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You can find the latest scientific articles and updates from Animal Welfare here: ▪️LinkedIn: linkedin.com/showcase/animal… ▪️Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/animal-welf… Or visit the journal homepage: ow.ly/PN8U50XkOcj
Cover of the UFAW journal Animal Welfare featuring continuous line drawings of various animals on a blue gradient background. The UFAW and Cambridge University Press logos are shown.

ALT Cover of the UFAW journal Animal Welfare featuring continuous line drawings of various animals on a blue gradient background. The UFAW and Cambridge University Press logos are shown.

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🔍 “I want them to live their best lives”: Owner experiences of walking with their cats. This qualitative study examined the practice of walking domestic cats on a leash as a potential compromise between indoor-only & free-roaming lifestyles. 🔗 ow.ly/pJCW50WF7S7
🔗 https://ow.ly/pJCW50WF7S7 A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of brown cat with a blue harness on walking through the grass is shown. The text reads: “I want them to live their best lives:” A qualitative exploration of owner experiences with walking their cats

ALT 🔗 https://ow.ly/pJCW50WF7S7 A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of brown cat with a blue harness on walking through the grass is shown. The text reads: “I want them to live their best lives:” A qualitative exploration of owner experiences with walking their cats

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🔍 NEW STUDY highlights cross-cultural differences in how animal welfare and veterinary professionals in the UK and Japan perceive and manage animals, emphasising the value of cultural context in welfare approaches. 🔗 Read the full study here: ow.ly/Z6Pu50WCIKs
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🔍 NEW STUDY investigates how incisor wear relates to age, bodyweight, and body condition scoring in extensively grazed Dohne Merino ewes. 🔗 Read the full study here: ow.ly/RfxA50WAGht #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare
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🔍 NEW STUDY presents the first adaptation of the EU Welfare Quality® protocol to assess captive chimpanzee welfare. 🔗Read the full study here: ow.ly/MumP50WAFoO #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare
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🐱 This #InternationalCatDay, we’re highlighting Cats, a curated Collection from Animal Welfare featuring free to access research on #catwelfare. 🔗 Explore the Cats Collection here: ow.ly/ew3Y50WBUcv 🔗 View all Collections here: ow.ly/z0us50WBUcu
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🔍 NEW STUDY conducts a rapid review of recent grey literature to explore how human-animal interactions are represented. 🔗 Read the full article here: ow.ly/TChM50WwES2 #AnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience
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🔍 NEW STUDY examines the effectiveness of penetrating captive-bolt stunning in horses. 🔗 Read the full article here: ow.ly/UVYr50Wwc1X #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare
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🔍 NEW study explores equestrians’ attitudes towards performance horse welfare. The findings highlight how care values often collide with the cultural context of equestrianism. 🔗Read the article here: ow.ly/Q28e50Ww5W7 #AnimalWelfareScience #Equestrian #AnimalWelfare
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🔍 NEW STUDY explores how bacterial zoonoses affect the welfare of wildlife species. Using a severity index, the study quantifies disease impacts across multiple host-pathogen relationships. 🔗 Read the full article here: ow.ly/MExb50Wvee5 #AnimalWelfareScience
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📣 We are proud to share that the journal has achieved an Impact Factor of 2.3 in the 2024 Journal Citation Reports, a 60% increase from last year! A sincere thank you to everyone in our community, who contributes to the journal's success. Read more here: ow.ly/XnJC50Wr4Jc
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🔍 NEW STUDY explores Chinese egg producers’ perspectives on transitioning from conventional cages to cage‑free systems, highlighting both opportunities and challenges. 🔗 Read the full article here: ow.ly/5AYc50WnKtM #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare
A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of a close-up of brown hens standing on dirt ground in a cage-free environment on a farm is shown. The text reads: From cages to cage-free: A qualitative exploration of Chinese egg producers’ views on the opportunities and challenges to adopting cage-free egg production systems in China.

ALT A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of a close-up of brown hens standing on dirt ground in a cage-free environment on a farm is shown. The text reads: From cages to cage-free: A qualitative exploration of Chinese egg producers’ views on the opportunities and challenges to adopting cage-free egg production systems in China.

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🔍 NEW STUDY investigates whether vocalisations can be used to predict the onset of birth in C57BL/6J mice. 🔗 Read the full article here: ow.ly/3O4i50Wn75M #AnimalWelfareScience
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🔍 What drives dog relinquishment in Taiwan? This new study investigates the pathway to relinquishment, examining how acquisition motivation, purchase channels, owner knowledge and experience influence outcomes for dogs. 🔗 Read the full article here: ow.ly/BQM750WlOzz
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🔍 NEW REVIEW provides a rapid systematic overview of the use of camera traps in ecological studies, with a focus on wildlife welfare. 🔗 Read the full article here: ow.ly/tr4U50WlNN7 #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare
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🔍 NEW STUDY assesses transport container modifications designed to improve welfare for end-of-lay hens and reduce strain on catchers during the loading process. 🔗 Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1017/awf.2025.100… #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare
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🔍 NEW STUDY assesses the efficacy of post-operative pain management for cattle castration, comparing outcomes with and without multimodal analgesia (local anaesthetic alone, or in combination with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug). 🔗 Read it here: ow.ly/lfAR50Wip97
A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of two young calves standing in a grassy field with blurred adult cattle in the background under a sunny sky. The text reads: Efficacy of pain management for cattle castration: A systematic review and meta-analysis. By Emeline Nogues, Jane Stojkov, Biljana Jonoska Stojkova, Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk, Daniel M. Weary.

ALT A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of two young calves standing in a grassy field with blurred adult cattle in the background under a sunny sky. The text reads: Efficacy of pain management for cattle castration: A systematic review and meta-analysis. By Emeline Nogues, Jane Stojkov, Biljana Jonoska Stojkova, Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk, Daniel M. Weary.

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🔍 NEW STUDY examines how farmer–cattle interactions influence animal welfare in extensive mountain systems. 🔗 Read the full study here: ow.ly/uEfo50WgOYq #AnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience
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🔍 NEW STUDY investigates which aspects of kitten socialisation are considered important by US cat owners. 🔗 Read the full paper here: ow.ly/Wy4W50WgwSE #AnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience
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📖 NEW BOOK REVIEW 📖 Check out the latest book review published in Animal Welfare: What Are Zoos For? By Heather Browning and Walter Veit. Reviewed by Lisa Riley. 🔗 Read the full review here: ow.ly/IY9j50WeShw #AnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience
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