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We are an undergraduate students' club at the University of Guelph, bringing together those with an interest in animal science from a variety of backgrounds for discussion, events and networking. Presidents: Alexis Bolt
Treasurer: Alexis Bolt
Event Coordinators: Daniella Citton & Melissa Feng
Discussions Coordinator: Karla Aparicio
Media & Advertising: Daniella Citton
Secretary: Melissa Feng
CSA & College Royal Coordinator: Avery see

Good news, we have extended the deadline till April 7th to apply to be on next years UGAIN exec team! If you want to be ...
03/31/2022

Good news, we have extended the deadline till April 7th to apply to be on next years UGAIN exec team!

If you want to be apart of a great club that does discussions and fun animal related events, than send a blurb (6-7 sentences) and a photo of you (with or without an animal) to [email protected] by April 7th. You can apply for more than one position, just indicate the position you want most to least.

Hey UGAINers, As the semester comes to an end, we are having our last UGAIN meeting on March 31st from 6-7pm. Our topic ...
03/29/2022

Hey UGAINers,
As the semester comes to an end, we are having our last UGAIN meeting on March 31st from 6-7pm. Our topic is on animals used in sports. If you want to learn about greyhound racing and discuss with other animal lovers, join us on Microsoft Teams! 🐶🐎

Also, a reminder that applications to be on UGAINs exec team next year are due April 1st!

03/24/2022
Hey UGAINers! Elections to be apart of the UGAIN team are coming up! If you are interested in joining our exec team for ...
03/24/2022

Hey UGAINers!
Elections to be apart of the UGAIN team are coming up! If you are interested in joining our exec team for the upcoming school year, check out the details of all the position that are available. 🐶🐈🦜🐠

How to Apply:
Send a blurb (6-7 sentences) and a photo (with or without an animal) to [email protected] by April 1st. You can apply for more than one position! List from 1-3 to indicate which position you want most to least from the ones you are applying to. This is a great way to have a bigger role in an animal related club and exec team. We look forward to hearing from all applicants.

Hey UGAINers, The topic for the meeting this week is on Animals in Entertainment, which will be presented by Karla, our ...
03/22/2022

Hey UGAINers,

The topic for the meeting this week is on Animals in Entertainment, which will be presented by Karla, our discussion coordinator. Come join us March 24th from 6-7pm on Microsoft teams to learn more about this topic! Hope to see you there!🦁🐶Meeting link is in our bio

College Royal is this weekend, and UGAIN is excited to announce our origami event! Step into the royal forest and learn ...
03/18/2022

College Royal is this weekend, and UGAIN is excited to announce our origami event! Step into the royal forest and learn how to make an origami fox. You can come pick up your origami kit with everything you will need at ANNU 102 on March 19th and 20th from 10am-3pm! We hope to see you this weekend 🦊

Hey UGAINers, We have an exciting topic for this weeks meeting on pet ferret care. Our discussion coordinator, Karla wil...
03/15/2022

Hey UGAINers,

We have an exciting topic for this weeks meeting on pet ferret care. Our discussion coordinator, Karla will be speaking about pet ferrets and how to properly care for them! If you want to learn more and talk with other animal lovers, come join us March 17th from 6-7pm on Microsoft teams. Link is in our bio. Hope to see you there! 🐾❤️

Hey UGAINers, Our next meeting will be discussing homelessness and pet ownership, and will be presented by our discussio...
03/07/2022

Hey UGAINers,

Our next meeting will be discussing homelessness and pet ownership, and will be presented by our discussion coordinator, Karla! We invite all animal lovers and anyone interested in learning more to the meeting on March 10th from 6-7pm on Microsoft teams. The link is in our bio! See you there 🐶🐱

Hey UGAINers, We hope you had a restful reading week! Our topic for this weeks meeting will be on endangered species; pr...
03/02/2022

Hey UGAINers,
We hope you had a restful reading week! Our topic for this weeks meeting will be on endangered species; presented by our discussion coordinator, Karla! If you are interested in learning more and discussing with other animal lovers, come join us on March 3rd from 6-7pm on Microsoft teams. The meeting link can be found in our bio. Hope to see you all there! 🐅🐼

Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight’s meeting on endangered species is cancelled. Sorry for any inconvenience. We w...
02/17/2022

Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight’s meeting on endangered species is cancelled. Sorry for any inconvenience. We wish everyone a restful reading week, and look forward to seeing you all at our meeting after reading week! 📚🐼🦏

Hey UGAINers, If your looking for something exciting to do over reading week, we have an opportunity that might interest...
02/17/2022

Hey UGAINers,
If your looking for something exciting to do over reading week, we have an opportunity that might interest you!

OzTREKK is hosting An Australian Wildlife Experience with the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Queensland, Australia! The event will take place at 7pm on February 24th. You will get up close with some of the resident kangaroos, wallabies, emus and koalas, and catch up with Head Veterinarian, Dr. Galit Tzipori. There will also be a question period to ask any questions you may have. 🐨🦘

Whether you’re a pre-vet student wanting to learn from a leader in the field, passionate about wildlife rescue or simply an animal enthusiast – this event is for you!

Registration link:
https://study.oztrekk.com/australian-wildlife-webinar/?utm_source=StudentGroups

Hey UGAINers,Our topic for this weeks meeting is on endangered species, presented by our discussion coordinator, Karla! ...
02/15/2022

Hey UGAINers,
Our topic for this weeks meeting is on endangered species, presented by our discussion coordinator, Karla! If you want to learn more and discuss with other animal lovers, come join us from 6-7pm on February 17th on Microsoft teams. The link is in our bio. See u there! 🐼🐅

Happy Valentine’s Day UGAINers! Wishing all of you and your furry, scaly and feathered loved ones a wonderful Valentine’...
02/14/2022

Happy Valentine’s Day UGAINers!
Wishing all of you and your furry, scaly and feathered loved ones a wonderful Valentine’s Day from us at UGAIN ❤️🐶🦜🦎

Hi UGAINers, If you enjoyed last weeks presentation about horse nutrition, than you will love our upcoming meeting topic...
02/09/2022

Hi UGAINers,

If you enjoyed last weeks presentation about horse nutrition, than you will love our upcoming meeting topic about Pasture-associated Laminitis in Horses!🐎It will be presented by our discussion coordinator, Karla.

If your interested in learning more or have a passion for horses, come join us February 10th from 6-7pm on Microsoft Teams! The teams link can be found in our bio. See you all there!🐴

Hey UGAINers, We hope your are excited for our second meeting of the semester! Our discussion coordinator, Karla will be...
02/03/2022

Hey UGAINers,
We hope your are excited for our second meeting of the semester! Our discussion coordinator, Karla will be talking to us about horse nutrition! 🐴🐎If your interested in learning more, the meeting will be happening February 3rd from 6-7pm on Microsoft teams. The link can be found in our bio. See you there!

Hi UGAINers,  Our first meeting topic will be about animal hoarding, presented by our president, Alexis Bolt! If your in...
01/26/2022

Hi UGAINers,

Our first meeting topic will be about animal hoarding, presented by our president, Alexis Bolt! If your interested in learning more about this topic come join us January 27th from 6-7pm on Microsoft Teams. The teams link can be found in our bio.

We are welcoming any new members, who are passionate and want to learn more about animals. This is also a great way to meet other animal lovers like yourself! 🐶🐱🐠Hope to see you there.

Hey UGAINers, We hope you are having a good start to the semester! We wanted to share some exciting news with all of you...
01/25/2022

Hey UGAINers,

We hope you are having a good start to the semester! We wanted to share some exciting news with all of you about our weekly meetings for the semester. The meetings will be happening every Thursday from 6-7pm! Unfortunately, due to the ongoing pandemic, we will remain online using Microsoft teams for our weekly meetings, and will update you if anything changes during the semester. The link to access the meetings will be in our bio shortly.

Our first meeting will be January 27th at 6:00pm! More info on the topic will be coming soon. We look forward to a great semester and hope to see you all at the meeting! 🐕🐈🐹🐄

Hi UGAINers, It is hard to believe that the semester is coming to an end! We will be hosting a master student Q&A event ...
11/22/2021

Hi UGAINers,

It is hard to believe that the semester is coming to an end! We will be hosting a master student Q&A event for our last meeting of the semester! The event will take place on November 23rd from 6-7pm on Microsoft Teams. Link in our bio.

Two master students, one from animal science and the other from population medicine will be speaking to us about the admission process and their experience so far! This is a great opportunity to learn more if your thinking of graduate school.

Hope to see you there!

11/15/2021

Hey UGAINers,

The topic for the meeting this week is on the Pros and Cons of Pet Clothing!

Our social media director and co-event coordinator, Daniella Citton will be talking about the different types of clothing options, as well as the advantages and disadvantages. We will also look at some of the advancements being made in pet clothing.

The meeting will be on November 16th from 6-7pm on Microsoft Teams! As always the meeting link can be found in our bio. Hope to see you there 🐶🐴🐈

Hey UGAINers,Our topic for this week’s meeting will be presented by one of our event coordinators, Melissa Feng. She wil...
11/06/2021

Hey UGAINers,

Our topic for this week’s meeting will be presented by one of our event coordinators, Melissa Feng. She will be speaking about Wildlife Rehabilitation! 🦊🦌🦉🦨If your interested in learning more about this topic, come join us on November 9th from 6-7pm on Microsoft Teams! The meeting link can be found in our bio.

See you there!

Hey UGAINers!This week our discussion coordinator, Karla Aparicio will be discussing goat farm production and management...
11/01/2021

Hey UGAINers!

This week our discussion coordinator, Karla Aparicio will be discussing goat farm production and management! If your interesting in hearing more about goats and the industry, than join us at our next meeting on November 2nd from 6-7pm on Microsoft teams. The teams link can be found in our bio. 🐐

Hi UGAINers!If your looking to take a break from studying, come join us at our next event! We will be having a virtual t...
11/01/2021

Hi UGAINers!

If your looking to take a break from studying, come join us at our next event! We will be having a virtual tour of Harmony Meadows Alpaca Farm, where you can see these fluffy animals and speak to the owner. This will be followed by a Q&A session to answer any questions you may have about alpacas or the farm!

The event is happening on Sunday November 7th from 12:30-1:30pm on Microsoft Teams and the cost is only $2.50.

You can get more info and RSVP for the event by sending an email to our event coordinators at [email protected]

Hey UGAINers, We are excited to announce that at our next meeting, we will hosting an OVC student Q&A. If your thinking ...
10/20/2021

Hey UGAINers,

We are excited to announce that at our next meeting, we will hosting an OVC student Q&A. If your thinking about attending OVC in the future and want to hear from current OVC students about their experiences as well as learn more about the admission process and Casper test, than this is a great opportunity for you!

This event is free and will take place on Microsoft teams (link in our bio) on October 26th from 6-7pm.

Hey UGAINersWe hope you had a restful long weekend! We are excited to resume our weekly meetings 🐶🐄🐴On Tuesday Oct 19th ...
10/18/2021

Hey UGAINers

We hope you had a restful long weekend! We are excited to resume our weekly meetings 🐶🐄🐴

On Tuesday Oct 19th from 6-7pm, our discussion coordinator, Karla Aparicio will be talking about alternative and synthetic meats, including how it could potentially effect the meat industry. The meeting link can be found in our bio

Hope to see you all there!

Hey UGAINers! At this week’s meeting our discussion coordinator, Karla Aparicio will be discussing the care of pet rabbi...
10/05/2021

Hey UGAINers!
At this week’s meeting our discussion coordinator, Karla Aparicio will be discussing the care of pet rabbits. So if you are interested in learning more about these cute creatures🐰Come join us tomorrow from 6-7pm! The meeting link can be found in our bio. Hope to see you there!

Hey everyone, we hope you are having a good start to the semester!The topic for our first meeting is pandemic pets. Our ...
09/26/2021

Hey everyone, we hope you are having a good start to the semester!
The topic for our first meeting is pandemic pets. Our new discussion coordinator, Karla Aparicio will be presenting the topic, where she will discuss the consequences of getting a pet during the pandemic and what might happen once the pandemic is over.
Don’t forget our meetings will be on Tuesdays at 6:00pm! If you are new to our club, the meetings involve a presentation on an animal related topic followed by a discussion or activity. This is also a great way to meet people with similar interests!
Hope to see you there 🐶🐱🦜

Hi UGAINers, we have some exciting news to share with you! Our weekly meetings will be taking place on Tuesdays from 6-7...
09/26/2021

Hi UGAINers, we have some exciting news to share with you!
Our weekly meetings will be taking place on Tuesdays from 6-7pm on Microsoft teams. You can find the link to the meetings in our bio.
The first meeting will be September 28th at 6:00pm!
More information on the topic of this week’s meeting coming soon.
We hope to see you there, and look forward to an awesome semester!

The votes are in! Say hello to your UGAIN executive team for next year!Stay tuned to learn more about our new executive ...
04/04/2021

The votes are in! Say hello to your UGAIN executive team for next year!

Stay tuned to learn more about our new executive team!

Hey UGAINers! Congratulations on a successful semester! Our last virtual meeting will be taking place via Microsoft Team...
03/31/2021

Hey UGAINers!

Congratulations on a successful semester!
Our last virtual meeting will be taking place via Microsoft Teams on Thursday, April 1st, 2021, from 6:30pm to 7:30pm!
This week, we will be holding an exam stressbuster. Our events coordinators have planned a step-by-step tutorial for creating an origami fox!

We would like to extend a warm welcome to all of our new members and look forward to having you join us!

To attend, follow the meeting link found in our instagram bio (ugain_uog) or found below:

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Co-Presidents: Joanne Marshall and Sierra Schaus Secretary: Daniella Citton Treasurer: Maria Teresa Perez Events Coordinators: Felicia Maiolo and Angela Xie Discussions Coordinator: Emily Brooker Social Media and Advertising: Katie Beare

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