I am interested in the types and levels of noise that impact animal welfare, and understanding how noise impacts animal behavior, health, and welfare.

Further, I aim to create accessible and simple sound reduction strategies for widespread implementation in animal care facilities, such as animal shelters.

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Bailey H Eagan, Emilia Gordon & David Fraser, 2021. The effect of animal shelter sound on cat behaviour and welfare. Animal Welfare, 30(4), 431-440 https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.30.4.006

Bailey H Eagan. 2020. The effect of animal shelter sound on cat behaviour and welfare (Master of Science Thesis). University of British Columbia. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0394098

I am interested in understanding behaviour and medical interventions for the treatment of fearful animals in shelters. I have a special interest in the treatment of undersocialized cats, and interventions for decreasing shelter animal relinquishment.

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Eagan BH, Dec 2022. Gabapentin and behaviour modification in fearful shelter cats. Maddie’s Insights Webcast [Presentation]. Watch here

Bailey H Eagan, Karen van Haaften, Alexandra Protopopova. June 2022. The use of gabapentin in behaviour modification treatment plans for shelter cats (felis catus) from hoarding environments. Veterinary Behaviour Symposium, Austin, TX, USA [Presentation]. Watch here (at 37:00).

Bailey H Eagan, Emilia Gordon, Alexandra Protopopova. 2022. Reasons for Guardian-Relinquishment of Dogs to Shelters: Animal and Regional Predictors in British Columbia, Canada. Frontiers in Veterinary Science Sec. Animal Behavior and Welfare, 9(1) https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.857634

I aim to understand and minimize the environmental impacts of pet ownership. Additionally, I aim to assess emerging technologies, such as bacteriophage applications, that may help improve animal health & environmental sustainability through pet food research.

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Bailey H Eagan, Siyun Wang, Nathan Hall & Alexandra Protopopova. In press. Consumer Attitudes Toward Bacteriophage Applications to Pet Food. Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

Alexandra Protopopova, Lexis H Ly, Bailey H Eagan, Kelsea M Brown. 2022. Climate Change and Companion Animals: Identifying Links and Opportunities for Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies, Integrative and Comparative Biology, 61(1), 166-8 https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icab025

I aim to identify methods for the incorporation of technology, such as Computer Vision, into animal behaviour and welfare research and care. Further, I have a special interest in animal-computer interaction and the implementation of technologies from an animal-centric perspective.

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Eagan BH, Eagan B & Protopopova A. Behaviour Real-Time Spatial Tracking Identification (BeRSTID) used for Cat Behaviour Monitoring in an Animal Shelter. Sci Rep 12, 17585 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22167-3

Bailey H Eagan, Ben Eagan & Alexandra Protopopova, August 2021. Validation for automatic computer vision monitoring of cat behaviour. Animal Behavior Society Virtual Conference, 2021, Online [Presentation].

I am interested in science-based dog training and behaviour modification. Since 2018, I have worked as a Dog Training Standards Auditor with the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ AnimalKind Program (https://animalkind.ca).