Cover girl Veronika is making headlines across the globe🐂 (animal cleverness trumps human stupidity) Notably, she is a 'companion cow' not used for meat or dairy. Maybe if we saw other creatures less as a means to an end, we could appreciate their richness better... www.cell.com/current-biol...

Online survey for dog owners on cold and heat stress and its implications for dog welfare (in English or Portuguese): survey.vetmeduni.ac.at/index.php/83... Please share, participation is anonymous, and we hope to identify indicators and risk factors of thermal stress in dogs

AI furry robot on the market! www.instagram.com/reel/DPSasGL... Predictions coming true, for better or worse doi.org/10.3389/fvet...

AI progress is exciting but should not forget about animals! In our recent Nature correspondence we argue that it is necessary and urgent to include ethical principles regarding animals in AI alignment to avoid large scale intended or unintended harms. Check it out: rdcu.be/eDyWj #AnimalWelfare #AI

Do #goats exhibit prosocial motivation? This new #RSOS paper looks at insights from a novel food-giving paradigm. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @goatswhostare.bsky.social‬ @jeanlouprault.bsky.social @fbndummerstorf.bsky.social

🔍 Over a trillion wild finfish are slaughtered each year, typically without stunning. This study critically maps global evidence on the issue, revealing major gaps in #fishwelfare research & urgent need for species-specific practices in wild fisheries. 🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#Hiring #Stellenausschreibung: 4 years #PostDoc Position (40 hours/week) at the #Messerli #Research Institute of the University of #Vetmedunivienna. #veterinaryethics www.linkedin.com/posts/svenja...

New paper alert 🚨 We built an apparatus where one goat had to jump on a platform so another could eat. The big question: Do goats lend a helping hoof? 🐐🍏 Find out in our new paper on prosocial motivations in dwarf goats: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Amazing times in Curitiba with Ruan Daros and his team

Final of the animal welfare intensive course, with the students at the UFPB, Areia, Brazil #AnimalWelfare

@jeffsebo.bsky.social @birchlse.bsky.social and I put a lot of philosophy into our new Science Perspective on animal consciousness. Mill's analogical argument + inference to the best explanation + careful experiments = justification for consciousness in many animals. Where might it end?

We're excited to share the new logo for COST Action AFFECT-EVO! How many species can you find in the phylogenetic tree?

Consensus on definition of Positive Animal Welfare bit.ly/4areBNM “Flourishing through positive mental states, resilience and competence”. Thanks to a great team effort @LIFTCostAction.bsky.social #PositiveAnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience

Excited to share our new definition of Positive Animal Welfare at next week live seminar! #PositiveAnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience @LIFTCostAction.bsky.social 📅 Thursday 23rd Jan ⏰ 13h15 CET @RSocPublishing cassyni.com/events/qGM3k...

Interesting that this Octopus seems to be considered more like a mammal than fish #Olinda

Interview mit Dr. Barbara Fiala-Köck, der Leiterin der Qualzucht-Kommission. #qualzucht #tierethik www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Fascinating read and inspiring book, from @birchlse.bsky.social trying to progress on a hard problem. Highly recommend to #AnimalWelfareScience colleagues www.edgeofsentience.com

Melipona bees, stingless local species, butinates special flowers, making its honey special in Mayan medicine

‘LIFT’ is a 4-year EU funded COST Action project which will provide the background for including positive welfare in farm animal welfare assessment. The Action started in November 2022 and will continue to November 2026. Currently, LIFT has more than 200 participants from 38 different countries.

Congrats Andrea on 1st PhD paper bit.ly/4f4OJb6 Systematic review of potential parrot welfare indicators #AnimalWelfareScience #Parrot

New conference experience: anim. prod. of Northeast Brazil. The only non-Brazilian participant I think 😅

2024. Don't forget the dams! Dairy cows' responses to two separation methods after 3 months of cow-calf contact www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Strongly agree with this letter in Science arguing that field-based research should be more highly and fairly valued in academia. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The presentations from our Animal Welfare Science Centre Research Showcase 2024 are now available to view on YouTube. You can view these recordings and follow our YouTube channel to keep up to date with future seminars: www.youtube.com/@AnimalWelfa... #animawelfare #science

Anyone interested in doing research in Indonesia? The Indonesian National Institute for Research and Innovation (BRIN) has an open call for visiting researcher positions. Deadline is 22.11., but I think these calls will be recurring annually. More information: manajementalenta.brin.go.id