Animal Behavior Archives - Page 30 of 110

Nov 16 2020 | Teresa Gallo

Pasture-Raised Pigs: Are They Living Better?

Pasture-raising pigs is intuitively better than indoor confinement, but the practice is not without problems. A review of over 200 scientific articles finds flaws and suggests improvements. READ MORE

Oct 30 2020 | Trent Davidson

Windows To The Soul: Dogs’ and Pigs’ Non-Verbal Communication

Researchers find that both pigs and dogs defer to humans during complex tasks, showing meaningful interspecies communication, and indicating profound cognitive abilities in both species. READ MORE

Oct 20 2020 | Faunalytics

Creating A Model For International Comparisons Of Animal Welfare

Scientists developed a novel tool to enable cross-country comparisons of farmed animal welfare. Their first application involves pig welfare in five European countries. READ MORE

Oct 13 2020 | Faunalytics

Songbirds & Honeybees: Reprioritizing Welfare Based On The Experience Of Time

Does a honeybee live through more “moments” per second than a human? And if different species do experience time at different rates, what welfare implications follow? READ MORE

Oct 12 2020 | Mathilde da Rui

A Life-Saving Coat Of Paint: Birds, Wind Turbines, And Visual Cues

Simply painting a blade black on a wind turbine rotor effectively alerts some bird species of the turbine's presence, helping birds avoid collisions. READ MORE

Sep 30 2020 | karol orzechowski

Feral Cats And What We Do About Them

Our latest blog summarizes the complexities of the debate about feral cats and how we mitigate their impact, paying special attention to the data on Trap-Neuter-Return programs. READ MORE

Sep 11 2020 | Kate Oxley

Environmental Enrichment And Pig Welfare

A recent literature review found that environmental enrichment like straw, a larger living space, fresh wood, and music can dramatically improve pigs’ welfare. READ MORE

Aug 13 2020 | David Kates

Captive Lobster Welfare In The U.K.: A Review

U.K. researchers studied lobsters and tanks inside supermarkets and found a range of animal welfare concerns that could cause stress and pain. READ MORE

Aug 10 2020 | Sara Streeter

If A Horse Could Talk, What Would They Ask Of Us?

There’s more to horse welfare than just providing hay and oats. Horses can suffer in myriad ways from well-intentioned but uninformed human caregivers. READ MORE

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Pasture-Raised Pigs: Are They Living Better?

Windows To The Soul: Dogs’ and Pigs’ Non-Verbal Communication

Creating A Model For International Comparisons Of Animal Welfare

Songbirds & Honeybees: Reprioritizing Welfare Based On The Experience Of Time

A Life-Saving Coat Of Paint: Birds, Wind Turbines, And Visual Cues

Feral Cats And What We Do About Them

Environmental Enrichment And Pig Welfare

Captive Lobster Welfare In The U.K.: A Review

If A Horse Could Talk, What Would They Ask Of Us?

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