAMV Cluj-Napoca campus, counseling on positive training and behaviour, etc.It will also be possible to visit the USAMV Cluj-Napoca Aquarium Complex, which will host the Insect Knowledge Workshop (UBB Zoological Museum) and the Reptile Knowledge Corner (UBB Vivarium).
The #ZIOA23 edition will bring together teachers, researchers and student-volunteers from our university (Faculty of Animal Science and Biotechnologies; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine), from UBB Cluj-Napoca (UBB Vivarium, UBB Zoological Museum, Students’ Organization for Nature), as well as institutions and NGOs in the field of positive human-animal interactions, in particular those open to offering volunteering, internship and employment opportunities to future graduates. Detailed programme, on the event page.