A selection of animal welfare news from around the world
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Please note that the articles below do not reflect opinions of TAWC. Although we aim to provide comprehensive coverage, there are likely articles that we’ve missed.
Two hundred years of animal welfare legislation is something to celebrate (The House UK O/S)
UK animal welfare is amongst the best – if farmers abide by the rules (Scottish Farmer O/S)
Welfare, not sustainability, drives meat alternative interest (Watt Poultry O/S)
Will LEGO Turn Its Farm Set Into an Animal Sanctuary? (PETA O/S)
Saliman Aliye, Kebede Nigusie, Haben Fesseha, Mesfin Mathewos. Study on welfare and health status of working equines in and around shashamene town, Ethiopia. Emerging Animal Species, Volume 3, 2022, 100004. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277281372200004X
Foraita, M., Howell, T. & Bennett, P. Development of the dog executive function scale (DEFS) for adult dogs. Anim Cogn (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-022-01629-1
Heather W. Neave, Gosia Zobel, Helen Thoday, Katie Saunders, J. Paul Edwards and Jim Webster. Toward on-farm measurement of personality traits and their relationships to behavior and productivity of grazing dairy cattle. J. Dairy Sci. 105. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21249
Zevnik, B., Jerchow, B. & Buch, T. 3R measures in facilities for the production of genetically modified rodents. Lab Anim 51, 162–177 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-022-00978-1
Conferences, Seminars & Events
Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour – Workshop On Ethics Of Animal Behaviour And Welfare Research, online 21-22 June, UK daytime (ASAB)
UFAW International Conference, Edinburgh UK June 28-29 (Details)
HSA International Conference – Livestock Welfare during Transport, Marketing & Slaughter. 30 June – 1 July 2022. Edinburgh UK. (Details)
Australian Association of Animal Sciences Conference. 5 – 7 July 2022. (AAAS2022)
Dr. Lotta Berg (Swedish Uni Ag Sci) –”Compliance with Animal Welfare Regulations: Drivers and Consequences” 9 July 2.00am AEST (Univ Guelph)
2022 ANZCCART Conference, 26th to 28th July, Melbourne, Victoria. (ANZCCART)
European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming & International Conference on Precision Dairy Farming, 29 Aug-2 Sept University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (Vetmeduni)
The 55th Congress of the International Society of Applied Ethology, 4 – 8 Sept 2022. N Macedonia. (ISAE)
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