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How Do Insect Farmers Feel About Slaughter?

Insect farming is largely unregulated in the U.K., including by existing animal welfare laws. How do insect farmers deal with the ambiguity in this rising industry? READ MORE

Extending One Health To Animal Disaster Management

In this paper, the authors explore whether a framework developed for responding to infectious diseases can be extended to promote animal welfare in the face of disasters. READ MORE

Biases In AI Might Hurt Farmed Animals

Artificial intelligence can reinforce cultural biases. This article considers how it might support speciesism, contributing to animal oppression. READ MORE

When Do 100 Dogs Equal One Human?

Younger children assign a different moral weight to animals than adults do. Precisely when the change in attitudes occurs is not clear, but knowing more about it could give advocates [...] READ MORE

Moral Values And Animal Research

This study suggests that people’s approval of animal research depends on how they weigh the costs and benefits of the research specifically, not on their broader moral beliefs. READ MORE

The Mental Endurance Of Bumblebees

Bumblebees are willing to endure pain for a reward – but only when it’s worth it. This suggests a capacity to feel pain, similar to mammals. READ MORE

Bringing Animals Into AI Ethics

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems impact animals in many ways. This paper presents an argument for including animals in AI ethics. READ MORE

Calculating The Social Costs Of Animal Agriculture

When thinking about the effects of animal farming on society, the costs of animal suffering may be far larger than the costs of environmental damage. READ MORE

Do Fish Feel Pain? Scientists Still Can’t Agree

The debate regarding fish sentience continues to rage on between those who believe fish feel pain, and those who do not. But there’s much more to this question than meets [...] READ MORE

How Do Insect Farmers Feel About Slaughter?

Extending One Health To Animal Disaster Management

When Do 100 Dogs Equal One Human?

Moral Values And Animal Research

The Mental Endurance Of Bumblebees

Bringing Animals Into AI Ethics

Calculating The Social Costs Of Animal Agriculture

Do Fish Feel Pain? Scientists Still Can’t Agree

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How Do Insect Farmers Feel About Slaughter?

Extending One Health To Animal Disaster Management

Biases In AI Might Hurt Farmed Animals

When Do 100 Dogs Equal One Human?

Moral Values And Animal Research

The Mental Endurance Of Bumblebees

Bringing Animals Into AI Ethics

Calculating The Social Costs Of Animal Agriculture

Do Fish Feel Pain? Scientists Still Can’t Agree

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