by Andrew Knight | Oct 5, 2023 | News 2023
Cell-based seafood is produced by taking cells from live aquatic animals and cultivating them in appropriate growth media within bioreactors. Resultant products have identical DNA and tissue and appear safe for human consumption. They might present a viable...
by Andrew Knight | Sep 19, 2023 | News 2023
Vegan dog food is less damaging to the environment, and to the welfare of animals processed into pet foods. But – are vegan diets good for cats? To test this, we collected data on 1,396 cats fed a meat-based (1,242 = 91%) or vegan (127 = 9%) diet for at least one...
by Andrew Knight | Jul 10, 2023 | News 2023
Various studies have assessed animal welfare by analysing how behaviour is affected by environmental and human-related factors. Nevertheless, the combined effects of these factors are poorly researched. This study assessed for the first time the integrated impact of...
by Andrew Knight | Dec 9, 2022 | Events 2022, News 2022
Ground breaking new animal welfare textbook is published Open Access “A new book about numerous aspects of animal welfare merits worldwide attention”. – Prof. Marc Bekoff, Psychology Today, 2022. Combining the expertise of 50 authors – many of whom are world leaders...
by Andrew Knight | Oct 31, 2022 | News 2022
Over 70 billion chickens are slaughtered globally each year. Almost all are meat breeds, typically housed in very large barns with a litter floor. Recently however, modern cage systems have been developed which provide very limited space and stack several tiers high....
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