Simple Summary This review outlines the latest in a succession of updates of the Five
Domains Model, which, at each stage, incorporated contemporary verified scientific thinking …

The effects of high ambient temperatures on production animals, once thought to be limited
to tropical areas, has extended into northern latitudes in response to the increasing global …

Simple Summary The Five Domains Model is a focusing device to facilitate systematic,
structured, comprehensive and coherent assessment of animal welfare; it is not a definition …

Contemporary animal welfare thinking is increasingly emphasising the promotion of positive
states. There is a need for existing assessment frameworks to accommodate this shift in …

Simple Summary The Five Freedoms were formulated in the early 1990s and are now well
recognised as highly influential in the animal welfare arena. However, a marked increase in …

Simple Summary The zoological community continually looks for new ways to improve the
management of the animals under their professional care. This includes finding …

A capacity for the animal to recover quickly from the impact of physical and social stressors
and disease challenges is likely to improve evolutionary fitness of wild species and welfare …

Simple Summary Positive animal welfare (PAW) is thought to have come about as a
response to there being too much of a focus on avoiding negatives in animal welfare …

The ways in which humans can support good welfare for animals in their care is an ongoing
subject of debate: some place emphasis on the animals' physical health; others, on animals' …

In recent years, zoos and aquaria have intensified efforts to develop approaches and tools
for assessing the welfare of populations and individual animals in their care. Advances …