• Farming without fences the future of agriculture (ABC)
• 67 Best & Worst Countries For Animal Rights (2021) (Swiftest O/S)
• Vet survey reveals serious challenges ahead for profession (Farmers’ Weekly O/S)

• Dairy industry must address surplus calf issue (Farm Online)

• Review: The Five Domains model and promoting positive welfare in pigs (Animal)
• Finding Effective Enrichments for Group Housed Sows (Prairie Swine Center O/S)
• The impact of sow lameness on piglets (Pig Progress O/S)
• Sow Death Loss: What’s Beneath the Iceberg? (Pork Business O/S)
• UK MP seeks to alleviate pig crisis (The Pig Site O/S)
• The Humane Society of the United States sues world's largest pork producer for misleading consumers (Cision O/S)
• Artificial Intelligence Offers Opportunity to Improve Animal Welfare Real Time (Swine Web O/S)
• Family Feeding Matters: A Collaborative Project Inspired by Natural Sow-Piglet Behaviours to Ease Weaning Transition (The Pig Site O/S)

• Cage-free layer houses are not ‘alternative’ anymore (Watt Poultry O/S)
• Beak trimming – the way ahead for the UK (Poultry World O/S)
• Transitioning to non beak-tipped flocks (Poultry World O/S)
• Burger King tests market with vegan plant-based nuggets (Poultry World O/S)
• The EVERY Company, Launches the World's First Animal-Free Egg Protein (Every Co O/S)

• Mulesing deadline ‘dangerous’, says director (Ecotextile News)
• VFF launches new Stock Sense project for farmers (Sheep Central)

• Romania pushes live-animal exports despite EU criticism (EU Observer O/S)

• Why Fish Welfare Matters: The Evidence For Fish Sentience (CIWF O/S)

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• ‘No intention to harm’: Baker stable staff disqualified over cruelty charges (SMH)
• Community groups in some states rehoming more greyhounds than industry programs, report suggests (The Guardian)
• Cox Plate defending champion Sir Dragonet euthanised after trackwork injury (The Guardian)

• Filmmakers On a Mission to Save Australia’s Kangaroos (Animal Welfare Institute O/S)
• Australia Begins Vaccinating Hundreds of Koalas Against Chlamydia in New Trial (Smithsonian O/S)
• Laughing Badger: Tradition - or senseless slaughter? (In your area O/S)
• Devastated fishers 'tearing their hair out' over Coorong seals as cull calls go national (ABC)

• Climate change is going to make life harder for dogs and cats (Salon O/S)
• Dog owners could face jail, $27,000 fines for putting pets on vegetarian diet (NY Post O/S)
• How much does it cost to own a dog? Here's what I spent in my first two months (ABC)

• Colin Bisset's Iconic Designs: Temple Grandin (ABC)
• Hen welfare - Robert Dixon Animal Welfare Symposium recorded 22 September 2021 University of Sydney (ABC)
• How can we improve young calf welfare? – Andrew Fisher (FVAS UniMelb)
• Podcast: Employee training and impact on pig welfare (Pig Progress O/S)
• 10 Crucial Reasons To Never Eat ‘Cheap’ Meat – Philip Lymbery (Philip Lymbery Blog O/S)

• EFSA: Better animal welfare for all (The Parliament O/S)
• Why French government agreement marks historic day for animal welfare (The Connexion O/S)
• Farming and animal welfare bodies condemn lack of clarity in Government response to TAC report (Pig World O/S)
• Notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar's hippos recognised as'legal persons' by US court (ABC)
• Coller Animal Law Forum (CALF) interactive database (CALF O/S)

• Book - One Welfare in Practice - The Role of the Veterinarian. Edited By Tanya Stephens. (CRC Press)
• Are we ready for plant-based diets? (National Libraries for Agri-Food O/S)
• How can plant-based burgers be made to taste exactly like meat? Scientists try to crack the code (ABC)
• “Ministers just went blindly ahead”: The woman trying to stop a mass cull of Britain’s pigs (New Statesman O/S)
• Now, more than ever, we need a ‘just transition’ for intensive livestock (Soil Association O/S)
• Red meat industry probes links between fake meat companies and CSIRO (Farm Online)
• Magdy Adam, Kati Salla, Riikka Aho, Laura Hänninen, Suvi Taponen, Marianna Norring, Marja Raekallio, Ann-Helena Hokkanen,
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• Desforges, E. Challenges and Solutions Surrounding Environmental Enrichment for Dogs and Cats in a Scientific Environment. Animals 2021, 11, 2980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102980
• Fernandez, E.J.; Martin, A.L. Animal Training, Environmental Enrichment, and Animal Welfare: A History of Behavior Analysis in Zoos. J. Zool. Bot. Gard. 2021, 2, 531-543. https://doi.org/10.3390/jzbg2040038
• Göransson, L.; Gunnarsson, S.; Wallenbeck, A.; Yngvesson, J. Behaviour in Slower-Growing Broilers and Free-Range Access on Organic Farms in Sweden. Animals 2021, 11, 2967. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102967
• Han Quang Hanh, Nguyen Thi Phuong, Nguyen Dinh Tien, Dang Thuy Nhung, Philippe Lebailly & Vu Dinh Ton (2021) Effects of Stocking Density in Group Cages on Egg Production, Profitability, and Aggressive Pecking of Hens, Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2021.1983723
• Hing, S.; Foster, S.; Evans, D. Animal Welfare Risks in Live Cattle Export from Australia to China by Sea. Animals 2021, 11, 2862. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102862
• Iannetti, L.; Romagnoli, S.; Cotturone, G.; Podaliri Vulpiani, M. Animal Welfare Assessment in Antibiotic-Free and Conventional Broiler Chicken. Animals 2021, 11, 2822. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102822
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• Kelly, K.J.; McDuffee, L.A.; Mears, K. The Effect of Human–Horse Interactions on Equine Behaviour, Physiology, and Welfare: A Scoping Review. Animals 2021, 11, 2782. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102782
• Lange, J.C.; Lange, A.; Knierim, U. Animal Welfare Consequences of Organic Boar Fattening and Occurrence of Boar Taint on Five Commercial Farms. Animals 2021, 11, 2929. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102929
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• Martínez-Burnes, J.; Muns, R.; Barrios-García, H.; Villanueva-García, D.; Domínguez-Oliva, A.; Mota-Rojas, D. Parturition in Mammals: Animal Models, Pain and Distress. Animals 2021, 11, 2960. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102960
• Padrell, M.; Llorente, M.; Amici, F. Invasive Research on Non-Human Primates—Time to Turn the Page. Animals 2021, 11, 2999. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102999
• Palczynski, L.J.; Bleach, E.C.L.; Brennan, M.L.; Robinson, P.A. Stakeholder Perceptions of Disease Management for Dairy Calves: “It’s Just Little Things That Make Such a Big Difference”. Animals 2021, 11, 2829. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102829
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