@janedunnett.bsky.social
Veterinary surgeon
Animal welfare and behaviour science
Evidence-based care for animals and their people
Strong opinions, softly held
Animal welfare and behaviour science
Evidence-based care for animals and their people
Strong opinions, softly held
CCDS is often missed in older dogs, particularly in the early stages when interventions might be most effective. Good to finally see some consensus guidelines for this common, debilitating condition.
avmajournals.avma.org
January 6, 2026 at 11:16 PM
CCDS is often missed in older dogs, particularly in the early stages when interventions might be most effective. Good to finally see some consensus guidelines for this common, debilitating condition.
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A lot of findings in this new paper, but one is the inevitable doom of traditional peer review:
1) AI creates a flood of papers, both good & bad
2) Paper complexity, a key screen and signal of quality for human work, is actually a signal of low quality for AI
There's no plan for what comes next.
1) AI creates a flood of papers, both good & bad
2) Paper complexity, a key screen and signal of quality for human work, is actually a signal of low quality for AI
There's no plan for what comes next.
January 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM
A lot of findings in this new paper, but one is the inevitable doom of traditional peer review:
1) AI creates a flood of papers, both good & bad
2) Paper complexity, a key screen and signal of quality for human work, is actually a signal of low quality for AI
There's no plan for what comes next.
1) AI creates a flood of papers, both good & bad
2) Paper complexity, a key screen and signal of quality for human work, is actually a signal of low quality for AI
There's no plan for what comes next.
Will require careful implementation of suitable alternatives to ensure welfare but this is important progress.
Hen cages and pig farrowing crates to be outlawed in England
Humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish and end to puppy farming also in new package of animal welfare laws
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Will require careful implementation of suitable alternatives to ensure welfare but this is important progress.
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2026. A call for CARE in animal behaviour: an holistic ethical research framework. [Consult, Approve, Research and Evaluate framework] via @asab.org cc @asabeducation.bsky.social - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A call for CARE in animal behaviour: an holistic ethical research framework
Despite increasing awareness of animal welfare, there are vast discrepancies between legal protections and recommended practices for different species…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM
2026. A call for CARE in animal behaviour: an holistic ethical research framework. [Consult, Approve, Research and Evaluate framework] via @asab.org cc @asabeducation.bsky.social - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Interesting article on the possibility of pain in prawns and how these animals are treated in farming and fisheries #crustacean #animalwelfare
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Do prawns feel pain? Why scientists are urging a rethink of Australia’s favoured festive food
Studies show crustaceans can learn, remember, solve problems and form relationships
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Interesting article on the possibility of pain in prawns and how these animals are treated in farming and fisheries #crustacean #animalwelfare
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
We really need to rethink how we use animal models in neuroscience
Transfer to a naturalistic setting restructures fear responses in laboratory mice
Zipple et al. show that transferring laboratory mice to naturalistic outdoor enclosures
prevents and even reverses a canonical anxiety phenotype in rodents. The findings
underscore the value of studyi...
www.cell.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
We really need to rethink how we use animal models in neuroscience
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The global appetite for factory farmed chicken was deliberately engineered by an industry searching for ‘efficiency’.
Who owns your chicken? We’ve mapped the corporate power behind the world’s favourite meat
The global appetite for factory farmed chicken was deliberately engineered by an industry searching for ‘efficiency’.
tcnv.link
December 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The global appetite for factory farmed chicken was deliberately engineered by an industry searching for ‘efficiency’.
I’ve got some issues with the big interpretive overreach - particularly considering several obvious weak points in the design - but this is kinda interesting all the same
Seeing both sides: dogs’ eyes reveal valence-sensitive shifts between emotional states
Abstract. Left-right asymmetries in behaviour, reflecting underlying asymmetries in brain activity, can serve as indirect markers of internal states. Howev
royalsocietypublishing.org
December 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I’ve got some issues with the big interpretive overreach - particularly considering several obvious weak points in the design - but this is kinda interesting all the same
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Scientific misconduct can waste public funds and harm human health. But views differ about the best way to tackle it.
Should Australia establish an independent body to investigate scientific misconduct? We asked 5 experts
theconversation.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Scientific misconduct can waste public funds and harm human health. But views differ about the best way to tackle it.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The Reith lectures are always worth a listen. This year’s series doesn’t disappoint.
BBC Audio | The Reith Lectures | 1. A Time of Monsters
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture: Moral Revolution.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Reith lectures are always worth a listen. This year’s series doesn’t disappoint.