by Andrew Knight | Apr 13, 2022 | News 2022
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 dogs? To test this, we collected data on 2,536 dogs fed a conventional meat (1,370 = 54%), raw meat (830 = 33%) or vegan (336 =...
by Andrew Knight | Apr 12, 2022 | News 2022
Describes the development of a new screencast-based flipped classroom in our distance learning Master of Science (MSc) degree in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law at the University of Winchester, UK. This enabled us to provide a more enriched, engaging, and...
by Andrew Knight | Apr 12, 2022 | News 2022
The forced swim test (FST) is a controversial rodent test that has been used for decades, mainly in depression studies. The severity of the procedure makes it ethically questionable and its validity has also been questioned. In this paper we contribute new data to...
by Andrew Knight | Dec 6, 2021 | Events 2021
Postponed due to Covid-19. Date TBD. Vegan companion animal diets. With Professor Andrew Knight The health hazards inherent to meat-based diets for cats and dogs are extensive, and difficult to avoid. Unsurprisingly, a range of diseases have been...
by Andrew Knight | Jul 11, 2021 | News 2020
The disheartening first half of 2020 was definitely far from what any of us were hoping for. Yet, it would be dishonest to say that what we are facing right now is something completely unexpected. Already in 2007, researchers from Hong Kong tried to raise awareness of...
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