ABSTRACT A comprehensive approach to decisions about the use of land and other world
resources, taking full account of biological and other scientific information, is crucial for good …

Working dogs are prevalent throughout our societies, assisting people in diverse contexts,
from explosives detection and livestock herding, to therapy partners. Our scientific …

Birch and colleagues have developed an important and useful framework for evaluating the
evidence for sentience–namely, the capacity to experience pain, distress and suffering, in …

Cultured meat involves producing meat from animal cells, not from slaughtered animals.
This innovation has the potential to revolutionize the meat industry, with wide implications for …

We outline a framework for evaluating scientific evidence of sentience, focusing on pain
experience. It includes eight neural and cognitive-behavioural criteria, with confidence …

Meat consumption has increased significantly in the last 50 years. This trend raises various
health and environmental issues, as well as moral concerns regarding farm animal welfare …

In debates about animal sentience, the precautionary principle is often invoked. The idea is
that when the evidence of sentience is inconclusive, we should “give the animal the benefit …

Animal welfare is attracting increasing interest worldwide, and the knowledge and resources
are available to, at least potentially, provide better management systems for farm animals, as …

Livestock is known to contribute significantly to climate change and to negatively impact
global nitrogen cycles and biodiversity. However, there has been little research on …

Simple Summary In a situation where human actions are damaging much of the life of the
world, it is important to remember that the basic concepts of biology, welfare, and health are …