Animal Welfare - the UFAW Journal

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 white rabbit in a laboratory is shown. The text reads: Comparing training methods to promote better animal welfare outcomes for animals in the research and teaching industry.

🔍 NEW STUDY compares training methods used in research and teaching settings to identify approaches that promote better animal welfare outcomes.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/Ybqq50YmY7g

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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 book, The Omnivore's Deception is shown. The text reads: Review of The Omnivore’s Deception What We Get Wrong About Meat, Animals, and Ourselves - John Sanbonmatsu (2025).

📖 NEW BOOK REVIEW published in Animal Welfare:

The Omnivore’s Deception: What We Get Wrong About Meat, Animals, and Ourselves. By John Sanbonmatsu. Reviewed by Cynthia Joanne Naydani.

🔗 Read the full review here: https://ow.ly/EsL350YmWJy

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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 piglets is shown. The text reads: Examining the links between temperature, piglet behaviour and survival during winder in outdoor housing in Australia.

🔍 NEW STUDY investigates the relationship between winter temperatures, piglet behaviour and survival in outdoor housing in Australia.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/Qf3F50YlQlO

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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 herd of dairy cows is shown. The text reads: Non-invasive physiological indicators of welfare in dairy cows.

🔍 NEW STUDY identifies non-invasive physiological indicators to assess dairy cow welfare.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/BlM750YiPGZ

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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 grey donkey grazing in a field is shown. The text reads: Horse and donkey owners’ perspectives on fireworks and their impact on equids in the UK.

🔍 NEW STUDY explores UK horse and donkey owners’ perspectives on fireworks and their impacts on equid behaviour and welfare.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/g3zU50YiOI3

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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 Golden Retriever dog is shown. The text reads: Measuring the accessibility of veterinary care for companion animals in England and Wales.

🔍 NEW STUDY maps access to veterinary care for companion animals in England and Wales, identifying regional disparities and potential gaps in service provision.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: https://ow.ly/AcPR50Y9owC

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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 pig is shown. The text reads: A non-AI preliminary algorithm for the prediction and detection of highly pathogenic African swine fever in pigs using health monitoring collars.

🔍 NEW STUDY introduces a non-AI preliminary algorithm that uses data from health monitoring collars to predict and detect highly pathogenic African swine fever in pigs.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/TlSS50Y9ntq

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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 two kittens is shown. The text reads: Exploring kitten socialisation practices and welfare implications within a Swedish breeding association.

🔍 NEW STUDY explores kitten socialisation practices within a Swedish breeding association and examines how early-life handling and environments can influence kitten welfare and behaviour outcomes.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/ILZ150Y9nhX

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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 donkeys standing on a beach in Kenya is shown. The text reads: Characterising donkey welfare challenges and opportunities associated with human activities and environmental factors in seven Kenyan counties.

🔍 NEW STUDY investigates how human activities and environmental factors shape donkey welfare outcomes across multiple regions in Kenya, highlighting areas where welfare may be improved.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: https://ow.ly/C29p50XZXVN

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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 pigs in a pen is shown. The text reads: Potential new biomarkers in pig saliva for differentiating between the effects of different conditions of mixing and density at pre-slaughter A preliminary proteomic study.

🔍 NEW STUDY examines whether pig saliva can be used to identify biomarkers associated with different pre-slaughter mixing and density conditions.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: https://ow.ly/33j150XZXrL

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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 farmer next to cows in a field is shown. The text reads: Relationships between farmer well-being and the welfare of their animals A One Welfare scoping review.

🔍 NEW STUDY uses a #OneWelfare scoping review to map relationships between farmer well-being and the welfare of their animals.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: https://ow.ly/mQa350XZQlo

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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 sheep in a saleyard is shown. The text reads: Data analysis of the mortality of cattle and sheep recorded in a sample of Australian saleyards.

🔍 NEW STUDY analyses mortality data for cattle and sheep across Australian saleyards, highlighting patterns and potential welfare risks during handling and sale.

🔗 Read the full open‑access article here: ow.ly/jHfp50XZRtg

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A photograph of a group of indoor pigs on straw. The text reads: Influence of group size on performance and tail biting in growing-finishing pigs with intact tails by Courtney Archer, Storey Forster, Adrienne Hilbrands, Ty Schmidt, Benny Mote, Less Johnstone and Yuzhi Li

🔍 NEW STUDY investigates the relationship between group size and both growth performance and tail biting in growing–finishing pigs. Tail injuries were assessed using a standardised scoring system in pigs housed under equal space and resource conditions.

🔗Read here: ow.ly/Xebx50XZRnV

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 shepherds with a flock of sheep on a hill side is shown. The text reads: Public perception of animal welfare in Iran.

🔍 NEW STUDY examines public perceptions and attitudes towards animal welfare in Iran, considering views across different animal sectors and welfare issues.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: ow.ly/53ih50XZQLb

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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 lion in a zoo is shown. The text reads: From concept to action Operationalising animal welfare strategies in zoos and aquaria.

🔍 NEW STUDY examines how animal welfare strategies can be effectively operationalised in zoos and aquaria, moving from high-level concepts to practical implementation.

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

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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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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 puppy is shown. The text reads: Aotearoa New Zealand pet guardians’ attitudes towards the financial cost of pet care

🔍 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...

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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

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.

🔍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 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.

🔍 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 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.

🔍 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 sun bear next to a tree is shown. The text reads: The use of technology as environmental enrichment in zoos: A scoping review

🔍 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 corn snake is shown. The text reads: Laying the groundwork for reptile welfare assessment in zoos and private keeping: A literature-based proposal

🔍 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 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.

🔍 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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We have a new paper out! Wonderful work from PhD student Katharine.

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

🔍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 Yangtze finless porpoise is shown. The text reads: Standardised scoring system to assess the welfare of Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis)

🔍 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

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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 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.

🔍 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

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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.

🔍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 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

🔍 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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