Companion Animals Archives

Jul 2 2025 | karol orzechowski

Faunalytics Index – July 2025

This month’s Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about the welfare of slow-growing chickens, mapping factory farms with AI, lion cub tourism outcomes, and more. READ MORE

Jun 30 2025 | Oleksandra Mukha

Are The Key Animal Welfare Models Effective For Exotic Pets?

While animal welfare models like the Five Freedoms are widely used, this study shows they often fall short for exotic pets, revealing a gap between policy promises and animals’ real-life conditions. READ MORE

Jun 27 2025 | Dung Nguyen

Caring For Animals During Australia’s “Black Summer” Bushfires

As fires raged across Australia in 2019/2020, official emergency plans neglected animals, leaving communities to do their best to protect them. READ MORE

Jun 24 2025 | Lorena Haase

How Informed Are We About Companion Animals’ Needs?

Taking care of a companion animal is a great responsibility. But do we actually know enough to give them what they need? READ MORE

Jun 18 2025 | Jenny Mace & Andrew Knight

The Expanding Market For Ethical Companion Animal Food

The ethical companion animal food sector is becoming hard to ignore. This blog from Jenny Mace and Andrew Knight explores the drivers of sustainable companion animal food that doesn’t depend on animal farming. A bonus factsheet addresses common concerns. READ MORE

Jun 18 2025 | Alyssa Hanes

Assessing Artificial Intelligence For Animal Welfare Biases

Can large language models harm animals? The novel Animal Harm Benchmark uncovers biases and blind spots in how these models talk about animals. READ MORE

Jun 13 2025 | Mia Elliott

Improving Leopard Gecko Welfare Through Environmental Enrichment

Adding enrichment, such as plants and a variety of hiding spots, to leopard gecko enclosures can help them feel more content in captivity. READ MORE

Jun 10 2025 | Maria Schurr

Spay/Neuter Programs As An Intervention In Animal Hoarding Cases

This study looks at the intersection of mental illness, social vulnerability, and animal hoarding, while highlighting the crucial role played by spay/neuter programs in improving the well-being of both the humans and companion animals involved. READ MORE

Jun 4 2025 | karol orzechowski

Faunalytics Index – June 2025

This month’s Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about environmental NGOs and animal agriculture, plant-based eating in Canada, USDA grant distribution, and more. READ MORE

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