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Understanding happiness in chickens could tell us how to improve their housing.
Today's the official birthday of all race horses in Australia which means the breeding season is just a month away. It's about to get very busy for stallions and mares on the stud farms.
Given the severe impact animal-based food production has on the environment, and the trend for vegan products, wouldn't it make sense for all new vegetarian product ranges simply to be made vegan?
We need a better system to care for the welfare of injured wildlife in Australia as the current one is too fragmented, contradictory and inconsistent.
We know that failing to provide basic care like food and shelter is cruel, but we often overlook how disregarding the mental lives of our pets can also negatively impact their welfare.
It's not only banner-waving activists who care about animal welfare, a recent government report found the majority of people surveyed have concerns and want reform.
Labor hopes their six-point plan could turn around Australia's poor international reputation on animal welfare.
It's the last race for Winx this weekend and she's been an incredible race horse. But what makes a good race horse?
Animal-rights protesters have grabbed headlines this week, but research shows antagonism is not always effective.
Raw meat dog food products are growing in popularity. But a new study warns of the risks of bacterial contamination not only to your pet but also to yourself or others in your house.
If dogs are bred with known health disorders, what role should vets play in discouraging potential owners from animals that could cost them both financially and emotionally?
The outcry over allegations that electronic devices may have been used in Australian racehorse training highlights inconsistencies in our attitudes to the use of such devices on animals in general.
Our research compared penalties for animal cruelty issued before and after the law change in SA. We found the penalties did in fact increase, but reports of abuse haven't decreased.
Around 175,000 dogs and cats in Australian animal shelters are put down each year. But you can gift a pet a new home this Christmas, with the support of animal welfare groups.
Evolution can explain why animals are scared – but what can we do to help?
American spending on pets is more than the combined GDP of the 39 poorest countries in the world. What if even a small percentage of this spending was allocated to reducing suffering, asks a philosopher.
While the commitment of vegan businesses to animal well-being is laudable, is that where their ethical commitments stop? Are they reproducing bare-minimum labour standards, or aiming higher?
Tongue-ties are used in Australian horse racing but are banned in most other horse sports.
The Earth is losing more and more biodiversity every day, and we should all be worried
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Professor of Animal Welfare, Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, UNSW
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Paul McGreevy is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science, University of Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Salford
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Honorary Associate, Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Law, University of Melbourne
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Chancellor's Chair for Research Excellence; Chair of the Labour Studies Department; Member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists; Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, Brock University
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PhD Candidate, Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University
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Historian, University of Melbourne
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