Our perception of animal welfare as a nation of animal lovers is out of step with policy and law that still allows differential animal treatment.
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When people get hot, we can strip off clothing and we sweat to cool down. But animals such as cats and dogs aren’t so lucky.
Exotic animal cafes are marketed as harmless fun, but research findings suggest a more complex truth.
We know very little about reptiles compared to other species, and it affects our attitudes to their welfare.
Cloning is not only expensive, it also comes with health and welfare risks for the cloned animal.
The threat to kill the belugas as a solution to its economic woes, while shocking, reflects the ethical emptiness of the Canadian legal system when it comes to animals.
Marineland’s decline reflects a growing debate about the ethics of keeping animals in captivity, and what the future of zoos and aquariums should look like.
The surprising ways in which machine learning is decoding the animal mind.
As a Russian space mission is set to launch mice into orbit, regulations are long overdue to recognise the sentience of animals and protect their welfare.
Cockatoo owners often record their pets dancing to music. Now, researchers have catalogued many of their complex dance moves.
Community discussions help to explore what the future may hold for animals by 2050.
Just like any other animal, horses feel pain, which is why more needs to be done to minimise the use of whips.
And do they go far enough?
As our domesticated herds grow, wildlife is becoming rarer and rarer. Rethinking our responsibilities to animals will be hard – but essential.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a bird?
Human fashion can be as powerful as millions of years of evolution – and it’s harming our pets.
The culling of 700 starving koalas in Victoria has triggered outrage. There has to be a better way to respond after bushfire.
Workers in the Australian racing industry allege horses are being routinely medicated for track work, at the peril of rider and horse safety.
Chewing enriches the physical, psychological and emotional health of dogs in many interconnected ways.
The study allowed researchers to assess the impact of changing zoo practices over the last 50 years.
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