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🔍 “I want them to live their best lives”: Owner experiences of walking with their cats.

This qualitative study examined the practice of walking domestic cats on a leash as a potential compromise between indoor-only & free-roaming lifestyles.

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🔍 NEW STUDY highlights cross-cultural differences in how animal welfare and veterinary professionals in the UK and Japan perceive and manage animals, emphasising the value of cultural context in welfare approaches.

🔗 Read the full study here: https://t.co/pDu3LnjBhk

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🔍 NEW STUDY investigates how incisor wear relates to age, bodyweight, and body condition scoring in extensively grazed Dohne Merino ewes.

🔗 Read the full study here: https://t.co/yAUa8Wi4Q7

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🔍 NEW STUDY presents the first adaptation of the EU Welfare Quality® protocol to assess captive chimpanzee welfare.

🔗Read the full study here: https://t.co/1KXkPjaPrL

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🐱 This #InternationalCatDay, we’re highlighting Cats, a curated Collection from Animal Welfare featuring free to access research on #catwelfare.

🔗 Explore the Cats Collection here: https://t.co/XVG0MutoT8

🔗 View all Collections here: https://t.co/Ez4AvMl65k

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🔍 NEW STUDY conducts a rapid review of recent grey literature to explore how human-animal interactions are represented.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://t.co/Sjheag7p0K

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🔍 NEW STUDY examines the effectiveness of penetrating captive-bolt stunning in horses.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://t.co/VlI3oxWb1J

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🔍 NEW study explores equestrians’ attitudes towards performance horse welfare. The findings highlight how care values often collide with the cultural context of equestrianism.

🔗Read the article here: https://t.co/mRpg69KIYU

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🔍 NEW STUDY explores how bacterial zoonoses affect the welfare of wildlife species. Using a severity index, the study quantifies disease impacts across multiple host-pathogen relationships.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://t.co/2y3hn2IkfU

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📣 We are proud to share that the journal has achieved an Impact Factor of 2.3 in the 2024 Journal Citation Reports, a 60% increase from last year! A sincere thank you to everyone in our community, who contributes to the journal's success. Read more here: https://t.co/wEANbD14zv

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🔍 NEW STUDY explores Chinese egg producers’ perspectives on transitioning from conventional cages to cage‑free systems, highlighting both opportunities and challenges.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://t.co/mfb2Z9TbfZ

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🔍 NEW STUDY investigates whether vocalisations can be used to predict the onset of birth in C57BL/6J mice.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://t.co/5If9ojt5ch

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🔍 What drives dog relinquishment in Taiwan?

This new study investigates the pathway to relinquishment, examining how acquisition motivation, purchase channels, owner knowledge and experience influence outcomes for dogs.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://t.co/Rm1DLhWI3e

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🔍 NEW REVIEW provides a rapid systematic overview of the use of camera traps in ecological studies, with a focus on wildlife welfare.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://t.co/Xqg2Sfxi1n

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🔍 NEW STUDY assesses transport container modifications designed to improve welfare for end-of-lay hens and reduce strain on catchers during the loading process.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://t.co/e2IYYcArNU

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🔍 NEW STUDY assesses the efficacy of post-operative pain management for cattle castration, comparing outcomes with and without multimodal analgesia (local anaesthetic alone, or in combination with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug).

🔗 Read it here: https://t.co/ch1QiMAoWf

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🔍 NEW STUDY examines how farmer–cattle interactions influence animal welfare in extensive mountain systems.

🔗 Read the full study here: https://t.co/BL5veoieKm

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🔍 NEW STUDY investigates which aspects of kitten socialisation are considered important by US cat owners.

🔗 Read the full paper here: https://t.co/tPFPZHaX3f

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📖 NEW BOOK REVIEW 📖

Check out the latest book review published in Animal Welfare:

What Are Zoos For? By Heather Browning and Walter Veit. Reviewed by Lisa Riley.

🔗 Read the full review here: https://t.co/Tb1YExkchb

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