📢 Deadline approaching! There are only a few days left to submit your abstract for UFAW's Centenary Conference 2026. Submissions close on 6 February. Don't miss your chance to speak at our biggest event to date ➡️ https://ow.ly/na8g50Y7xeB #ScienceForAnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfare

Powerful call to action from @cdelawalla.bsky.social founder of @standupforscience.bsky.social timmermanreport.com/2026/01/scie...

Something we've been meaning to do for years - documenting horse facial expressions during social interactions using EquiFACS. Well done @kate-lewis.bsky.social! And thanks for the netFACS support @jmicheletta.bsky.social 🐴 @parkerlab.bsky.social

Other corvids too have been filmed using lids or other small objects as sleds, to repeatedly slide down icy roofs and slopes. (This is the first video I've seen, however, where the sledder takes their tool with them afterwards.)

If anyone wants to learn a bit about our work on vocal expression of emotions, here is a recording of the talk I gave at @oredev.org conference last month in Malmö: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDPS...

#newresearchalert "Owner presence versus absence during cat veterinary examinations: cat responses and owner attitudes" by Hare et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #catbehaviour #ownerperception #veterinarycare

#NewResearchAlert "Nature guiding how we nurture: Using the behavioral ecology of the domestic sow to advance welfare legislation" by Zoltick et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #behaviouralecology #pigwelfare #welfarelegislation

#jobalert Senior advisor in outdoor animal Welfare Aarhus University, Denmark More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Senior_advis...

#jobalert Postdoctoral position in Applied animal ethology and animal perception Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Postdoctoral...

The inner dynamics of positive human-animal interactions: Investigating the roles of oxytocin, opioids, dopamine, serotonin and the proteome www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I’m looking for a PhD student, please share!

"If we lose hope, we're doomed." We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

How do monitoring tech like smart collars & home cameras impact dogs & their owners? Happy to share a new paper on this topic, from a wonderful collab led by Luis Fernando Costa Garrido (Etholab, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná) w/ UBC AWP & Guelph: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

One day late but never a bad time to celebrate world goat day 🥳

🔔 Quick Survey #LanguageBarrier We are hosting a workshop on 26th August at #Behaviour2025 about making academic conferences more inclusive for multilingual researchers. If you have ever felt language impacted your conference experience, we would love your input! 👉 forms.gle/XkBDsocDS2ch...

New paper out on how UK undergrads in animal-focused programs think about animal welfare, including animal welfare as a scientific discipline (Spoiler: it's complicated): Was wonderful working with the fab Annabelle Beaver on seeing this through- let us know what you think! bit.ly/4oHQO2X

#NewResearchAlert "A critical review of research concerning the gut microbiome in dogs and its relationship with behaviour" by Crisante et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #dogmicrobiome #dogbehaviour #doghealth

Outdoor access for cats is divisive. Taking them for walks may be a compromise, yet there is little research on this! Check out our new study on experiences and priorities of owners who walk their cats, which we hope is a starting point to develop evidence-based recommendations: bit.ly/41EIQ0m

And congratulations to Benjamin Lecorps and Bianca Vandresen for being honoured with the @applied-ethology.bsky.social New Investigator and Equity/diversity/inclusion/accessibility awards- so well deserved to see these go to two incredible scientists and human beings #ISAE2025

Celebrating the end of a fantastic week full of treasured fellowship and excellent @applied-ethology.bsky.social science at #ISAE2025, with closing ceremonies led by the inimitable Maria José Hötzel, our new ISAE president 🥳.

The GOAT @goatswhostare.bsky.social sharing some inspiring and fascinating insights on how to more cleverly understand the clever inner lives of livestock in opening this morning’s @applied-ethology.bsky.social #ISAE2025 session

ICYMI : #ASABWinter2025 will take place from December 15-16, once again in lovely Edinburgh! Registration is now open 🎉 Abstract submission deadline for posters and talks is August 29 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♂️ More information here: asabwinter.github.io/2025/

The #manypigs poster is up at #Isae2025! Stop by number 107 to hear more about us and what we want to do. 🐷🐗🐖 You can also spots us wearing the ManyPigs pins - feel free to ask anything about the initiative.

Exciting to learn about insect welfare from @beebytes.bsky.social, opening #ISAE2025 with the Wood-Gush lecture. Astounding figures and information @applied-ethology.bsky.social

Our wonderful president Janice Siegford kicks off #ISAE2025 @applied-ethology.bsky.social: A Good Life for Animals Looking forward to a wonderful week of science and fellowship with my favourite scientific community 🐶🐱🐰🐮🐷🐭🐥🐢🐟🐎

The day we’ve #appliedethology #animalwelfare been waiting for, @applied-ethology.bsky.social is officially on Bluesky 🥳🥳🥳

Getting all pumped up for my plenary talk at this year's #ISAE2025! It won't reinvent the wheel, but I am certain it will entertain the crowd! 😅

ManyZoos: A New Collaborative Approach to Multi-Institution Research in Zoos onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New goat paper just dropped! To better relieve pain in goat kids, we need ways to better measure it. Read here for the first step in developing the conditioned place aversion test for use in evaluating the affective component of pain in goat kids: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I recently had the chance to sit on an expert panel for the first ever citizens' assembly on animal welfare - I've written here about my experience theconversation.com/how-citizens...

We're looking for 3 US-based followers who want to join our sounding board group. Requirements: live with a cat, not a veterinarian, not a scientist. Want to help us (we can't offer you money)? Please comment below! #cats

📖 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: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #AnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience

Curious what it’s like working with goats? Tune in and find out! 🐐

My first 1st author article is ready to see the world: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Pigs are cool, their snouts are cooler 🐽 @johannastenfelt.bsky.social @birtenielsen.bsky.social @drmariarorvang.bsky.social

Michigan people: time to contact your state rep. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p... TL;DR: would cut taxpayer support of U of M by ~92% ($335M per year), and of MSU by ~73% ($237.4M per year)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science now also accepts Short Communications and Perspective articles. Do note the submission guidelines. See the editorial authors.elsevier.com/a/1l2fUcF2Ow...

HAPPY PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 Under Trump, research using terms like “Trans,” “LGBTQ,” & “Gender identity” is being defunded. These terms reflect real people who deserve science that includes them. Stand with us to protect LGBTQ+ science from political erasure. grant-watch.us/nih-data.html @rcmedphys.bsky.social

📢Webinar alert📢 Non-replacement dairy calves often face welfare issues due to low value — but what if beef genetics offered a solution? Join Bianca Vandresen (UBC) in our next webinar to explore beef farmers’ views on this growing practice. ⏰ 5 pm CEST 📅 June 2nd 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Dairy calves provided with environmental enrichment are more active, playful and have fewer feeding interruptions www.nature.com/articles/s41...

LEMURS CAN PLAY CONNECT4! Not really... but the concept of animals 'playing games' is not as crazy as it looks and sounds. A game is a challenge with known parameters, and play develops skill. Levelling up the study of animal gameplay, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (2025)

HAPPY 75th, NSF! We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond. Read on 🧵(1/11):

🔍 Are mutually beneficial human–animal relationships compatible with current animal agricultural practices? This study explored how expanding related perspectives could improve the welfare of animals used in agriculture. 🔗Read it here: ow.ly/10sp50VQ6M5 #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

Are you interested in the relationship between #studentwellbeing and #animalwelfare in #veterinarymedical education? Check out our paper, now in early access: tinyurl.com/2s5jh4nw

I’ve been dying to get to the Lake District ever since we moved to the UK. So worth the wait ❤️

Proud supervisor moment! Watching our newly minted Masters of Clincal Animal Behaviour, Pru, Alex, & Dani, receive their degrees is one of the best parts of my job #ABCwelfare #UniofLincoln

Excited to share our new paper: The 1st exploration of U.S. public attitudes toward #PLF in dairy sector-we show that while initial perceptions are positive, information about #animalwelfare is a dealbreaker that mediates acceptance or concern. www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S002...

#WomenInSTEM 👩‍🔬👩‍💻👩‍🏫 Meet scientists Kamath and Packer who address #AnimalBehaviour from a #feminist lens! And it all started when scholars in the 30s made wild assumptions to avoid facing homosexuality in lizards 🦎🏳️‍🌈 Got you hooked? 🧪 #science #biology More at www.sciencenews.org/article/reim...

🎖️Congratulations to Professor Ngaio Beausoleil who has been awarded the UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to #AnimalWelfareScience ➡️ ow.ly/auwZ50VqAB1 Register now to hear Ngaio speak about her work at the #UFAW2025 conference➡️ ow.ly/FABJ50VqAw7 #AnimalWelfareScience

🎉Congratulations to Dr Benjamin Lecorps who has been awarded the UFAW Early Career Researcher of the Year Award 2025. Register now to hear Ben speak about his work at the #UFAW2025 conference➡️ ow.ly/FABJ50VqAw7 Read more about our award recipients here: ow.ly/R94V50VqB3S #AnimalWelfareScience

Lovely day spent at the #AWRN workshop on participatory engagement for animal welfare research! Thanks so much to @goatdocholly.bsky.social & @drelliephants.bsky.social for organising ✨