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Jan 15 2015 | karol orzechowski

A Global Gap Analysis of Sea Turtle Protection Coverage

This study takes a global look at sea turtle nesting sites and compares them to maps of protected areas to determine gaps in coverage. Paying special attention to developing countries, [...] READ MORE

Jan 8 2015 | karol orzechowski

Profiling Consumers Who Are Ready to Adopt Insects as a Meat Substitute in a Western Society

This study from Belgium examines the likelihood of Western consumers to eat insects as a "meat substitute," as well as the barriers that might prevent them from doing so. Respondents [...] READ MORE

Jan 6 2015 | karol orzechowski

Towards a ‘Good Life’ for Farm Animals: Development of a Resource Tier Framework to Achieve Positive Welfare for Laying Hens

This paper by a group of researchers in the U.K., looks at ways of going beyond a basic definition of animal welfare towards providing animals, specifically laying hens, with a [...] READ MORE

Jan 1 2015 | karol orzechowski

Journey From Wilderness: Facing Dilemmas of Wild Animal Exhibits

In this prose-like journal article, Ken Kawata outlines the common history of zoos and circuses, and describes their relationship to the capture and trade of exotic species from Africa and [...] READ MORE

Dec 31 2014 | karol orzechowski

Evaluating Children’s Conservation Biology Learning at the Zoo

In this study of youth zoo attendees in the UK, researcher Eric Jensen attempts to get to the heart of a key question surrounding the existence of zoos: If a [...] READ MORE

Dec 29 2014 | karol orzechowski

The European Market for Animal-Friendly Products in a Societal Context

Drawing on data from the EU's "EconWelfare" project, as well as an extensive series of stakeholder and expert workshops in eight different European countries, this paper addresses how and when [...] READ MORE

Dec 24 2014 | karol orzechowski

Canadian Federation of Humane Societies – Animal Shelter Statistics 2013

This annual report from the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies compiles 2013 statistics from Humane Societies and SPCA shelters across Canada. The paper provides numbers going back to 2007 to [...] READ MORE

Dec 22 2014 | karol orzechowski

Policing Farm Animal Welfare in Federated Nations: The Problem of Dual Federalism in Canada and the USA

This paper outlines problems with (and proposes some solutions for) the creation and enforcement of effective laws protecting farm animals in the United States and Canada. Taking a long view [...] READ MORE

Dec 15 2014 | karol orzechowski

‘‘We Don’t Tell People What To Do’’: An Examination of the Factors Influencing NGOs to Campaign for Reduced Meat Consumption

With the link between climate change and intensive animal farming ever clearer and more compelling, the question of how to address meat consumption has become a matter that environmental NGOs [...] READ MORE

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A Global Gap Analysis of Sea Turtle Protection Coverage

Profiling Consumers Who Are Ready to Adopt Insects as a Meat Substitute in a Western Society

Towards a ‘Good Life’ for Farm Animals: Development of a Resource Tier Framework to Achieve Positive Welfare for Laying Hens

Journey From Wilderness: Facing Dilemmas of Wild Animal Exhibits

Evaluating Children’s Conservation Biology Learning at the Zoo

The European Market for Animal-Friendly Products in a Societal Context

Canadian Federation of Humane Societies – Animal Shelter Statistics 2013

Policing Farm Animal Welfare in Federated Nations: The Problem of Dual Federalism in Canada and the USA

‘‘We Don’t Tell People What To Do’’: An Examination of the Factors Influencing NGOs to Campaign for Reduced Meat Consumption

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