Sea sanctuaries could work well for some animals, but up to this point, only a handful of animals have lived in them.
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You can have too much of a good thing.
Larry has watched seven prime ministers come and six of them go.
He also offers valuable lessons about how humans can interact – safely and responsibly – with marine wildlife.
Some bird keepers have tried to drug their animals to stop them engaging in solo sex.
This isn’t just a major animal welfare issue – it’s an economic one as well. And there are steps we can take to resolve it.
A new study supports a burgeoning challenge to the assumption that pain requires a brain anything like ours.
Biological invasions can severely harm the welfare of animals, causing them to suffer. AWICIS is a new framework that can be used to assess the severity of these impacts.
When activists film animal cruelty illegally, who owns the footage? And who gets to see it? A case in the High Court of Australia will answer these questions.
When animals are outside their preferred temperature range, their immune systems can’t fight pathogens well.
Although some laws now recognize animals as sentient beings, they’re still treated as property. This contradiction is a societal choice. Has the time come to challenge it?
When it comes to animals they love, many owners have ‘weight blindness’.
Timmy, the humpback whale repeatedly restranding in shallow waters in the Baltic Sea, has reignited a heated debate about when to intervene, and when not to.
Animals won’t always express pain in the way we expect.
It could help ensure the animals in our care are living their best lives.
‘Buying local’ often goes hand in hand with ethical choices. But when it comes to meat, we need to reconsider this equation.
With dog attacks back in the headlines, the cycle of outrage has returned. But the evidence suggests deeper reform may be needed.
Wild animals and pets are covered by different legal frameworks.
Whether capturing them on film, containing them in amusement parks, or subjecting them to scientific experiments, our curiosity about whales and dolphins has compelled us to capture them out of the ocean.
Sometimes criticism of vets is unfair – and harmful. But a new book urges us to reflect deeply on ethics in veterinary services.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Professor in Animal Welfare, Curtin University
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Professor, School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, UNSW
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Professor, Management and Organizational Studies, Huron University College and Coordinator of Animal Ethics and Sustainability Leadership, Western University
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Post-doctoral Fellow, School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Salford
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Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
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Honorary Associate, Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing, La Trobe University
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Honorary Associate, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Southampton
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Research Fellow, Animal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne