Recent advances in technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) present vast potential to improve animal health and welfare by enabling novel methods for monitoring, detection, treatment and ...

A tiger walks the same worn groove along the edge of its exhibit, like a broken record. A parrot methodically plucks out its own feathers until bare skin shows through. To a casual visitor, these can ...

Source: Petr Hamerník, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. How do you ask an animal if it is in pain? It can be challenging, since many species have evolved to hide potential vulnerability. At the ...

Dr. Sheila Segurson is the director of community solutions for Maddie's Fund, a national family foundation for animal welfare based in California for animal welfare. Segurson is the first in the ...

Pet relocation firm Animal Movers and its boarding facility Snuggle Paws staged a pet-focused event titled “Beyond Basic Care ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – When people visit the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, they might see the animals eating or playing or taking a snooze. Visitors only see them for a few minutes. It’s just a small ...

Modern broiler chicken strains have been selectively bred for rapid growth, increased meat yield and feed efficiency, making ...

It is necessary to assess, for each farm animal species and each housing system, whether animal welfare is at risk in any way if the behaviour observed differs from the behaviour that would occur in a ...