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The international journal of animal welfare science

The official journal of the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare. Published Gold OA by Cambridge University Press.

Read the latest open access publications here: bit.ly/3ZGao56
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🔍 NEW STUDY examines key on-farm influences on broiler chicken welfare in commercial systems in West Java, Indonesia.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: https://ow.ly/C3e350XLne0

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December 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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🔍 NEW STUDY examines pet guardians’ attitudes towards the financial cost of pet care in Aotearoa New Zealand.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare
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December 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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❔Did you know?

The journal #AnimalWelfare is now indexed on PubMed Central (PMC).

Explore a wide range of open access articles on our homepage: https://ow.ly/vWmm50XCH50

Or access articles directly on PubMed Central: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/?term=%22Anim%20Welf%22%5Bjournal%5D
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December 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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🔍NEW STUDY highlights the welfare challenges facing purebred cats in the UK and presents a new framework that encourages an evidence-based perspective.

🔗 Read the full press release: https://ow.ly/qAIk50XyNlj

🔗 Read the open access paper in Animal Welfare: https://ow.ly/QO3n50XyWro
A photograph of a grey British Shorthair cat laying down looking at the camera. The text reads: A framework to refocus the conversation around the welfare of UK purebred cats by Clare Roberts, Rae Foreman-Worsley, Dan G O'Neill and Jennifer McDonald.
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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🔍 NEW STUDY suggests that removing breed labels, and instead using personality descriptions, significantly boosts perceived adoptability of shelter dogs.

Read the full open-access article here: ow.ly/qE4050XyGga

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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 dog in a shelter kennel is shown. The text reads: The role of breed and personality descriptions in influencing perceptions of shelter dog adoptability.
November 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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🔍 NEW STUDY finds that staff training significantly improved welfare outcomes for free-roaming dogs undergoing catch-neuter-vaccinate-release in India, using a standardised welfare-assessment tool.

Read the full open-access article here: ow.ly/aoXA50XyFsz

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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 free-roaming dog on a street in India is shown. The text reads: The effect of staff training on welfare outcomes of free-roaming dogs in a catch-neuter-vaccinate-release facility in India.
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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🔍 NEW STUDY reviews the use of technological enrichment in zoos, highlighting its role in promoting species-appropriate behaviours and cognitive stimulation.

Read the full open-access article here: ow.ly/61jx50XwLkz

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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 sun bear next to a tree is shown. The text reads: The use of technology as environmental enrichment in zoos: A scoping review
November 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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🔍 NEW STUDY proposes the first conceptual welfare-assessment frameworks for reptiles in zoos and private keeping, grounded in the Five Domains and Welfare Quality® approaches.

Read the full open-access article here: doi.org/10.1017/awf....

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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 corn snake is shown. The text reads: Laying the groundwork for reptile welfare assessment in zoos and private keeping: A literature-based proposal
November 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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🔍 NEW STUDY analyses 25 years of data on the admission reasons and post-release survival of rehabilitated UK herring gulls.

Read the full open access article here: ow.ly/aK8J50XvPrx

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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 herring gull on a wooden post is shown. The text reads: Reasons for admission and post-release survival of UK rehabilitated herring gulls (Larus argentatus) from 1999 to 2024.
November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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We have a new paper out! Wonderful work from PhD student Katharine.
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🔍NEW STUDY finds inadequate regulation of the UK #puppy trade is harming #animalwelfare, #publichealth, and the #environment.

🔗 Read the full press release: ow.ly/AnIg50Xmmqv

🔗 Read the open access paper in Animal Welfare: ow.ly/PhGY50Xmmqw
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 yellow Labrador puppy is shown. The text reads: The canine welfare, public health and environmental impact of systemic under-regulation within the UK puppy trade A scoping review
November 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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🔍NEW STUDY finds inadequate regulation of the UK #puppy trade is harming #animalwelfare, #publichealth, and the #environment.

🔗 Read the full press release: ow.ly/AnIg50Xmmqv

🔗 Read the open access paper in Animal Welfare: ow.ly/PhGY50Xmmqw
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 yellow Labrador puppy is shown. The text reads: The canine welfare, public health and environmental impact of systemic under-regulation within the UK puppy trade A scoping review
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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🔍 NEW STUDY develops a standardised scoring system to assess the welfare of Yangtze finless porpoises.

🔗 Read the full open access article here: ow.ly/MnJx50Xibo5

#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 Yangtze finless porpoise is shown. The text reads: Standardised scoring system to assess the welfare of Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis)
October 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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🔍 NEW STUDY explores obesity in pet rabbits, guinea pigs, and rats in Estonia, examining both prevalence and owner awareness of related husbandry practices.

🔗 Read the full open access article here: ow.ly/5hWW50X9zCw

#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 two white rabbits with black spots eating grass is shown. The text reads: Prevalence and awareness of obesity and related husbandry practices in Estonian rabbits, guinea pigs, and rats.
October 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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🔍NEW OPINION PAPER warns that framing #cat confinement as an uncomplicated “win-win” for #wildlife and cats risks misleading the public and undermining trust in #conservation and #animalwelfare messaging.

🔗 Read the full paper here: ow.ly/Km3l50X8pKy

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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 cat looking out of a window is shown. The text reads: Calling a trade-off a trade-off in arguments for cat confinement.
October 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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🔍 NEW PAPER looks at how gillnet soak time affects welfare, survival, stress, and muscle quality in Atlantic Cod.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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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 fallow deer grazing is shown. The text reads: Impact of gillnet soaking time on survival, stress physiology, and muscle quality in Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) by Ragnhild Aven Svalheim, Tonje Kristin Jensen and Anette Hustad
October 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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🔍 NEW STUDY explores welfare outcomes of using rifles vs shotguns during aerial culling of fallow deer in Australia.

🔗 Read the full, open access article here: ow.ly/s07C50X4Rp6

#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 fallow deer grazing is shown. The text reads: Rifles and shotguns have similar animal welfare outcomes during aerial culling of non-native fallow deer (Dama dama) by David M Forsyth, Andrew J Bengsen, Andrew J Bengsen, Andrew L Perry, Lee Parker, Mal Leeson and Jordan O Hampton.
October 1, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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🔍 NEW STUDY explores how horse owners conceptualise chronic pain within the context of everyday interactions with their horse, what drives them to seek veterinary involvement, and how these interactions shape perceptions of pain and its management.

🔗 ow.ly/Wt2S50WYaG9

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September 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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🔍 NEW STUDY highlights gaps in awareness, enforcement, and practices affecting livestock welfare during transport and at markets in Nigeria.

🔗 Read the full, open access article here: ow.ly/kH9K50WY7hC

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September 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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🐒 This #InternationalPrimateDay, we’re highlighting Primates, a curated Collection from #AnimalWelfare featuring free-to-access research on #primatewelfare.

🔗 Explore the Primates Collection here: ow.ly/yjMY50WP9w9

🔗 View all Collections here: ow.ly/anKn50WP9w8

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September 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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🔍 NEW STUDY explores the challenges small mammal owners face in providing optimal housing and welfare for their pets.

🔗 Read the full open access article here: ow.ly/eAEy50WJBTv

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August 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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🔍NEW STUDY examines undergraduate attitudes towards animal welfare science and implications for teaching.

🔗 Read the full open access article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare
August 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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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.

🔗 Read the open access article here: 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
August 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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🔍 NEW STUDY highlights cross-cultural differences in how #animalwelfare 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: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
August 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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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/4Ley50WAFoP

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August 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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An excellent resource for a variety of animal welfare reports and articles
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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: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🔗 View all Collections here: bit.ly/AWJCollections

#AnimalWelfareScience
August 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM