🔍 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 #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

Welcome to our newest LINK member, Dr Ochuko Joshua Eriegha, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Nigeria Maritime University, Nigeria. 🔗 Want to learn more about our LINKs scheme? Visit: ow.ly/oyRP50W01p5 #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

📢 There's still time to apply for our Animal Welfare Student Scholarships! Applications are welcome from undergraduate or MSc students interested in carrying out a project in #AnimalWelfare and who are studying at an institution with a UFAW Link. Apply ➡️ufaw.org.uk/awss#AnimalWelfare(closes:  28 Feb 2026)

🔍 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... #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

Welcome to our newest LINK member, Dr Onneta Regasa, School of Veterinary Medicine, Wallega University, Ethiopia. 🔗Want to learn more about our LINKs scheme? Visit: ow.ly/oyRP50W01p5 #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

📢 Registration & abstract submission are now open for UFAW’s Centenary Conference 2026. As UFAW marks its centenary, we invite you to join this 3-day conference to explore the latest developments in #animalwelfarescience. Further details and submissions: scienceforanimalwelfare2026.org

🧑‍🎓 Are you an undergraduate or master's level student carrying out #animalwelfare research? Would you benefit from guidance and support in the early stages of project planning? If this sounds like you, then apply to join the UFAW Mentoring Scheme! Apply here: ufaw.org.uk/mentor#animalwelfare Deadline: 15 January

Join us tomorrow for the final UFAW & AWRN Influencing for Impact – Translating #AnimalWelfare Research into Law & Policy seminar of the year. Dr Elena Nalon (Eurogroup for Animals) will present: “The EU legislative landscape & how scientists can contribute.” Register ➡️ https://ow.ly/N5Xa50XCFHb

📢 Tomorrow is the final day to nominate for the UFAW Early Career #AnimalWelfare Researcher of the Year Award! Know a doctoral student or early-career researcher making outstanding contributions to animal welfare? Nominate them here➡️ https://ow.ly/tJ3w50XGlul

⌛ Last chance! Nominations for the UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to #AnimalWelfareScience close tomorrow! Do you know someone whose research, teaching, service, or advocacy has made a significant difference to animal welfare? Nominate them here: https://ow.ly/LEoz50XGjkq

Welcome to our newest LINK member, Professor Ebru Emsen, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, UAE. 🔗Interested in joining our LINKs scheme? ow.ly/oyRP50W01p5

❔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

⏳ Just one week left to nominate an individual for the UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to #AnimalWelfareScience! Do you know someone whose research, teaching, service, or advocacy has significantly benefited #animalwelfare? Nominate them here: ow.ly/Bs7b50X3ENT 📅 Nominations close 10 Dec

📢 Don’t miss the next session in the UFAW & AWRN seminar series: Influencing for Impact – Translating #AnimalWelfare Research into Law & Policy. Dr Elena Nalon (Eurogroup for Animals) will discuss: “The EU legislative landscape & how scientists can contribute.” Register ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eS8cK3PQ

Welcome to our newest LINK member, Dr Pantaleo Gemma, Lecturer in Animal Welfare, Ethics and Legislation at Malta College of Art, Science and Technology. Our LINKs scheme aims to foster engagement with #animalwelfarescience across a global network of universities and colleges: ow.ly/oyRP50W01p5

🔍 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 #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

🔍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

🔍 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 #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

🔍 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.... #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

🔍 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 #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

🔍 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 #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

Welcome to our newest LINK member, Dr Rebecca Doyle, Director of the #AnimalWelfare Centre, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK. 🔗Join our LINKs scheme: ow.ly/oyRP50W01p5

📢There's still time to nominate an individual for the UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to #AnimalWelfareScience! Do you know someone whose research, teaching, service, or advocacy has significantly benefited #animalwelfare? Nominate them here: ow.ly/Bs7b50X3ENT 📅 Nominations close 10 Dec

📢Applications are now open for the UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholarships! Are you a student with an idea to improve #animalwelfare? UFAW scholarships offer the chance to bring your research to life and gain hands-on experience. 🔗 Apply here: ufaw.org.uk/awss#animalwelfare?📅 Closing date: 28 February 2026

There's still time to nominate an individual for the UFAW Early Career #AnimalWelfare Researcher of the Year Award! The Award is open to students currently studying for a doctoral degree & individuals within six years of the end of their PhD work ➡️ ow.ly/5rvs50Xx3UF Nominations close 10 December.

Deadline Approaching! Nominations for our Humane Slaughter Award close on 10 December. Help us to recognise an individual or organisation whose work has resulted in significant advances in livestock welfare beyond the farm gate ➡️ hsa.org.uk/humaneslaugh... #AnimalWelfare

📢 The UFAW & AWRN seminar series Influencing for Impact – Translating #AnimalWelfare Research into #Law & #Policy continues next week with Penny Hawkins from the RSPCA. Penny will be discussing: “Policymaking from an NGO scientists perspective". Register here: lnkd.in/eS8cK3PQ

🔍 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

🔍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

📢 Join us next week for the UFAW & AWRN seminar series, Influencing for Impact – Translating #AnimalWelfare Research into #Law & #Policy. Dan O'Neill from the RVC will be presenting: “Case study of policymaking influence (extreme conformation in dogs).” 🔗 Register: ufaw.org.uk/researchtopolicy

📢 The UFAW & AWRN seminar series: Influencing for Impact continues next week with Richard Bennett, University of Reading. Richard will be discussing: “The benefits of farm #animalwelfare policies: working with government to support #policy making.” 🔗 Register here: ufaw.org.uk/researchtopo...

📢 Don’t miss tomorrow’s UFAW & AWRN Influencing for Impact seminar with Claire Bass, Senior Director of Campaigns and Public Affairs at Humane World for Animals. 🔗 There's still time to register for this and the remaining sessions at: lnkd.in/eS8cK3PQ

📢 The 2024-2025 UFAW Annual Report is now available, highlighting our latest efforts in advancing animal welfare science. Read it here ➡️ ow.ly/mxYe50X9ATj #AnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience

🐒 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 #AnimalWelfareScience

🔍 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

🔍 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... #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

🔍 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

🔍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 #AnimalWelfareScience

📢 The UFAW & AWRN seminar series Influencing for Impact – Translating #AnimalWelfare Research into #Law & #Policy continues next week with Claire Bass, Senior Director of Campaigns & Public Affairs at Humane World for Animals. 🔗 Register here: ufaw.org.uk/researchtopolicy

📢Applications are now open for the UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholarships! Are you a student with an idea to improve #animalwelfare? UFAW scholarships offer the chance to bring your research to life and gain hands-on experience. 🔗 Apply here: ufaw.org.uk/awss#animalwelfare?📅 Closing date: 28 February 2026

📢 Nominations are now open for the UFAW Early Career #AnimalWelfare Researcher of the Year Award! Know a PhD student, or someone within six years of completing theirs, making a big difference in animal welfare? Nominate them today! 📆 Nominations close 10 December 2025 ➡️ ow.ly/WK6v50TMwEh

📢Nominations are now open for the UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to #AnimalWelfareScience! Do you know an individual whose research, teaching, service, or advocacy has significantly benefited the welfare of animals? Nominate them here: ow.ly/Bs7b50X3ENT 📅 Nominations close 10 December

📢 Join us on Thursday for the next instalment of the UFAW & AWRN online seminar series. We’re pleased to welcome Alick Simmons (former UK Deputy Chief Veterinary Surgeon), who will be speaking on “How much does evidence really influence #animalwelfare policy?” 🔗 ufaw.org.uk/researchtopolicy

📢 We’re hiring! Together with our sister charity, the @the-hsa.bsky.social, we are seeking a Scientific Communications & Content Assistant to join our talented Scientific Comms Team. 📅 Apply by 19 October 2025 🔗 For further details: ow.ly/nkFp50X3BFG #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

📢 We’re pleased to announce that all recordings from the 2025 UFAW International #AnimalWelfare Conference are now available to watch on our YouTube channel. 📽️ Watch the sessions here: ow.ly/5nQI50X2S7c 🔗 View abstracts for all talks and posters: ow.ly/40c950X2Sh7 #AnimalWelfareScience

This series of seminars are free for all. If you have an interest in animal welfare, it’s a must. I promise to be equal parts informative, entertaining and provocative.

We’re thrilled to announce the dates for the UFAW Centenary Conference 2026: 📅 23-25 June 2026 📍Senate House, University of London, UK and online Join us as we celebrate 100 years of science for animal welfare! More details coming soon: ufaw.org.uk/ufaw100

📢 Next up in the UFAW & AWRN seminar series, Influencing for Impact, is Alick Simmons, former UK Deputy Chief Veterinary Surgeon, speaking on “How much does evidence really influence #animalwelfare policy?” 🔗 Register for this and the remaining sessions at: ufaw.org.uk/researchtopolicy

🔍 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 #AnimalWelfareScience

🔍 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 #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare