Article: pet food palatability

Article: pet food palatability

Some claim vegan pet food may be less palatable, or may compromise animal welfare. But are such claims actually true? In 2020 we surveyed dog or cat guardians asking about behaviours displayed by their pets at meal times. Analysis of the behaviour of 2,308 dogs and...
Article: pet food manufacturing

Article: pet food manufacturing

Plant-based pet foods are rapidly developing, driven by distrust of conventional pet foods, and concerns about their impacts on pets, farmed animals, and the environment. But are plant-based pet foods nutritionally sound? Do consumers really need to be worried about...
Article: pet food manufacturing

Article: EU educational animal use – ALTEX

With Dr Miriam Zemanova and Susanna Lybæk I’ve just published a systematic review of European educational animal use. From 2017 – 2019, 124,000 – 172,000 animals were used annually, in 26 EU member states reporting statistics. The two main perceived reasons for this...
Report: Animal Welfare Law in New Zealand

Report: Animal Welfare Law in New Zealand

The New Zealand Animal Law Association is concerned that the welfare needs of farmed animals in New Zealand are not being met. We’ve just released a report on this topic, with a particular focus on pigs, dairy cattle, layer hens, meat chickens and fish.   We make...
Article: wildlife trade – Animals

Article: wildlife trade – Animals

With the assistance of Dr Steven McCulloch and myself, our recent MSc Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law graduate Shannon Rivera has just successfully published her MSc dissertation work in Animals. Based on interviews with 18 professionals working within...
Report: CAW Activity Report 2020

Report: CAW Activity Report 2020

I’ve created and published our 2020 University of Winchester Centre for Animal Welfare Activity Report.     Covid-19 obviously had a major impact on all of us in 2020. Nevertheless, our students and faculty still managed to produce some excellent work, and...