Academics working on animal welfare typically consider the animal's affective state (eg the
experience of pain), biological functioning (eg the presence of injuries), and sometimes …

Despite its potential for radically reducing the harm inflicted on nonhuman animals in the
pursuit of food, there are a number of objections grounded in animal ethics to the …

While the importance of reducing meat loss and waste is acknowledged due to its
substantial environmental impacts, the aspect of animal welfare largely remains …

Ethical treatment of wildlife and consideration of animal welfare have become important
themes in conservation, but ethical perspectives on how best to protect wild animals and …

Simple Summary Euthanasia in veterinary practice is often discussed as one of the
profession's major burdens. At the same time, it is meant to bring relief to terminally ill and/or …

Simple Summary When looking at the welfare of farmed animals, it is important to also
consider the conditions at the end of their lives. How animals are transported and …

By many accounts, CRISPR gene-editing technology is revolutionizing biotechnology. It has
been hailed as a scientific game changer and is being adopted at a break-neck pace. This …

When Harambe, a now-famous gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo, was shot for endangering a
small child, animal rights activists protested, calling into question moral reasoning that …

Pictures of sides of beef, hanging from overhead rails in refrigerated warehouses and meat-
processing plants, often leave a feeling of unease. These pictures provoke the notion that …

The 3Rs framework in animal experimentation–“replace, reduce, refine”–has been alleged
to be expressive of anthropocentrism, the view that only humans are directly morally …